JP6280299B2 - Information management method for operation information collection system and management apparatus for operation information collection system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a driving information acquisition system for collecting information of events that occurred in the vehicle in the vehicle-mounted device of a vehicle, in particular, methods and management of Ru use therein for managing event information regarding breaks crew in the event of collecting Relates to the device.

  An operation information collection system that collects a vehicle running state and an event generated in the vehicle as operation information by an in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle is widely introduced in businesses involving vehicle operations such as a delivery business and a passenger business.

  In the above-mentioned business, crew members engaged in driving operations of vehicles may be obliged to take breaks at regular intervals in accordance with laws and regulations. In addition, there are not a few business operators and crew members who are encouraged to take breaks regardless of laws and regulations. For this reason, also in the operation information collection system, information on the break event is collected by the vehicle-mounted device when the crew member takes a break.

  By the way, the place where a crew member can take a break while observing the regulations for on-street parking etc. is very limited especially in urban areas. For this reason, there is a great need for widely providing crew members of vehicles with information on rest areas where vehicles can be stopped.

  As a conventional proposal related to such needs, for example, when wireless communication is performed between onboard devices, and the onboard device determines that the vehicle is parked from the on / off state of the ignition, the current location and the vehicle identification information are provided. Some of them send parking event signals to other vehicles. In this proposal, on-board equipment can receive and store parking event signals from other vehicles, and parking is possible when there are multiple points where other vehicles are parked near the destination of the vehicle. As an area, guidance is output to the crew (for example, Patent Document 1).

  Another proposal is to input user data such as departure point, destination, and crew preferences from the on-board equipment to access a remote database, and to guide route data to the destination according to the input content. Have received from the database. In this proposal, the received guide route data is transferred to a car navigation device offline via a memory card, and the content of the guide data is added and displayed on the navigation screen (for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2010-117151 A JP 2003-185451 A

  Since the conventional proposal described first is information based on a signal transmitted from a actually parked vehicle, it is possible to obtain highly reliable information regarding a rest area. However, since the equipment mounted on each vehicle receives a parking event signal from another vehicle and manages the contents thereof, there is a problem that the burden on the equipment mounted on the vehicle increases. In addition, since a parking event signal can be received only from other vehicles in a range in which direct communication with the vehicle is possible, there is a problem that the information on the available parking area is limited.

  In addition, in the conventional proposal described second, the information is included in the guidance route data if there is a store or place that matches the crew's preference between the departure point and the destination, but what is the crew's preference? Regardless of simply requiring a break, there is a problem that information corresponding to it cannot be obtained from the guidance route data.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to collect a wide range of information on the resting place obtained from the results when the crew of each vehicle took a break, create a database, and share it with each vehicle thereby, the information management method of driving information acquisition system, and to provide a management system for a suitable driving information acquisition system used in the practice of this method.

In order to achieve the above object, the information management method of the operation information collection system according to the present invention described in claim 1 comprises:
It is a method for managing information on a break event related to a break of a crew of a vehicle in the management device, which is transmitted by wireless communication from a vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle as a vehicle operation information to a remote management device,
An event information transmission step in which the vehicle-mounted device transmits the information on the break event to the management device by wireless communication including vehicle position information;
In the management device, from the information on the break event transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device, a map generation step of generating an area map of a resting place where a crew member can rest together with the vehicle;
In the management device, a map information transmission step for transmitting information of the area map to the in-vehicle device by wireless communication,
In the in-vehicle device, from the information of the area map transmitted from the management device, a break area notifying step for extracting and reporting the breakable place according to the current position of the vehicle equipped with the on-vehicle device;
Including
In the map generation step, the breakable place is based on the location information of the vehicle included in the information on the break event transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device and the base information of the vehicle, and the break event transmission source vehicle Whether or not the location information within a certain range from the base of the, and according to the number of information of the break event, to generate the area map that categorizes the breakable places in stages,
In the map generation step, the area where breaks are possible is divided according to the number of information on the break event transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device, and the area map is classified according to the frequency of use. It is characterized by.

When the information management method for the operation information collection system of the present invention described in claim 1 is implemented, the operation information collection system management device of the present invention described in claim 4 can be used as the management device. The

  According to the information management method of the operation information collection system of the present invention described in claim 1, the management device causes the crew member to take a break together with the vehicle according to the break event information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device including the vehicle position information. Generate an area map of possible resting places. This area map is generated using information on a break event from an in-vehicle device of a vehicle capable of transmitting information by wireless communication with the management device.

  Therefore, the area map generated by the management device includes all resting places where the crew of each vehicle took a rest. Therefore, the crew member of the vehicle-equipped vehicle that has received the information of the area map from the management device can acquire information on the resting place where the crew member of the other vehicle has taken a break. As a result, the crew can select a place to rest from among the many resting places extracted according to the current position of the vehicle in the obtained resting places.

  In other words, information on the resting place obtained from the results when the crew of each vehicle took a break can be collected in a wide range, made into a database, and shared by each vehicle.

  Further, the information management method of the operation information collection system of the present invention described in claim 2 is the information management method of the operation information collection system of the present invention described in claim 1, wherein the map information transmission step includes: An extraction step of extracting the resting place related to the operation route of the vehicle equipped with the on-vehicle device of the information transmission destination, and information on the area map of the resting place extracted in the extraction step is stored in the on-vehicle device It is transmitted.

When the information management method for the operation information collection system of the present invention described in claim 2 is implemented, the operation information collection system management device of the present invention described in claim 5 can be used as the management device. The

  And according to the information management method of the operation information collection system of this invention described in Claim 2, in the information management method of the operation information collection system of this invention described in Claim 1, the other party which transmits the information of an area map When the operation route of the vehicle on which the vehicle-mounted device is installed is known on the management device side, an area map that extracts a resting place related to the operation route is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device.

  Therefore, the vehicle-mounted device receives the information of the area map limited to the resting places related to the operation route on which the mounted vehicle moves. As a result, the amount of information transmitted by wireless communication and the amount of information stored or processed by the vehicle-mounted device can be reduced, and the system can be operated smoothly. In addition, since the area map information does not include resting places such as remote places that are not related to the driving route of the vehicle, it is possible to efficiently extract and notify the resting places according to the current position of the vehicle. it can.

  Furthermore, the information management method of the operation information collection system of the present invention described in claim 3 is the information management method of the operation information collection system of the present invention described in claim 1 or 2, in the event information transmission step, Information on the break event is transmitted to the management device including vehicle type information of the vehicle mounted on the vehicle-mounted device, and in the map generation step, the area map is generated separately for each vehicle type, and in the map information transmission step The information of the area map corresponding to the vehicle type of the vehicle on which the vehicle-mounted device is mounted is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device.

When the information management method for the operation information collection system of the present invention described in claim 3 is performed, the operation information collection system management device of the present invention described in claim 6 can be used as the management device. The

  And according to the information management method of the operation information collection system of the present invention described in claim 3, in the information management method of the operation information collection system of the present invention described in claim 1 or 2, in the management device, a break is possible The area map of the place is generated separately for each vehicle type, and the information of the area map corresponding to the vehicle type of the onboard device on which the information of the area map is transmitted is selected and transmitted to the onboard device.

  Therefore, the vehicle-mounted device receives the information of the area map limited to the places where rest is possible according to the vehicle type of the mounted vehicle. As a result, the amount of information transmitted by wireless communication and the amount of information stored or processed by the vehicle-mounted device can be reduced, and the system can be operated smoothly. In addition, since the area map information does not include resting places where crew members of vehicles of different types of vehicles have rested, the resting places according to the current position can be efficiently extracted from the resting places where the vehicle can be used. Can be notified.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to collect information on a resting place obtained from a record of when a crew member of an individual vehicle took a break, collect it in a wide range, create a database, and share it with each vehicle.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the operation information management system operated including the management apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and onboard equipment. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the transmission process of the information of a break event which CPU of the control part of the operation information collection apparatus shown in FIG. 1 performs according to the program of ROM. (A), (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the classification | category content of the rest possible place by the personal computer of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the process regarding the generation output of the area map of the rest possible place which CPU of the personal computer shown in FIG. 1 performs according to the program of ROM. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the notification output process of the rest possible place which CPU of the control part of the operation information collection device shown in FIG. 1 performs according to the program of ROM.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an operation information management system operated including an operation information collection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The operation information management system shown in FIG. 1 is an operation information collection device 10 (corresponding to the vehicle-mounted device in the claims) mounted on the vehicle 1 and vehicle management such as a remote business office that manages the operation state of the vehicle 1. Wireless public telephone line network 5 and the Internet with a personal computer (hereinafter abbreviated as “personal computer”, which corresponds to the management device in the claim) 31 installed in the person 3 (corresponding to a remote place in the claim) 7 is used for communication.

  The operation information collection device 10 collects speed, acceleration, engine speed, etc. as operation information of the vehicle 1 in a time series at regular intervals, as well as the state of each part of the vehicle 1 (opening / closing of the door) and the operation status ( Every time there is a change in (shipping, loading, unloading, resting, warehousing, etc.), such information is collected as event information which is one of the operation information.

  Further, when the crew member takes a break, the operation information collection device 10 also collects information on the break event that occurs when the crew member inputs a break event by operating a switch box of the external device 17 described later. To do. However, break event information is collected only when a setting for collecting break event information (break event occurrence setting) is performed in advance by operating the switch box.

  The operation information collected by the operation information collection device 10 is temporarily stored in the nonvolatile memory 109 and transmitted to the personal computer 31 of the vehicle manager 3 by wireless communication using the wireless public telephone network 5 or the Internet 7.

  At this time, the operation information collection device 10 receives information on the current position of the vehicle 1 detected by a GPS (Global Positioning System) module 105 described later and information on the vehicle type (large vehicle, small vehicle, special vehicle, etc.) of the vehicle 1. , And transmitted to the personal computer 31 as part of the operation information. The information on the current position of the vehicle 1 and the vehicle type may be transmitted to the personal computer 31 as a part of the operation information only in the case of a break event information.

  The collected break event information is transmitted to the personal computer 31 as operation information only when a setting for transmitting by wireless communication (break event transmission setting) is performed in advance by operating the switch box. As for transmission of break event information to the personal computer 31, it is possible to select a setting to be performed each time it occurs and a setting to be performed collectively when the operation of the vehicle 1 is completed. This setting can also be performed in advance by operating the switch box.

  Further, the operation information collection device 10 stores the information of the area map of the resting place received from the personal computer 31 on the vehicle manager 3 side, which will be described later, in the nonvolatile memory 109, and based on this information, stops the vehicle 1 and takes a break Whether or not to display (notify) the available breakable place display unit 107 can be set in advance by operating the switch box.

  The personal computer 31 can analyze the collected operation information with a dedicated program, and can generate and output various charts and the like for evaluating the operation of the vehicle and the driving of the driver. In addition, as will be described later, the personal computer 31 generates an area map of resting places where the crew can rest by stopping the vehicle 1 based on the rest event in the collected travel information, and transmits it to the travel information collection device 10. Can be supplied.

  The above-described operation performed by the operation information collection device 10 is performed by the control of the control unit 101 configured by, for example, a microcomputer. The control unit 101 includes a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM (all not shown).

  The control unit 101 includes a communication module 103 for performing communication via the wireless public telephone line network 5 and a GPS (Global Positioning System) module 105 for detecting the current position of the vehicle 1 on which the operation information collecting device 10 is mounted. Further, a display unit 107 such as a liquid crystal display or LED for displaying an operation state and the like, and a nonvolatile memory 109 such as a flash memory for storing various data and programs are connected. Respective antennas (communication antennas and GPS antennas) 11 and 12 provided outside the operation information collecting apparatus 10 are connected to the communication module 103 and the GPS module 105.

  Further, various interfaces (I / F) 111 to 119 are connected to the control unit 101. An ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) vehicle-mounted device 13 mounted on the vehicle 1 is connected to the external I / F 111. From the ETC vehicle-mounted device 13, data of entering / exiting the highway (toll road) of the vehicle 1 is input. A speed sensor 14 that detects the traveling speed of the vehicle 1 is connected to the speed I / F 113, and data relating to the vehicle speed is input. An engine rotation sensor 15 is connected to the rotation I / F 115 and data relating to the engine speed of the vehicle 1 is input.

  Various sensors 16 of the vehicle 1 are connected to the digital 5ch input I / F 117. The various sensors 16 include, for example, an ignition switch (IGN SW) of the vehicle 1 and a door sensor. The various sensors 16 receive detection signals (sensor signals, for example, an ignition switch ON / OFF detection signal, a door sensor open / closed detection signal, etc.) from the respective switches and sensors.

  An external device 17 and an acceleration sensor 18 (if necessary) are connected to the external I / F 119. The external device 17 includes, for example, a switch unit mounted on the vehicle 1 and a car navigation device. The switch unit has a plurality of switches that are operated by an occupant when an event such as loading, unloading, or a break occurs. A signal for notifying the occurrence (or termination) of an event corresponding to the operated switch is input from the switch unit.

  The acceleration sensor 18 detects the acceleration of the vehicle 1. The acceleration of the vehicle 1 can also be obtained by calculating the time series change of the vehicle speed data from the speed sensor 14 by the control unit 101. Therefore, when this calculation process is a burden on the processing of the control unit 101, the acceleration sensor 18 may be connected to the external I / F 119 for use. Data relating to the acceleration of the vehicle 1 is input from the acceleration sensor 18.

  The control unit 101 and the communication module 103 described above operate by receiving power from the power supply unit 121 provided in the operation information collection device 10. The power supply unit 121 is a so-called constant voltage power supply, and supplies a power supply having a voltage suitable for the operation of the control unit 101 and the communication module 103. The power supply unit 121 receives power supply from the battery (vehicle power supply) B of the vehicle 1 and supplies constant voltage power to the control unit 101 and the communication module 103. The ETC vehicle-mounted device 13 operates by receiving power supply from the battery B through another route.

  In the present embodiment, the above-described communication module 103 operates to the vehicle manager 3 via the communication antenna 11 and the Internet 7 by packet communication using the wireless public telephone line network 5 (mobile phone line network). Send informational data. The communication module 103 also has a reception function, and in this embodiment, the transmission / reception function is used together.

  The wireless public telephone line network 5 is connected to a server 81 of a mobile telephone line operator 8 and a database 83 as data storage via a connection center 51. The database 83 stores address data and the like necessary for communication between the wireless public telephone line network 5 side and the Internet 7 side. The server 81 refers to this address data and the like, and Controls communication with the Internet 7 side.

  The server 81 of the mobile phone line operator 8 is connected to the Internet 7 via an Internet service provider (hereinafter abbreviated as “ISP”) 71. A personal computer 31 on the vehicle manager 3 side is connected to the Internet 7 via an ISP 75 via a modem, a router, or the like (not shown).

  The personal computer 31 on the vehicle manager 3 side uses the Internet 7 to record operation information data (packet communication data) received from the operation information collection device 10 by the server 81 of the mobile phone line operator 8 via the wireless public telephone line network 5. Receive through. The personal computer 31 processes the received operation information data into a chart or management form data depending on the contents, and displays the data on the display 32 of the personal computer 31 or prints it out from a printer (not shown) as necessary.

  Further, the personal computer 31 generates an area map of resting places where the crew member can stop by stopping the vehicle 1 based on the break event of the crew member of the vehicle 1 in the received operation information data. Send.

  At this time, when the information on the operation route of the vehicle 1 equipped with the operation information collection device 10 as the transmission destination is included, the area map limited to the resting places where the vehicle 1 can stop along the operation route is displayed as the operation information. It can be transmitted to the collection device 10.

  If the information on the break event includes information on the vehicle type of the vehicle 1 on which the operation information collection device 10 as the transmission source is mounted, an area map of places where breaks are possible is generated for each vehicle type, and the operation of the transmission destination is performed. Information on the area map corresponding to the vehicle type of the vehicle 1 on which the information collection device 10 is mounted can be selected and transmitted to the operation information collection device 10.

  Next, a break event information transmission process executed by the CPU of the control unit 101 of the operation information collecting apparatus 10 according to a program stored in the ROM will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the control unit 101 confirms whether or not a setting for collecting information on a break event (break event occurrence setting) is performed in advance by operating a switch unit as the external device 17 (step S1). If not set (NO in step S1), step S1 is repeated. If it is set (YES in step S1), the position information of the vehicle 1 is acquired by the GPS module 105 (step S3), and the current position information of the vehicle 1 is updated with the acquired position information (step S5).

  Subsequently, the control unit 101 confirms whether or not a signal for notifying the occurrence of a break event due to the operation of the break switch is input from the switch unit as the external device 17 (step S7). If not input (NO in step S7), the process returns to step S3. If input (YES in step S7), the current position information of the vehicle 1 is recorded as a rest position (step S9).

  Then, the control unit 101 confirms whether or not the break event transmission is set to “present” in advance by operating the switch unit as the external device 17 (step S11). If NO in S11), the process returns to Step S3. If it is set (YES in step S11), it is confirmed whether or not it is set to be transmitted whenever transmission of break event information occurs (step S13).

  If it is set to be transmitted whenever it occurs (YES in step S13), the information on the break event including the vehicle type information of the vehicle 1 and the break position information is transmitted to the vehicle via the wireless public telephone network 5 and the Internet 7. The information is immediately transmitted to the personal computer 31 on the manager 3 side (step S15). And the control part 101 confirms whether operation | movement of the vehicle 1 was complete | finished (step S17).

  The completion of the operation of the vehicle 1 can be recognized by detecting that the ignition switch of the vehicle 1 is switched from on to off through the input of the digital 5ch input I / F 117. Further, it is possible to recognize that the operation of the vehicle 1 has ended also by detecting that a signal for notifying the occurrence of the warehousing event of the vehicle 1 is input by the switch unit through the input of the external I / F 119.

  Since the sales office of the vehicle 1 in which the personal computer 31 of the vehicle manager 3 is installed is generally a garage of the vehicle 1, when the ignition switch is turned off or a warehousing event occurs, the vehicle 1 returns to the garage. It can be considered that this is a phenomenon suggesting that the service has ended.

  If the operation of the vehicle 1 has not ended (NO in step S17), the process returns to step S3. If the operation has ended (YES in step S17), the series of processes ends.

  In step S13, when the transmission of the break event information is not set to be transmitted (NO), the break event information is temporarily stored in the nonvolatile memory 109 (step S19). It is confirmed whether or not the operation has ended (step S21).

  If the operation of the vehicle 1 has not ended (NO in step S21), the process returns to step S3. If the operation has ended (YES in step S21), the control unit 101 temporarily stores it in the nonvolatile memory 109. After all the break event information is collectively transmitted to the personal computer 31 on the vehicle manager 3 side via the wireless public telephone line network 5 and the Internet 7 (step S23), the series of processes is terminated.

  As is clear from the above description, in the present embodiment, the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2 performed by the control unit 101 is processing corresponding to the event information transmission step in the claims.

  Note that the control unit 101 performs a notification output process of a resting place for the crew of the vehicle 1 through the display unit 107, which will be described later.

  Next, a description will be given of processing related to the generation and output of an area map of resting places, which is executed by the CPU of the personal computer 31 on the vehicle manager 3 side in accordance with a program stored in the ROM.

  Here, the area map of the resting place is generated based on the resting event information received from each vehicle 1 through the wireless public telephone network 5 and the Internet 7. For this purpose, the personal computer 31 classifies the resting places obtained from the information of the break event according to the contents and creates a database. Then, the classification content of the resting place made into a database is demonstrated with reference to FIG.

  The information on the break event from each vehicle 1 received by the personal computer 31 includes information on the current position (break position) of the vehicle 1 and the vehicle type. In addition, the personal computer 31 holds base information such as a garage of each vehicle 1 input by the vehicle manager 3. Using these pieces of information, the personal computer 31 classifies the places where breaks are possible.

  First, as shown in FIG. 3A, the personal computer 31 determines whether or not the breakable place is a position within a certain range from the base of the vehicle 1 from which the break event information is transmitted (condition 1), and It is divided into four ranks A to D depending on whether or not it is based on information on a break event from the vehicle 1 (condition 2). Condition 1 is used to determine whether or not the information is obtained from the vehicle 1 on which a local crew member who has a sense of land is used. Condition 2 is used to determine whether or not the place is a resting place where there are many users.

  Then, when the break event information is located within a certain range from the base of the transmission source vehicle 1 and is based on break event information from a plurality (a certain number or more) of vehicles 1 (conditions 1 and 2) Both are YES), and the resting place is A rank. When the break event information is not located within a certain range from the base of the transmission source vehicle 1 and is based on break event information from a plurality of vehicles (a certain number or more) (condition 1 is NO, condition 2 is YES), the place where the rest is possible is rank B.

  In addition, when the information of the break event is located within a certain range from the base of the transmission source vehicle 1 and is not based on the break event information from a plurality (a certain number or more) of vehicles 1 (condition 1 is YES, Condition 2 is NO), and the resting place is C rank. When the break event information is not located within a certain range from the base of the transmission source vehicle 1 and is not based on break event information from a plurality (a certain number or more) of vehicles 1 (NO in both conditions 1 and 2) The resting place is D rank.

  The four ranks classified in this way are ranks indicating that the closer to the A rank, the more powerful places that can be rested.

  Furthermore, the personal computer 31 further classifies the resting places divided into the four ranks described above into eight groups by distinguishing whether or not a large vehicle can take a rest. That is, depending on whether the information on the resting place (resting point information) is based on the information of the break event from the large vehicle 1 or not from the large vehicle 1 or whether the vehicle type is not certain. As shown in FIG. 3 (b), breakable places of ranks A to D are divided into places where a large vehicle can be used and places where it is not available (or whether it is available or not).

  In addition, you may classify | categorize according to the magnitude of use frequency further dividing according to the number of cases where each break is possible according to the number of cases notified from the vehicle 1 by the information of the break event.

  Next, processing related to generation and output of an area map of resting places executed by the CPU of the personal computer 31 on the vehicle manager 3 side according to a program stored in the ROM will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. While the power is on, the personal computer 31 repeatedly executes the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 at regular intervals. Moreover, the personal computer 31 may perform the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 whenever there is a request from the operation information collection device 10 of the vehicle 1.

  First, the personal computer 31 is a vehicle that distributes an area map (rest point information) of resting places that are classified and databased as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) from the information on the break event from each vehicle 1. 1 (the operation information collection device 10) is determined (step S31). The distribution destination of the area map can be set in advance by inputting from the keyboard 33 or the mouse 34 (see FIG. 1) of the personal computer 31.

  Next, the personal computer 31 calculates the operation route individually for each vehicle 1 of the distribution destination based on information input in advance for the vehicle 1 (step S33), and can take a break corresponding to the calculated operation route. It is confirmed whether or not the place (rest point) exists on the database (step S35). If there is no applicable resting place on the database (NO in step S35), the series of processing ends.

  On the other hand, if there is a breakable place on the database (YES in step S35), it is confirmed whether or not the delivery destination vehicle 1 is a large vehicle (step S37). This confirmation may be performed using the vehicle type information in the break event information received from the delivery destination vehicle 1 or may be performed using the vehicle type information of the vehicle 1 registered in the personal computer 31 in advance. .

  If the vehicle 1 is not a large vehicle (NO in step S37), the process proceeds to step S39 to be described later. If the vehicle 1 is a large vehicle (YES in step S37), a resting place (resting point) to be delivered to the vehicle 1 ) Is set to be a place where only a large vehicle can be used (step S38). If the setting is not limited to a place where a large vehicle can be used (NO in step S38), the process proceeds to step S39.

  In step S39, information on resting places (rest points) confirmed to exist on the database in step S35 is extracted from all of the eight groups in FIG. 3B to generate area map information. Then, the generated area map information is transmitted to the operation information collecting device 10 on the vehicle 1 side via the Internet 7 and the wireless public telephone line network 5 (step S41). Then, a series of processing ends.

  In addition, when it is set so that the resting place (resting point) to be delivered to the vehicle 1 is only a place where a large vehicle can be used (YES in step S38), the rest confirmed in the database in step S35. It is checked whether there is a place where a large vehicle can be used (place corresponding to the four ranks on the left side of FIG. 3B) in the information on possible places (rest points) (step S43).

  If there is no place where a large vehicle can be used (NO in step S43), the series of processing ends, and if it exists (YES in step S43), a break confirmed to exist on the database in step S35. Among the information on possible places (rest points), information on the availability of large vehicles is extracted to generate area map information (step S45), and operation on the vehicle 1 side via the Internet 7 and the wireless public telephone line network 5 is performed. The information is transmitted to the information collecting apparatus 10 (step S47). Then, a series of processing ends.

  As is apparent from the above description, in the present embodiment, the processing of step S33 and step S45 in the flowchart of FIG. 4 performed by the personal computer 31 is processing corresponding to the extraction step and the extraction means in the claims. . Further, the processing from step S33 to step S45 (excluding step S41) in FIG. 4 corresponds to the map generation step and the map generation means in the claims.

  Next, a breakable place notification output process executed by the CPU of the control unit 101 of the operation information collecting apparatus 10 according to a program stored in the ROM will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. While receiving the power supply from the battery B, the control unit 101 repeatedly executes the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the control unit 101 receives area map information of a resting place from the personal computer 31 on the vehicle manager 3 side through the Internet 7 and the wireless public telephone line network 5 and stores the area map information stored in the nonvolatile memory 109. Update to the area map information received this time. It should be noted that only the portion of the area map information in the non-volatile memory 109 whose content has changed may be updated to the content of the area map information received this time (step S53).

  Then, it is confirmed whether or not it is set to display (notify) by the display unit 107 of a resting place where the vehicle 1 can be stopped and can take a break (whether or not the break point information notification is set to “present”). (Step S53). If it is not set to display (NO in step S53), the series of processes is terminated.

  On the other hand, when it is set to display (YES in step S53), along the information on the area map stored in the non-volatile memory 109, along the route on which the vehicle 1 will travel (within a certain range). It is confirmed whether or not there is information on a resting place (resting point) located at (step S55).

  If there is no information on a resting place (resting point) (NO in step S55), the series of processing ends, and if it exists (YES in step S55), the route along the operation route of the vehicle 1 (a certain range) The resting place (resting point) located in (inside) is displayed (notified) on the display unit 107 (step S57). Then, a series of processing ends. Instead of the display unit 107, display may be performed on a navigation screen of a car navigation device connected as the external device 17.

  As is clear from the above description, in the present embodiment, the process of step S53 in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is a process corresponding to the receiving means in the claims. Moreover, in this embodiment, the process of step S55 in FIG. 5 and step S57 is a process corresponding to the break area alerting | reporting means in a claim.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the operation information collecting device 10 on the vehicle 1 side collects information on the break event including the vehicle type of the vehicle 1 and the current position, and the wireless public telephone line network 5 and the Internet. 7 to the personal computer 31 on the vehicle manager 3 side. The personal computer 31 creates a database of information on the received break event, generates area map information of the resting places (break points) corresponding to the operation route of the vehicle 1, and transmits the vehicle via the Internet 7 and the wireless public telephone network 5. It transmits to the operation information collection device 10 on the 1 side. The operation information collection device 10 on the vehicle 1 side that has received the information of the area map always stores the latest information of the received area map in the nonvolatile memory 109, and based on the area map information, the operation information collection device 10 on the route along the operation route of the vehicle 1 An existing breakable place (rest point) is displayed and output on the display unit 107.

  For this reason, the information on the resting places obtained from the results of the crew of each vehicle 1 taking a break is collected in a wide range and made into a database on the personal computer 31 on the vehicle manager 3 side, and each vehicle 1 is used as area map information. Can be shared by the crew of each vehicle 1.

Contact name, with or without setting, in the operation information collecting device 10 of the whole vehicle 1, the display unit 107 breaks possible location (break point) existing wayside on service route of receiving information area map vehicle 1 You may make it display-output.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is suitable for use in sharing information on a resting place where a crew member can take a rest by stopping the vehicle among the vehicles that collect the operation information from the in-vehicle device of the vehicle by the same management device.

1 vehicle 3 vehicle manager (remote location)
5 Wireless public telephone line network 7 Internet 8 Mobile phone line operator 10 Operation information collection device (onboard equipment)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Communication antenna 12 GPS antenna 13 ETC on-board equipment 14 Speed sensor 15 Engine rotation sensor 16 Various sensors (ignition switch)
17 External device 18 Acceleration sensor 31 Personal computer (management device, map generation means, extraction means)
32 Display 33 Keyboard 34 Mouse 51 Connection Center 75 Internet Service Provider 81 Server 83 Database 91 Server 101 Control Unit (Reception Unit, Rest Area Notification Unit)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 103 Communication module 105 GPS module 107 Display part 109 Non-volatile memory 111 External interface 113 Speed interface 115 Rotation interface 117 Digital 5ch input interface 119 External interface 121 Power supply part B Battery

Claims (6)

It is a method for managing information on a break event related to a break of a crew of a vehicle in the management device, which is transmitted by wireless communication from a vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle as a vehicle operation information to a remote management device,
An event information transmission step in which the vehicle-mounted device transmits the information on the break event to the management device by wireless communication including vehicle position information;
In the management device, from the information on the break event transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device, a map generation step of generating an area map of a resting place where a crew member can rest together with the vehicle;
In the management device, a map information transmission step for transmitting information of the area map to the in-vehicle device by wireless communication,
In the in-vehicle device, from the information of the area map transmitted from the management device, a break area notifying step for extracting and reporting the breakable place according to the current position of the vehicle equipped with the on-vehicle device;
Including
In the map generation step, the breakable place is based on the location information of the vehicle included in the information on the break event transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device and the base information of the vehicle, and the break event transmission source vehicle Whether or not the location information within a certain range from the base of the, and according to the number of information of the break event, to generate the area map that categorizes the breakable places in stages,
The information management method of the operation information collection system characterized by this.   The map information transmission step includes an extraction step of extracting the resting place related to the operation route of the vehicle equipped with the on-vehicle device as the information transmission destination of the area map, and the resting possibility extracted in the extraction step is included. The information management method of the operation information collection system according to claim 1, wherein information on an area map of a place is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device.   In the event information transmission step, information on the break event is transmitted to the management device including vehicle type information of the vehicle on-board device, and in the map generation step, the area map is generated separately for each vehicle type. The information of the operation information collection system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, in the map information transmission step, information of the area map corresponding to a vehicle type of the vehicle equipped with the on-vehicle device is transmitted to the on-vehicle device. Management method. It is a management device for the operation information collection system that manages the break event information related to the break of the crew that occurred in the vehicle, which is placed in a remote place away from the vehicle and transmitted by wireless communication from the on-vehicle device of the vehicle as operation information There,
Map generating means for generating an area map of a resting place where a crew member can rest together with a vehicle from information on the break event transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device,
Map information transmission means for transmitting information of the area map to the in-vehicle device by wireless communication;
With
The map generating means is configured such that the breakable place is based on the location information of the vehicle included in the information on the break event transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device and the base information of the vehicle, and the break event transmission source vehicle Whether or not the information of the position within a certain range from the base of the, and to generate the area map that classifies the breakable places in stages according to the number of information of the break event,
A management device for an operation information collection system characterized by that.   The apparatus further comprises an extracting means for extracting the resting place related to the operation route of the vehicle equipped with the vehicle-mounted device as the information transmission destination of the area map from the resting place of the area map generated by the map generating means. 5. The operation information collection system management device according to claim 4, wherein the map information transmission means transmits an area map of resting places extracted by the extraction means to the vehicle-mounted device.   The map generation means generates the area map separately for each vehicle type based on vehicle type information of the vehicle equipped with the on-vehicle device included in the break event information transmitted from the on-vehicle device, and the map information 6. The operation information collection system management device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the transmission means transmits information of the area map corresponding to a vehicle type of the vehicle on which the on-vehicle device is mounted to the on-vehicle device.

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