JPH10300488A - Information provision system, information display device, and information provision device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information provision system, an information display device, and an information provision device, capable of providing appropriate information when a moving element cannot travel by itself because of some trouble. SOLUTION: This device includes an information display device 1 mounted in a moving element and an information provision device 2 connected to the information display device 1 via a communications line 5. The information display device 1 transmits to the information provision device 2 information involving the current position and whether or not the moving element can travel by itself. Also, facility information provided by the information provision device 2 is reported to the user. If the moving element cannot travel by itself, the information provision device 2 retrieves, from information about repair facilitates acquired from a repair facility 3, information about a repair facility where rescue service is provided, within a predetermined area from the current position of the moving element. Then the retrieved facility information about the repair facility 3 is provided to the information display device 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information providing system, an information display device, and an information providing device capable of providing information on a repair facility to a user of a mobile body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a navigation device has been known as a device for driving a vehicle. The navigation device reads out the two-dimensional map vector data recorded on the CD-ROM, and places buildings, roads,
Create a two-dimensional map on which map components such as terrain are drawn,
This two-dimensional map is displayed on a display screen such as a monitor. Then, a current position (own vehicle position) and a destination detected by a sensor such as a GPS (Ground Positioning System) or a guidance route connecting the current position and the destination are displayed on the display screen.

[0003] Some navigation devices not only display the current location, destination, or guidance route on a map, but also provide facility information such as various buildings, parking lots, and repair shops.

As this type of device, information on the location of a repair shop and an inquiry destination is stored in advance on a CD-ROM, and information on a repair shop near the present location is taken out in response to a request. It receives facility data transmitted from a service center or the like, such as one that provides information or guides a route to the repair shop, or a navigation device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-105492, and Some of them provide contact information of a facility specified by data and provide route guidance to the facility.

According to this type of apparatus, even when a mobile body breaks down in a land where a travel destination or the like is unknown, it is possible to obtain contact information of a repair shop in the vicinity of the mobile body. Can be self-propelled.

[0006]

However, if the trouble that occurs in the moving body is severe, it may not be possible to run to the repair shop by itself. In such a case, it is meaningless to perform route guidance to a nearby repair shop as in the above-described conventional navigation device.

[0007] Some repair shops do not provide rescue services such as tow trucks and on-site repairs.

[0008] Therefore, in the case where the trouble that occurs in the moving body is so severe that the vehicle cannot run to the repair shop by itself, it is merely necessary to provide the contact information of the repair shop nearby in the same manner as in the above-mentioned conventional navigation device. It is meaningless if the repair shop does not provide rescue services.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to take appropriate measures in consideration of whether or not a mobile body is capable of self-propelling when the mobile body breaks down. An object of the present invention is to provide an information providing system, an information display device, and an information providing device capable of providing information on a repair facility.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an information providing system according to a first aspect of the present invention includes at least one information display device for mounting a mobile body, which displays information on a repair facility; An information providing device that obtains information on the repair facility and provides the information to the information display device, wherein the information display device displays a current location of a moving body on which the information display device is mounted. Current-position calculating means for determining, a self-propelling permission / non-permission setting means for setting a self-propelling permission / prohibition condition as to whether or not a mobile body equipped with the information display device is in a state capable of self-propelling; First transmission means for transmitting, via the communication line, the information of the information display device, and the information of the self-propelled availability condition set by the self-propelled availability setting means, and the identification information of the information display device. , The information Sent from the device, a first receiving means for receiving information of repair facilities, received by the information receiving means, and display means for displaying information of the repair facility,
And a facility information obtaining means for obtaining, from at least one repair facility, information on the repair facility including location information of the repair facility and information on presence or absence of a rescue service such as tow truck movement or on-site repair. Facility information storage means for storing the information of the repair facility obtained by the facility information obtaining means, transmitted from the first transmission means, information of the current location, information of self-propelled availability conditions, identification information, When the information of the self-propelling availability condition received by the second receiving means is capable of self-propelling, the information is specified by the information on the current location received by the second receiving means. The information of the repair facility located within a predetermined range from the point is detected from the facility information storage means, and if the information on the self-propelling availability condition received by the second receiving means is not self-propelled, the second reception By means Information search means for detecting, from the facility information storage means, information on repair facilities that are within a predetermined range from a point specified by the information of the current location received and that provide rescue services; and The information of the repair facility detected in the information display device specified by the identification information received by the second receiving means,
And a second transmitting means for transmitting via the communication line.

Further, the information providing system according to the second aspect of the present invention provides at least one information display device for mounting a moving body for displaying information on a repair facility, and the information display device by obtaining the information on the repair facility. An information providing device provided to the device, wherein the information display device includes at least one of the repair facilities, including location information and information on presence or absence of a rescue service such as tow truck movement or on-site repair. Information, first facility information storage means stored in advance,
A current position calculating means for determining a current position of the moving body on which the information display device is mounted, and a self-propelling device for setting a self-propelling condition whether or not the moving body on which the information display device is mounted is self-propellable If the self-propelling condition set by the self-propelling propriety setting means is self-propellable, the information of the repair facility within a predetermined range from the current location obtained by the current location calculating means is transmitted to the first In addition to the detection from the facility information storage means, when the self-propelled condition is not self-propelled set by the self-propelled setting means, the repair facility is located within a predetermined range from the current location obtained by the current location calculating means, and is rescued. The first information searching means for detecting the information of the repair facility performing the service from the first facility information storing means and the information of the repair facility could not be detected by the first information searching means. If the said The information of the current position obtained by the location calculation unit, the information of the self-propelling availability condition set by the self-propelling availability setting unit, and the identification information of the information display device are transmitted to the information providing device via a communication line. First transmitting means for transmitting;
First receiving means for receiving information on the repair facility sent from the information providing apparatus, and information on the repair facility detected by the first information searching means or the repair facility received by the first receiving means Display means for displaying the information of the repair facility from at least one repair facility, the location information of the repair facility, and information on the presence or absence of a rescue service such as tow trucking and on-site repair. Facility information obtaining means for obtaining information, second facility information storage means for storing information of the repair facility obtained by the facility information obtaining means, and information of the current location transmitted from the first transmission means, The second receiving means for receiving the information on the self-propelling feasibility condition and the identification information, and when the information on the self-propelling feasibility condition received by the second receiving means is self-propellable, the second receiving means Received by receiving means The information on the repair facility within a predetermined range from the point specified by the location information is detected from the second facility information storage means, and the information on the self-propelling availability condition received by the second receiving means is automatically detected. In the case of running impossibility, the information of the repair facility that is within a predetermined range from the point specified by the information on the current location received by the second receiving means and that performs a rescue service is replaced by the information of the second A second information search means for detecting information from the facility information storage means, and an information display device for specifying information on the repair facility detected by the second information search means by the identification information received by the second reception means And a second transmitting means for transmitting via the communication line.

In the information providing system according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, when the information of the repair facility includes the contact information of the repair facility, the display means may include the self-propelled availability setting means. If the self-propelled condition set in the above is not self-propelled, it is preferable to display the contact information included in the information on the repair facility in a list format on the screen.

In this case, the information display device includes:
Inquiry information selecting means for selecting inquiring information displayed in a list on the screen in accordance with a user's instruction, and inquiring means for contacting a facility specified by the inquiring information selected by the inquiring information selecting means It is preferable to have the following.

In the information providing system according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the information display device includes a map information storage unit for storing map information, and a map information near a current location obtained by the current location calculation unit. From the map information storage means, and a map creating means for generating information for specifying a map near the current location. The display means comprises: a self-propelling possibility condition set by the self-propelling possibility setting means. Is self-propelled, a map specified by the information generated by the map generating means is displayed on the screen, and an icon for displaying information on the repair facility is displayed on the screen with the position information included in the information on the repair facility. According to the above, it is preferable to superimpose and display the map on the map displayed on the screen.

In this case, the information display device includes:
According to the user's instructions, on the map displayed on the screen,
An icon selecting means for selecting an icon displayed in an overlapped manner; position information of the repair facility specified by information of the repair facility corresponding to the icon selected by the icon selecting means; and a current location calculated by the current location calculating means. It is preferable to further include route guidance means for performing route guidance from the current location to the repair facility.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information providing system for displaying at least one mobile-mounted information display device for displaying information related to a repair facility, and obtaining the information on the repair facility to the information display device. An information providing device to provide;
An information providing system comprising: a current position calculating unit that obtains a current position of a moving body on which the information display device is mounted; information of a current position obtained by the current position calculating unit; Identification information of the device, to the information providing device, a first transmitting means for transmitting via a communication line, and a first receiving means for receiving the information of the repair facility sent from the information providing device, Display means for displaying the information on the repair facility received by the information receiving means, wherein the information providing apparatus is configured to provide, from at least one repair facility, position information of the repair facility, tow truck movement, on-site repair, etc. Facility information obtaining means for obtaining information on the repair facility including presence / absence information of the rescue service, facility information storage means for storing information on the repair facility obtained by the facility information obtaining means, The second receiving means for receiving the current location information and the identification information transmitted from the one transmitting means, and being within a predetermined range from a point specified by the current location information received by the second receiving means Information retrieval means for detecting information on the repair facility from the facility information storage means, and an information display device for identifying the information on the repair facility detected by the information search means by the identification information received by the second receiving means Second transmission means for transmitting via the communication line, the display means of the information display device, the information of the repair facility received by the information receiving means, the information of the repair facility It is characterized in that the presence / absence information of the included rescue service is displayed so as to be identified.

Further, the information display device of the present invention is a mobile information display device for displaying information of a repair facility, and includes position information and presence / absence information of a rescue service such as tow truck movement and on-site repair. Information of at least one repair facility is stored in advance, facility information storage means, a current location calculation means for determining the current location of a mobile body equipped with the information display device, and a mobile body equipped with the information display device. Self-running availability setting means for setting self-running availability conditions as to whether or not the vehicle is in a self-running state; and calculating the current position when the self-running availability conditions set by the self-running availability setting means are free to run. The information of the repair facility within a predetermined range from the current location obtained by the means is detected from the facility information storage means, and if the self-propelled condition set by the self-propelled setting means is not self-propelled,
An information search unit that detects, from the facility information storage unit, information on a repair facility that is located within a predetermined range from the current location obtained by the current location calculation unit and that is performing a rescue service; Display means for displaying information on the detected repair facility.

Further, the information providing apparatus according to the present invention is an information providing apparatus for providing information on a repair facility to an information display device mounted on a mobile body via a communication line. Facility information obtaining means for obtaining information on the repair facility, including information on the location of the repair facility and whether or not there is a rescue service such as tow trucking and on-site repair, and a facility for storing information on the repair facility obtained by the facility information obtaining means Information storage means, information on the current location of the moving body on which the information display device is sent, which is sent from the information display device, and whether or not the moving object is in a state in which the moving object can move by itself; Receiving means for receiving the condition information, and if the information on the self-propelling condition received by the receiving means is capable of self-propelling, information on the repair facility within a predetermined range from the current location obtained by the current location calculating means. Is detected from the facility information storage means, and if the information of the self-propelling availability condition received by the receiving means is not self-propelled, the repair facility is within a predetermined range from the current location obtained by the current location calculating means. An information search unit for detecting information on a repair facility performing a rescue service from the facility information storage unit; and an information display device for detecting information on the repair facility detected by the information search unit via the communication line. And transmission means for transmitting the data to

[0019]

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining the navigation system of the present embodiment.

The navigation system according to the present embodiment comprises:
As shown in FIG. 1, an information display device 1 mounted on a mobile body 6 and an information providing device 2 connected to the information display device 1 via a communication line 5 such as mobile communication are provided. ing.

The information display device 1 displays the current position (own vehicle position) and the destination of the moving body 6 or the guidance route from the current position to the destination on a display or the like to notify the user.

When the mobile unit 6 is out of order, a request is made to the information providing device 2 to provide information on the repair facility desired by the user, and the information on the repair facility provided by the information providing device 2 is provided. Is displayed on a display or the like to notify the user.

The information providing apparatus 2 acquires information from a plurality of types of repair facilities 3 connected via a network 4 such as the Internet. Further, the information of the repair facility that matches the user's request sent from the information display device 1 is retrieved from the acquired information and sent to the information display device 1.

Although FIG. 1 shows only one information display device 1, a plurality of information display devices 1 are actually connected to the information providing device 2 via the communication line 5.

First, the information display device 1 will be described.

FIG. 2 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of the information display device 1 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the information display device 1 includes a display 11, a map storage device 12, a voice input / output device 14, an input device 15, a wheel speed sensor 16, a geomagnetic sensor 17, a gyro, Sensor 18, GPS receiving device 19, icon storage device 20, display side communication device 2
1 and an arithmetic processing unit 10.

The display 11 displays the graphics information generated by the arithmetic processing unit 10. The display 11 is composed of, for example, a CRT or a liquid crystal display. The signal S11 exchanged between the arithmetic processing unit 10 and the display 11 includes, for example, an RGB signal or NT signal.
The SC signal is used.

The map storage device 12 stores information necessary for displaying a map on the display 11 in a CD-ROM or an I-ROM.
It is stored in a storage medium such as a C card. Map storage device 1
2 reads necessary data from the storage medium in accordance with a command from the arithmetic processing unit 10.

The voice input / output device 14 converts the message for the user generated by the arithmetic processing unit 10 into a voice signal and outputs it. Further, it recognizes the voice uttered by the user and transfers the content to the arithmetic processing unit 10.

The input device 15 receives an instruction from the user and transfers the instruction to the arithmetic processing unit 10. The input device 15 includes switches such as a joystick and buttons for scrolling a map displayed on the display 11,
It is composed of a touch panel or the like attached on the display 11.

The devices denoted by reference numerals 16 to 19 are used for detecting the current location of the moving body 6 on which the information display device 1 is mounted.

The wheel speed sensor 16 calculates the distance from the product of the circumference of the wheel of the moving body 6 and the measured number of rotations of the wheel, and further calculates the distance from the difference in the number of rotations of the paired wheels. Calculate the bent angle.

The geomagnetic sensor 17 detects the terrestrial magnetic field and measures the direction in which the mobile unit 6 is facing.

The gyro 18 measures an angle at which the moving body 6 rotates. The gyro 18 is composed of, for example, an optical fiber gyro, a vibration gyro, or the like.

The GPS receiver 19 has three or more GPS
By receiving a signal from a satellite and measuring the distance between each of the GPS satellites and the moving body and the rate of change of the distance, the current position, the traveling direction, and the traveling direction of the moving body 6 are calculated.

The icon storage device 20 stores the information providing device 2
The icon image used when displaying the information of the repair facility provided by and over the map displayed on the display 11 is stored.

In this embodiment, the icon storage device 20 is separately provided in addition to the map storage device 12. However, information stored in these storage devices is stored in one storage device. It may be.

The display side communication device 21 exchanges data with the information providing device 2 via the communication line 5 such as mobile communication. The repair facility 3 connected to the network 4
Call directly to get in touch.

The arithmetic processing unit 10 controls each constituent unit of the information display device 1 in a centralized manner.

The information display device 1 of the present embodiment executes two processes: a navigation process for calculating a current location and a route guidance from the current location to a destination; and an information display process for displaying information on a repair facility. I do. Arithmetic processing unit 10
Is a central unit that performs these two processes.

First, the functional configuration of the arithmetic processing unit 10 for executing the navigation processing by the information display device 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a part related to the execution of the navigation processing of the arithmetic processing unit 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, the functional configuration of the part related to the execution of the navigation processing of the arithmetic processing unit 10 is as follows. The user operation analysis unit 50, the route calculation unit 51, and the route guidance unit 5
2, a map drawing area setting unit 53, a map drawing unit 54,
It comprises a current position calculating unit 55, a map matching processing unit 56, a data reading processing unit 57, a menu drawing unit 58, and a graphic processing unit 59.

The current position calculator 55 is provided with the wheel speed sensor 16
Pulse data S16 and gyro 18 measured at
By integrating the angular acceleration data S18 measured in step (1) and the distance data and angle data obtained as a result of the integration over a certain period of time, the position (X, Y) from the initial position (X, Y) to the position ( X ', Y').

The direction data S1 obtained from the geomagnetic sensor 17 is used to set the initial value of the direction in which the moving body travels.
7, the relationship between the angle data obtained from the gyro 18 and the absolute azimuth is set.

When the distance pulse data S16 measured by the wheel speed sensor 16 and the angular acceleration data S18 measured by the gyro 18 are integrated, errors accumulate. Therefore, in order to cancel the error, the current position calculation unit 55 uses the distance pulse data S16 measured by the wheel speed sensor 16 and the gyro based on the position data S19 obtained from the GPS receiver 19 at a certain time period. The angular acceleration data S18 measured at 18 is corrected.

However, even if the distance pulse data S16 measured by the wheel speed sensor 16 and the angular acceleration data S18 measured by the gyro 18 are respectively corrected in this way, the sensor 16 included in the calculated current position information can be corrected. 1
8 cannot be completely eliminated. The map match processing section 56 performs the map match processing described below to improve the position accuracy of the current location calculated by the current position calculation section 55.

The map matching process refers to comparing the road data included in the map around the current position read by the data reading unit 57 with the traveling locus obtained from the current position calculating unit 55, and correlating the shapes of the roads. Is the process of adjusting the current location to the road with the highest road. In many cases, the current position can be matched with the traveling road by the map matching process, whereby the current position information can be output with high accuracy.

The route calculation unit 51 uses the Dijkstra method or the like to convert the map data stored in the map
By searching for a route connecting the two designated points (current location and destination), a guidance route between the two locations is determined. When determining the route, use different search criteria,
For example, a route with the shortest distance between two points, a route that can be reached in the shortest time, a route with the lowest cost, and the like may be obtained.

The route guidance unit 52 compares the link information of the guidance route obtained by the route calculation unit 51 with the current position information obtained by the current position calculation unit 55 and the map match processing unit 56 to determine an intersection or the like. By notifying the user by voice using the voice input / output device 14 whether to proceed straight ahead or turning right or left before passing, or by drawing the direction to proceed on the map displayed on the display 11, Notify the user.

The menu drawing section 58 responds to various requests from the user input to the input device 15 and displays the menu on the display 1.
A command for drawing a menu to be displayed on the display unit 1 is generated, and the command is sent to the graphics processing unit 59.

The map drawing area setting section 53 determines a predetermined location based on the current position information of the moving object 6 output from the map matching processing section 56 or the information regarding the screen scroll operation of the user input to the input device 15. The map area to be drawn is set according to the algorithm.

The data reading processing section 57 reads out the map data of the drawing area set by the map drawing area setting section 53 from the map storage device 12.

The map drawing section 54 draws the map data read from the map storage device 12 by the data reading processing section 57 at a predetermined scale and a predetermined direction in the upward direction of the display 11. Generate commands.
Then, the generated command is sent to the graphics processing unit 59.
Send to The predetermined scale and the predetermined direction may be designated by the user by using the input device 15.

The graphics processing section 59 displays a predetermined image on the display 11 in accordance with the commands generated by the map drawing section 54 and the menu drawing section 58.

The user operation analysis unit 50 analyzes various requests of the user input to the input device 15 and controls each constituent unit of the arithmetic processing unit 10 to execute processing corresponding to the contents of the requests.

For example, when the user requests route guidance to the destination, the process requests the route calculation unit 51 to calculate the route from the current location to the destination, and the route guidance unit 52 receives information for route guidance. Is requested to be presented to the user.

When the user requests scrolling of the map displayed on the display 11, the user requests the map drawing area setting unit 53 and the map drawing unit 54 to scroll the designated map area.

When the user requests the information on the repair facility, the user is requested to execute a repair facility information display process described later.

Next, the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment executes the information display processing of the repair facility by the information processing apparatus 10.
Will be described.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a part related to the execution of the information display process of the arithmetic processing unit 10.

As shown in FIG. 4, the functional configuration of the part related to the execution of the information display process of the arithmetic processing unit 10 is a user operation analysis unit 50, a route calculation unit 51, a route guidance unit 52,
A map drawing area setting unit 53, a map drawing unit 54, a data reading processing unit 57, a graphics processing unit 59,
A search range setting section 60, a received data analysis section 61, an icon drawing position setting section 63, an icon drawing section 64, a self-propelled setting section 70, an inquiry destination drawing section 71, an individual information selection section 72, Consists of

In FIG. 4, the same reference numerals are given to components having the same functions as the components related to the execution of the navigation processing shown in FIG.

The self-propelled setting section 70 sets a self-propelled condition indicating whether or not the mobile unit 6 is capable of self-propelling according to the user's instruction input to the input device 15.

The search range setting section 60 acquires the information on the current position calculated by the map match processing section 56 and the self-propelled condition set by the self-propelled setting section 70, and acquires the acquired current position information and The running permission / prohibition condition is set as the content of the information on the repair facility that the user intends to receive from the information providing device 2, that is, a search condition for the information on the repair facility in the information providing device 2 described later. Then, the set search condition is transmitted to the information providing device 2 using the display-side communication device 21.

The received data analyzing section 61 analyzes data provided from the information providing device 2 via the display side communication device 21. Then, the information of the plurality of repair facilities included in the provided data is selected, and detailed information included in the information of the selected plurality of repair facilities, for example, the name of the repair facility, the position on the map, the presence or absence of a rescue service , Information on the operation status of the rescue service, contact information, and the like.

In order to efficiently analyze data, it is necessary to determine in advance the format of data exchanged between the information display device 1 and the information providing device 2. As an example, FIG. 5 shows a case where various pieces of detailed information included in information on a repair facility are arranged in a predetermined order.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, the data provided from the information providing device 2 includes information on the name of the repair facility, information on the north latitude for specifying the location of the repair facility, and the location of the repair facility. Information about the east longitude,
It is configured in the order of dynamic information. Here, the dynamic information is information relating to a rescue service such as tow truck movement or on-site repair, a repair time, a repair cost, and the like.

Incidentally, the identification information may be added to each piece of detailed information so that the received data analysis section 61 can determine each piece of detailed information.

When the condition set by the self-propelled propriety setting section 70 indicates that self-propelled is possible, the icon drawing position setting section 63 sets an icon corresponding to each of the information on the plurality of repair facilities analyzed by the received data analysis section 61. The drawing position on the map drawn by the map drawing unit 54 is set. The drawing position is calculated based on the position information of the facility included in the information of each of the plurality of repair facilities.

When a map displayed on the display 11 is enlarged or reduced or a scroll operation is performed, the icon drawing position setting unit 63 sets the icon drawing position based on the position information of the map newly drawn by the map drawing unit 54. Is reset on the map.

The icon drawing section 64 includes the self-propelled setting section 7.
If the condition set at 0 is self-propelled, the icon for displaying the repair facility is read from the icon storage device 20 shown in FIG. Then, the read icon is drawn at the drawing position set by the icon drawing position setting unit 63.

When the condition set by the self-propelling propriety setting unit 70 indicates that self-propelling is not possible, the inquiry destination drawing unit 71 transmits a plurality of repair facilities transmitted from the information providing apparatus 2 via the display-side communication device 21. Inquiry information included in each of the information of
A command to be displayed on the display 11 in a format that can be listed is generated. In response to this, the graphics processing unit 59 displays a predetermined image on the display 11 in accordance with the command generated by the inquiry destination drawing unit 59.

The individual information selecting section 72 includes a self-propelled setting section 7.
When the condition set at 0 is self-propelled, information on the repair facility corresponding to the icon selected by the user from the icons displayed on the display 11 by the icon drawing unit 64 is received by the reception data analysis unit 61. Select from the analyzed data. Then, the location information of the repair facility included in the information of the selected repair facility is transferred to the route calculation unit 51. Thus, route guidance to the facility is executed.

If the condition set by the self-propelled setting section 70 indicates that self-propelling is not allowed, the inquiry destination selected by the user is selected from the list of inquiry information displayed on the display 11 by the inquiry destination drawing section 71. Information on the repair facility corresponding to the information is selected from the data analyzed by the reception data analysis unit 61. Then, in accordance with the contact information of the repair facility included in the information of the selected repair facility, a call is made to the repair facility via the display-side communication device 21.

Next, a hardware configuration for realizing the functional configurations shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 will be described.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the hardware configuration of the arithmetic processing unit shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, the arithmetic processing unit 10 has a configuration in which each device is connected by a bus 30. The arithmetic processing unit 10 is a CPU (Central Processing Uniform) that executes various processes such as arithmetic and control of each device.
t) 31, the map storage device 12 and the icon storage device 20
Map data and icon image data read from
Alternatively, RAM (Random) for temporarily storing operation data
Access Memory) 32, ROM (Read Only Memory) 33 for storing a system program for executing navigation processing and information display processing, and DMA for executing high-speed data transfer between memory and memory and between devices. (Direct Memory Access) 34, a drawing controller 35 for executing graphics information generation such as developing vector data into an image at a high speed and performing display control, and a V for storing graphics image data.
RAM 36, color palette 37 for converting image data to RGB signals, A / D converter 38 for converting analog signals to digital signals, SCI 39 for converting serial signals to parallel signals, and synchronizing parallel signals with a bus A PIO 40 mounted on the bus and a counter 41 for counting pulse signals.

By executing the system program stored in the ROM 33 with the CPU 31, the functional configuration shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 can be realized.

Next, the operation of the information display device 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

As described above, the information display device 1 performs two processes: a navigation process for calculating the current location and guiding the route from the current location to the destination; and an information display process for displaying information on the repair facility. Run.

First, the navigation processing will be described.

The arithmetic processing unit 10 calculates the current position based on information output from the vehicle speed sensor 16, the geomagnetic sensor 17, the gyro sensor 18, and the GPS receiver 19. Then, the calculated current location and the destination input to the input device 15 are displayed on the display 11 or the voice input / output device 1.
4, the user selects an optimal route (guidance route) connecting the current location and the destination according to the user's request input to the input device 15, and displays the route on the display 11 or voice input / output. The user is notified using the device 14.

The arithmetic processing unit 10 sets a drawing area in accordance with the calculated current position and the scroll operation input to the input device 15 and reads out map data corresponding to the drawing area from the map storage device 12. . Then, graphic information is generated from the read map data and displayed on the display 11. Further, when the current position is displayed on the display 11, a mark indicating a moving object is displayed so as to overlap a portion corresponding to the current position of the graphic information displayed on the display 11.

This navigation processing is basically the same as that executed by a general navigation device.

Next, the information display processing of the repair facility will be described.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the information display processing of the repair facility executed by the information display device 1.

First, the user operation analyzer 50 determines whether or not a request for an information display process has been input to the input device 15 (step 1001). For example, in FIG.
When the button 15a provided on the front of the information display device 1 is pressed, the user operation analysis unit 50 determines that a request for information display processing has been input to the input device 15.

When a request for information display processing is input, the user operation analysis unit 50 instructs the menu drawing unit 58 to display a menu screen for allowing the user to select facility information on the display 11. put out. In response to this, the menu drawing section 58 generates a command for displaying the menu screen on the display 11. The graphic processing unit 59 displays a menu screen on the display 11 based on the command (step 1).
002).

FIG. 8A shows an example of the menu screen displayed on the display 11 in the process of step 1002. In the example illustrated in FIG. 8A, the user is caused to select an arbitrary item from items such as a repair facility, a hotel, a restaurant, and a parking lot.

Next, the user operation analysis unit 50 determines whether or not the item “repair facility” is selected from the menu screen displayed on the display 11 in step 1002 (step 1003).

When the item "repair facility" is selected, a menu screen for selecting whether or not the user's moving body 6 is in a state capable of self-propelling is displayed on the display 1.
A command is issued so as to be displayed in 1. In response, the menu drawing section 58 displays the menu screen on the display 1.
Generate a command to be displayed in No. 1. The graphic processing unit 59 displays a menu screen on the display 11 based on the command (step 100).
4).

FIG. 8B shows an example of the menu screen displayed on the display 11 in the processing in step 1004. In the example shown in FIG. 8 (b), a question message “Can the vehicle run on its own?” Is displayed, and the user selects one of two items, “Yes” and “No”. I try to make it.

The items as shown in FIG. 8 are based on the facility information that can be provided by the information providing device 2 and the menu drawing unit 58
May be set in advance.

Next, the user operation analysis unit 50 analyzes the item selected from the menu screen displayed on the display 11 in step 1002. Then, the self-propelling permission / prohibition setting unit 70 sets the self-propelling permission / prohibition condition in accordance with the items analyzed by the user operation analysis unit 50. When the item analyzed by the user operation analysis unit 50 is “Yes”, a self-propelled condition is set. On the other hand, if the item is “No”, a self-propelled impossible condition is set (step 1005).

In step 1004, instead of displaying on the display 11 a menu screen for allowing the user to select whether or not the mobile unit 6 is in a self-propelled state, the menu displayed in step 1002 is displayed. The item "Self-propellable" is provided on the screen, and the item "Self-propellable"
After the item is selected, if the item "repair facility" is selected, the self-propelled condition is set.If the item "repair facility" is selected without the item "self-propellable" selected, ,
You may make it set a self-propelled | impossible disability condition.

Next, the search range setting unit 60 determines the content of the information of the repair facility that the user intends to receive from the information providing device 2, that is, the search condition of the information of the repair facility in the information providing device 2 described later. Is set (step 1006).

The search range setting unit 60 obtains information on the current location calculated by the map match processing unit 56. In step 1005, the self-propelling permission / prohibition condition set by the self-propelling permission / prohibition setting unit 70 is acquired. Then, the obtained current location information and the self-propelled availability condition are set as search conditions for information on the repair facility.

Here, in addition to the current location information and the self-propelling condition, the search range setting unit 60 stores information on the failure, information on the manufacturer of the mobile unit 6, or information on a repair chain store or the like of which the user is a member. May also be set as a search condition.

By doing so, more detailed search can be performed in the information providing apparatus 2. In addition, since information provided from the information providing device 2 to the information display device 1 is carefully selected, it is also useful to reduce the amount of communication.

As for the contents of the failure, common failure names (for example, lack of gas, puncture, overheating, etc.)
Is preferably registered in the search range setting unit 60 in advance, and the registered fault name is displayed on the display 11 so that the user can select one of them. In addition, moving body 6
It is preferable that the manufacturer and the repair chain store of which the user is a member are registered in the search range setting unit 60 in advance.

Next, the search range setting unit 60 issues a command to the display side communication device 21 so as to attach the identification information of the information display device 1 to the set search condition and transmit the information to the information providing device 2. . In response, the display-side communication device 21 transmits the search condition set by the search range setting unit 60 and the identification information of the information display device 1 to the information providing device 2 (step 1007). Here, the identification information of the information display device 1 is:
For example, when a telephone line such as a car phone or a mobile phone is used as the communication line 5, it corresponds to a user's telephone number or the like.

Next, the display-side communication device 21 waits for a response from the information providing device 2 (step 1008). When there is a response, the data transmitted from the information providing device 2 is transferred to the reception data analysis unit 61.

Next, the reception data analysis unit 61 analyzes the data transferred from the display-side communication device 21 (step 1009). Then, the information of the plurality of repair facilities included in the transferred data is selected, and the detailed information included in the information of the selected plurality of repair facilities, that is, the name of the repair facility, the position of the repair facility on the map. , Rescue service availability, rescue service operation status, service provision status,
Detect information such as contact information.

Next, the reception data analysis unit 61 determines the self-propelling availability condition set by the self-propelling availability setting unit 70 (step 1010). If the self-propelling availability condition indicates that self-propelling is possible, the process proceeds to step 1011;
Move to 6.

In step 1011, the icon drawing section 6
Reference numeral 4 denotes an icon for displaying information of each of the plurality of repair facilities analyzed by the reception data analysis unit 61, which is superimposed on the map displayed on the display 11. The display processing of this icon is performed in the following manner.

First, the icon drawing position setting section 63 sets the drawing position on the map drawn by the map drawing section 54 of the icon for displaying the information of each of the plurality of repair facilities analyzed by the received data analysis section 61. I do.

Next, the icon drawing section 64 reads, from the icon storage device 20, an icon for displaying each of the plurality of pieces of repair facility information analyzed by the received data analyzing section 61. Then, the read icon is drawn at the drawing position set by the icon drawing position setting unit 63.

FIG. 9 shows an example in which an icon for displaying information on the repair facility 3 is drawn on the map displayed on the display 11. By doing so, the user
The relationship between the current location of the moving body 6 and the position of the repair facility 3 can be easily grasped, and can be used as a reference when selecting the repair facility 3.

In the example shown in FIG. 9, one type of icon is used as an icon for displaying information on the repair facility, but, for example, the name of the repair facility included in the data analyzed by the received data analysis unit 61, For example, the drawing attributes such as the pattern, color, size, brightness, and blinking of the icon may be changed depending on whether the icon is a gas station or a dealer, and the icon may be displayed on the display 11. By doing so, the user can more accurately grasp the information on the repair facility only by looking at the icons.

Next, the individual information selection section 72 converts the facility information corresponding to the icon selected by the user from the icons displayed on the display 11 into the data analyzed by the reception data analysis section 61. (Step 1012). The selection process of the facility information is performed in the following manner.

First, the user operation analysis unit 50 waits for the user to select a part of the display screen of the display 11.

Here, the input device 15 for allowing the user to select a part of the display screen of the display 11 includes:
There are position input devices such as a touch panel that detects a position where pressure is applied to the display screen and a joystick that moves a cursor displayed on the display screen.

Next, when the user selects a part of the display screen, the user operation analysis unit 50 transmits information on the position of the display screen selected by the user to the individual information selection unit 72. In response to this, the individual information selection unit 72 sets the information of the repair facility corresponding to the icon displayed at the position,
The data is selected from the data analyzed by the reception data analysis unit 61.

By providing the joystick with a tab function and sequentially selecting icons in the same direction as the direction in which the joystick was pressed, information on the repair facility corresponding to the selected icon can be obtained. Alternatively, the data may be selected from the data analyzed by the reception data analysis unit 61.

Next, the individual information selecting section 72 executes Step 1
A command is issued to the icon drawing section 64 so that the content of the information on the repair facility corresponding to the icon selected in 012 is displayed on the display 11. In response to this, the icon drawing unit 64 causes the graphic processing unit 59 to execute step 10.
Information such as the name of the repair facility and the service providing state included in the information on the repair facility corresponding to the icon selected in 12 is displayed on the display 11 and an item for selecting whether or not to use the repair facility is displayed. It is displayed (step 1013).

FIG. 10 shows the display 1 of the repair facility information corresponding to the icon selected in step 1012.
1 shows a display example. When the user selects an arbitrary icon on the icon display screen shown in FIG. 10A, as shown in FIG. 10B, the name of the repair facility included in the information on the repair facility corresponding to the selected icon , Service provision status, repair cost, and other information are displayed. In addition, the item "decision" which means that the repair facility is used,
The item "return" which means not to use is displayed.
Thus, the user can easily determine whether to use the repair facility.

Next, the user operation analysis section 50 determines whether or not an item for using the repair facility displayed on the display 11 in step 1013 has been selected by the user (step 1014). If the item for using the repair facility is selected, step 1015
The process returns to step 1011 if not selected.

At Step 1015, Step 1012
The route guidance to the repair facility 3 corresponding to the icon selected by is performed.

First, the individual information selecting section 72 executes step 1
The information regarding the position of the repair facility 3 corresponding to the icon selected at 012 is transferred to the route calculation unit 51. In response to this, the route calculation unit 51 uses the map data stored in the map storage device 12 to calculate the current location of the mobile unit 6 calculated by the map match processing unit 56 and the repair sent from the individual information selection unit 72. A route connecting the location of the facility 3 is searched.

Next, the route guidance unit 52 includes the route calculation unit 51
Is compared with the current location obtained by the map match processing section 56, and the voice input / output device 14 determines whether to proceed straight ahead or to turn right or left before passing an intersection or the like. To inform the user by voice, or to draw the direction to proceed on the map displayed on the display 11 to inform the user.

By doing so, step 1012
The route guidance to the repair facility 3 corresponding to the icon selected by is performed.

For example, in FIG. 10B, when the item “determine” is selected, as shown in FIG. 10C, up to the repair facility 3 corresponding to the icon selected in FIG. Perform route guidance.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 1010 that the self-propelled condition is not self-propelled and the process proceeds to step 1016, the inquiry destination drawing unit 71
A command for displaying the facility name, inquiry information, and the like included in the information of each of the plurality of repair facilities analyzed in the display 11 in a listable format is generated. In response to this, the graphics processing unit 59 displays a predetermined image on the display 11 in accordance with the command generated by the inquiry destination drawing unit 59.

FIG. 1 shows a display 1 of the information display device 1.
1 shows an example in which facility names, inquiry information, and the like included in information on a plurality of repair facilities are displayed in a format in which the information can be listed. In the example shown in FIG. 1, information on the name of the facility, the contact information, and the operation status of the rescue service included in the information on each repair facility is displayed in a list format.

Next, the individual information selecting section 72 uses the display side communication device 21 to call the inquiry destination of the facility information selected by the user from the list of the facility information displayed on the display 11. (Step 1017). In this way, the user arranges for a request for a rescue service.

The individual information selecting section 72 transmits the facility information selected by the user from the list of facility information displayed on the display 11 to the information providing apparatus 2 via the display side communication device 21. By doing so, the information providing device 2
The repair facility 3 may be contacted on behalf of the user to request a rescue service.

Next, the information providing device 2 will be described.

FIG. 11 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of the information providing apparatus 2 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 11, the information providing device 2
An information acquisition device 27, an information storage device 23, a provider communication device 28, and a control device 22 that controls the information acquisition device 27, the information storage device 23, and the provider communication device 28 are provided.

[0133] The information acquisition device 27 is connected to the network 4 such as the Internet. Then, information on the repair facility sent from various repair facilities 3 also connected to the network 4 via the network 4, that is, the name of the repair facility, the location of the repair facility on a map, the presence or absence of a rescue service And information on the operation status, service provision contents, and vehicle types and stock parts handled by the repair facility.

Here, the information on the operation status of the rescue service and the information on the stock parts change with time.

The information storage device 23 stores information on various repair facilities 3 obtained by the information obtaining device 27. As described above, the information of each repair facility 3 includes the name of the repair facility, the location of the repair facility on a map, the presence or absence of a rescue service and its operation status, the service provision content, and the type of vehicle handled by the repair facility. And information on stock parts and the like.

The provider communication device 38 exchanges data with the information display device 1 via the communication line 5 such as mobile communication.

The control device 22 controls each component unit of the information providing device 2 in an integrated manner.

[0138] The information providing apparatus 2 of the present embodiment has requested the provided information obtaining process for obtaining information on the repair facility provided by the various repair facilities 3 connected via the network 4, and providing the information on the repair facility. The information display device 1 executes two processes, an information providing process of providing information on the repair facility 3 that meets the request. The control device 22 is a central unit that performs these two processes.

FIG. 12 shows a functional configuration of the control device 22.

First, the functional configuration of a part related to the execution of the provided information obtaining process will be described.

In FIG. 12, the functional configuration of the part related to the execution of the provided information obtaining process includes an individual information receiving unit 80, an individual information updating unit 81, a repair facility information storage unit 85, a search target facility setting unit 86, , And an individual information request unit 87.

The individual information receiving section 80 is provided for the information obtaining apparatus 27.
Analyze the source of the information of the repair facility obtained by.

The individual information updating unit 81 is provided with the individual information receiving unit 8
0, the information of the repair facility of the provider stored in the information storage device 23 is converted into the information of the repair facility whose provider is analyzed by the individual information receiving unit 80 based on the provider of the information of the repair facility analyzed in step S0. Rewrite with information. In this way, the information of the repair facility that changes with time can be stored in the information storage device 23.

The repair facility information storage section 85 stores the address of the information on the repair facility provided by each repair facility 3, and information on the access method to the information on the repair facility.

The search target facility setting section 86 sets a list of the repair facilities 3 to be accessed in order to periodically obtain information on the repair facilities from various repair facilities 3 connected to the network 4. Then, according to the set list, information for accessing the repair facility 3 from which information is to be obtained is read from the repair facility information storage unit 85.

Here, only when the information display device 1 requests the provision of information on the repair facility, the search target facility setting section 86 determines the repair facility 3 to be accessed based on the search condition included in the request. A list may be set.
For example, the list may be set so as to access only the repair facility 3 within a predetermined range from the current location of the moving body 6 on which the information display device 1 is mounted. By doing so, it becomes possible to access the minimum required repair facility 3 when information is required, and thus the load on the network 4 can be reduced.

The individual information requesting section 87 is based on the address of the information on the repair facility read from the repair facility information storage section 85 by the search facility setting section 86 and information on the access method to the information on the repair facility. Then, the user accesses the repair facility 3 in the list set by the search target facility setting unit 86 to request information provision of the repair facility.

Next, a functional configuration of a portion related to the execution of the information providing process will be described.

In FIG. 12, the functional configuration of the part related to the execution of the information providing process includes a user request analysis unit 82, an information search unit 83, and an information processing unit 84.

The user request analysis unit 82 analyzes the data transmitted from the information display device 1 via the providing communication device 28, and detects user identification information and information on search conditions contained in the data. Then, the detected information is transferred to a plurality of units in the control device 22.

The information retrieval unit 83 is provided with a user request analysis unit 82
The facility information stored in the information storage device 25 is searched in accordance with the search condition transferred from the server, and information on a repair facility that matches the search condition is detected.

The information processing unit 84 converts the information of the repair facility detected by the information search unit 83 into a data format that can be processed by the information display device 1, and the converted data is analyzed by the user request analysis unit 82. It requests the providing communication device 28 to transmit the information to the information display device 1 specified by the identification information of the user.

The information providing device 2 of the present embodiment can be realized by using a computer system such as a personal computer with a modem.

Next, the operation of the information providing apparatus 2 of the present embodiment will be described.

As described above, the information providing device 2 provides the provided information obtaining process for obtaining the information of the repair facility provided by the various repair facilities 3 connected via the network 4 and the request for providing the information of the repair facility. Is performed on the information display device 1 that has issued the request, and information providing processing for providing information on the repair facility that matches the request.

First, the provided information obtaining process will be described.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the provided information obtaining process executed by the information providing apparatus 2.

First, the search target facility setting section 86 sets a list of the repair facilities 3 to be accessed for obtaining information among various repair facilities 3 connected to the network 4.
Information such as an address for accessing the repair facility 3 in the set list is read from the repair facility information storage unit 85 (step 2001).

Next, the individual information requesting unit 87 receives the information of the repair facility information read from the repair facility information storage unit 85 by the search facility setting unit 86 and the like.
7, the user accesses the repair facility 3 in the list set by the search target facility setting unit 86, and requests provision of information on the repair facility (step 2002). Thus, the information obtaining device 27 obtains information on the repair facility 3 on the list.

Next, the individual information receiving unit 80 analyzes the source of the information on the repair facility obtained by the information obtaining device 27 (step 2003).

Next, the individual information updating unit 81, based on the source of the information on the repair facility analyzed by the individual information receiving unit 80, stores the information on the repair facility of the provider stored in the information storage device 23. Is rewritten to the information of the repair facility whose provider is analyzed by the individual information receiving unit 80 (step 200).
4).

Steps 2001 to 200 described above
The processing of 4 is such that the information of the repair facility is periodically obtained from each of the repair facilities 3 connected to the network 4 or whenever the information display device 1 requests the provision of the information of the repair facility. The process is repeatedly executed so as to obtain information on the repair facility from the repair facility 3 near the current location of the moving body 6.

In this way, the information storage device 23
The information of the repair facility, which changes with time, that is, the operating status of the rescue service and the stock parts can be stored.

Next, an information providing process will be described.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the information providing process performed by the information providing apparatus 2.

First, the user request analysis unit 82 waits for data to be sent from the information display device 1 via the provider communication device 28 (step 3001).

Next, the transmitted data is analyzed, and the identification information of the user and the information on the search condition included in the data are detected (step 3002).

Next, the information retrieval unit 83, in accordance with the retrieval conditions analyzed by the user request analysis unit 82,
The information of the repair facility stored in the storage facility is searched, and all the information of the repair facility that matches the search condition is detected (step 3).
003).

For example, if the search condition analyzed by the user request analysis unit 82 is the current location of the mobile unit 6 and the self-propelled condition “self-propelled”, the information of the repair facility within a predetermined range from the current location is retrieved. Search from the information storage device 23.

Further, for example, when the search condition analyzed by the user request analysis unit 82 is the current location of the mobile unit 6 and the self-propelled condition “non-self-propelled”, a repair facility located within a predetermined range from the current location. Then, the information storage device 23 is searched for information on the repair facility that provides the rescue service and the repair facility in which the rescue service is available.

Here, when search conditions are set in addition to the current location of the mobile unit 6 and the self-propelling availability condition, in addition to the information of the repair facility that matches all the search conditions, the current location of the mobile unit 6 and the self-propelled It is preferable to search the information storage device 23 for information on a repair facility that meets the availability condition. Then, the information of the searched repair facility is prioritized, and the information display device 1
Is preferably provided.

For example, if the search conditions analyzed by the user request analysis unit 82 are the current location of the mobile unit 6, the self-propelling availability condition “possible to run”, and the manufacturer of the mobile unit 6 “Company A”, From the information storage device 23, information on a repair facility that is within a predetermined range from the repair facility that handles the mobile unit made by the company A and a repair facility that is within a predetermined range from the current location are searched. Then, priorities are given so that information on repair facilities that meet all the search conditions is given priority, and the information is provided to the information display device 1.

In this case, on the information display device 1, the user selects a repair facility by displaying icons with different colors in the order of higher priority and displaying the icons in order of higher priority. You can refer to it above.

Various methods are conceivable as a method of searching for information with the failure content as one of the search conditions.

For example, a list of parts necessary for repairing the failure according to the content of the failure is registered in the information search unit 83 in advance. Then, the information corresponding to the failure analyzed by the user request analysis unit 82 can be performed by detecting the information of the repair facility 3 that has the stock parts from the information storage device 23.

Further, for example, information on a repair facility that meets other search conditions except for the failure content is stored in the information storage device 2.
3 to detect. Then, using the information acquisition device 27,
Repair facility 3 specified by detected repair facility information
To search for a repair facility capable of repairing the failure content by inquiring whether the failure content can be repaired.

[0177] At this time, in addition to the response from the repair facility 3 to which access has been made as to whether or not the content of the failure can be repaired, if the content of the failure can be repaired, the cost and time required for the repair are also answered. It is preferable to receive it.

By providing information on the repair cost and the repair time to the user of the mobile unit 6, the user can refer to the selection of the repair facility.

Next, the information processing section 84 includes an information retrieving section 83
The information of the repair facility 3 detected by the user request analysis unit 8
A request is made to the provider communication device 28 to transmit the information to the information display device 1 specified by the user identification information analyzed in step 2 (step 3004). In response to this, the provider communication device 28 communicates with the information display device 1.

In the navigation system according to the present embodiment, the information display device 1 transmits to the information providing device 2 search conditions including the current location of the mobile unit 6 and the self-propelling availability condition.

[0181] In response to this, the information providing apparatus 2 reads the information on the various repair facilities 3 that change with time from the information storage device 23 and stores the repair facilities 3 that match the search condition.
And transmits only the information of the matching repair facility 3 to the information display device 1.

When the self-propelling condition is “self-propelling”, the information display device 1 displays the information on the repair facility 3 sent from the information providing device 2 on the map as an icon, and the information is selected by the user. The route guidance to the repair facility 3 corresponding to the icon is performed.

On the other hand, if the self-propelling availability condition is that
A list of the inquiry information of the repair facility 3 sent from the information providing device 2 is displayed, and the inquiry destination selected by the user is contacted to arrange the rescue service.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a mobile unit breaks down, information on the repair facility is provided in a form corresponding to the mobile unit, taking into consideration whether the mobile unit can run on its own. Therefore, it is possible to provide appropriate repair facility information that meets the user's request.

[0185] In the case where the mobile object is not capable of self-propelled operation, the user can be provided with information on a repair facility that provides a rescue service and is in a state where the rescue service can be used. Therefore, information on the repair facility can be provided more efficiently.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention.

[0187] For example, in the above embodiment, the self-propelling permission / inhibition setting section 70 of the information display device 1 sets the self-propelling permission / inhibition condition according to the user's instruction. Therefore,
It is important for the user to correctly recognize the failure of the moving object and determine whether or not the user can run by himself. Therefore, the information providing system of the present invention may be provided with a failure diagnosis function of the moving body 6 to help the user's recognition.

For example, a failure diagnosis device for detecting a trouble such as overheating which is difficult to self-run is attached to the engine of the moving body 6, and when a failure is detected by the device, the effect is notified by the voice input / output device 14 or the display. 11 may be used to call the user's attention. Also, in this case, the self-propelling permission / prohibition setting unit 70 may automatically request the information providing apparatus 2 to provide information on a repair facility that provides a rescue service by automatically setting the self-propelling disabling condition. Good.

Further, in the above embodiment, the information providing device 2 stores the information of various repair facilities in the information storage device 2.
3 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, the information display device 1 is provided with a storage device in which information of various repair facilities is stored in advance, and the information display device 1 performs the information search of the repair facility which has been performed on the information providing device 2 side. You may.

In this case, it is impossible to cope with information that changes with time, such as the operation status of the rescue service and the status of stock parts. However, information that does not change throughout the year, such as the name and position of the repair facility, the contact information, and the presence or absence of a rescue service, can be sufficiently handled by storing the information in the storage device provided in the information display device 1. By doing so, it is possible to provide information on the repair facility even in a situation where access to the information providing apparatus 1 is difficult or the like.

In this case, various information of the repair facility 3 is separately stored in the storage device of the information display device 1 and the information storage device 23 of the information providing device 2. The apparatus 1 searches for information on the repair facility that matches the search condition, and accesses the information providing apparatus 2 only when the information on the matching repair facility cannot be detected. May be retrieved.

In this manner, the frequency of the number of times of communication between the information display device 1 and the information providing device 2 can be reduced.

In the above embodiment, the display side communication device 21 of the information display device 1 has a function of directly calling the repair facility 3, but the display side communication device 21 is at least an information providing device. Any device capable of exchanging data with the device 2 may be used.

If the display-side communication device 21 does not have a function of making a direct call to the repair facility, it is not possible to directly inquire the repair facility. In such a case,
When providing information on the repair facility, the information display device 1 may display the location of the nearest telephone facility on a map. Knowing the location of the telephone facility makes it easier for users to receive rescue services.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the self-propelling permission / non-permission condition is set in the self-propelling permission / prohibition setting unit 70 of the information display device 1. I don't care.

In this case, the information on the repair facility sent from the information providing device 2 to the information display device 1 includes those performing the rescue service and those not performing the rescue service.

However, by adding information on the presence or absence of a rescue service to each piece of information on the repair facility sent from the information providing device 2 to the information display device 1, it is determined whether the repair facility provides the rescue service. Can be determined.

For example, as shown in FIG. 15, when an icon corresponding to information on a repair facility is displayed on a map,
Change the icon depending on whether you have a rescue service. Also,
As shown in FIG. 16, when displaying a list of information on repair facilities, a mark is provided for those having a rescue service.

In FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, when the information of the repair facility without the rescue service is selected, the individual information selecting section 72 transmits the information of the repair facility to the route calculating section 5.
1, the route guidance to the repair facility is performed. On the other hand, when the information of the repair facility with the rescue service is selected, the individual information selecting unit 72 causes the display-side communication device 2
By contacting the repair facility with a reference number using 1, the rescue service arrangement is arranged.

In this way, when the moving body breaks down, it is considered whether or not the moving body is capable of self-running.
Appropriate repair facility information can be provided.

When the information of the repair facility having the rescue service is selected, the user is prompted to input whether or not the mobile unit 6 is capable of self-propelling for the first time. Route guidance up to may be performed.

[0203]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When the moving body breaks down, the information on the repair facility can be provided in an appropriate form in consideration of whether or not the moving body is capable of self-running.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a navigation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of the information display device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram of a part related to execution of a navigation process of an arithmetic processing unit shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a functional configuration diagram of a part related to execution of information display processing of an arithmetic processing unit shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a format of data transmitted from the information providing device shown in FIG. 1 to the information display device.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a hardware configuration of an arithmetic processing unit shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a repair facility information display process executed by the information display device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 shows steps 1002 and 100 shown in FIG.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen displayed on a display in the processing in 4.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example in which icons for displaying information on repair facilities are drawn on a map displayed on a display.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of repair facility information corresponding to the icon selected in step 1012 of FIG. 7 on a display.

FIG. 11 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of the information providing apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of the control device shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a provided information obtaining process performed by the information providing apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining an information providing process performed by the information providing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a display screen of a display according to a modification of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a display screen of a display according to a modified example of one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 information display device 2 information providing device 3 repair facility 4 network 5 communication device 10 arithmetic processing unit 11 display 12 map storage device 14 voice input / output device 15 input device 16 wheel speed sensor 17 geomagnetic sensor 18 gyro 19 GPS receiver 20 icon storage Device 21 Display-side communication device 22 Control device 23 Information storage device 27 Information acquisition device 28 Provider communication device 30 Bus 31 CPU 32 RAM 33 ROM 34 DMA 35 Drawing controller 36 VRAM 37 Color palette 38 A / D converter 39 SCI 40 PIO 41 Counter 50 User operation analysis unit 51 Route calculation unit 52 Route guidance unit 53 Map drawing area setting unit 54 Map drawing unit 55 Current position calculation unit 56 Map match processing unit 57 Data reading processing unit 58 Menu drawing unit 59 Graphics processing unit 60 Search range setting unit 61 Received data analysis unit 62 Icon setting unit 63 Icon drawing position setting unit 64 Icon drawing unit 70 Self-propelled setting unit 71 Inquiry drawing unit 72 Individual information selection unit 80 Individual information reception unit 81 Individual information update unit 82 User request analysis unit 83 Information search unit 84 Information processing unit 85 Repair facility information storage unit 86 Search target facility setting unit 87 Individual information request unit

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kozo Nakamura 7-1-1, Omikacho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture Inside the Hitachi Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshinori Endo 7-1 Omikacho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture No. 1 Inside the Hitachi Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. An information display device comprising: at least one information display device for mounting a mobile body, which displays information on a repair facility; and an information providing device, which obtains the information on the repair facility and provides the information to the information display device. A providing system, wherein the information display device is a current position calculating means for determining a current position of a mobile body on which the information display device is mounted, and whether the mobile body on which the information display device is mounted is in a state capable of self-propelling. Self-propelling availability setting means for setting the self-propelling availability condition of whether or not, information of the current location obtained by the current location calculating means, information of the self-propelling availability condition set by the self-propelling availability setting means, and the information display device The identification information, the information providing apparatus, a first transmitting means for transmitting via a communication line, and a first receiving means for receiving the information of the repair facility, transmitted from the information providing apparatus, Receiving the information Received in stages, and a display means for displaying the information of the repair facility, the information supply device, at least one repair facility,
A facility information obtaining means for obtaining information on the repair facility, including information on the location of the repair facility and presence / absence of a rescue service such as tow trucking and on-site repair, and information on the repair facility obtained by the facility information obtaining means. Facility information storage means, information on the current location transmitted from the first transmission means,
The second receiving means for receiving the information on the self-propelling availability condition and the identification information, and when the information on the self-propelling availability condition received by the second receiving means is capable of self-propelling, the second The information on the repair facility within a predetermined range from the point specified by the information on the current location received by the receiving means is detected from the facility information storage means, and the information on the self-propelling availability condition received by the second receiving means is If self-propelled is not possible, the information of the repair facility that is within a predetermined range from the point specified by the information on the current location received by the second receiving means and is performing a rescue service is referred to as the facility information. Information retrieval means for detecting from the storage means, and information of the repair facility detected by the information retrieval means is transmitted to the information display device specified by the identification information received by the second receiving means via the communication line. The second information providing system characterized in that it comprises a transmitting unit, the that. 2. The facility information obtaining means according to claim 1, wherein, when the at least one repair facility provides a rescue service, the facility information obtaining means determines whether or not the repair facility has location information and a rescue service from the repair facility. In addition to the information, the information of the repair facility including the operation status information of the rescue service is obtained. The information searching means automatically receives the information on the self-propelling availability condition received by the second receiving means. A repair facility which is within a predetermined range from a point specified by the information on the current location received by the second receiving means when running is impossible, has a rescue service, and operates the rescue service Information from the facility information storage means. 3. An information system comprising: at least one information display device mounted on a mobile body for displaying information on a repair facility; and an information providing device for acquiring the information on the repair facility and providing the information to the information display device. A providing system, wherein the information display device includes at least one of location information and information on presence / absence of a rescue service such as tow trucking and on-site repair.
First facility information storage means in which information on the two repair facilities is stored in advance, current location calculation means for determining the current location of a mobile body equipped with the information display device, and a mobile body equipped with the information display device Self-propelling availability setting means for setting self-propelling availability conditions as to whether or not the vehicle is in a self-propellable state; and In the case where the information of the repair facility within a predetermined range from the current position obtained by the calculating means is detected from the first facility information storage means, First information searching means for detecting, from the first facility information storage means, information on repair facilities which are repair facilities located within a predetermined range from the current location obtained by the current location calculating means and performing rescue services, The first When the information of the repair facility cannot be detected by the information searching means, the information of the current location obtained by the current location calculating means, the information of the self-propelling availability condition set by the self-propelling availability setting means, The display device identification information,
A first transmitting unit that transmits to the information providing device via a communication line; a first receiving unit that receives information on a repair facility transmitted from the information providing device; and a first information search. Display means for displaying the information of the repair facility detected by the means or the information of the repair facility received by the first receiving means, the information providing device, from at least one repair facility,
A facility information obtaining means for obtaining information on the repair facility, including information on the location of the repair facility and presence / absence of rescue services such as tow trucking and on-site repair, and information on the repair facility obtained by the facility information obtaining means. Second facility information storage means, information on the current location transmitted from the first transmission means,
The second receiving means for receiving the information on the self-propelling availability condition and the identification information, and when the information on the self-propelling availability condition received by the second receiving means is capable of self-propelling, the second Repair facility information within a predetermined range from the point specified by the current location information received by the receiving means is detected from the second facility information storage means, and the self-propelled availability condition received by the second receiving means is detected. If the information of the repair facility is within a predetermined range from the point specified by the information of the current location received by the second receiving means, and the information of the repair facility performing the rescue service, , A second information search means detected from the second facility information storage means, and information on the repair facility detected by the second information search means,
An information providing system, comprising: an information display device specified by the identification information received by the second receiving means; and a second transmitting means for transmitting the information via the communication line. 4. The facility information obtaining means according to claim 3, wherein, when the at least one repair facility provides a rescue service, the facility information obtaining means determines whether or not the repair facility has location information and a rescue service from the repair facility. In addition to the information, the information of the repair facility, including the operation status information of the rescue service, is obtained. The second information searching means receives the self-propelled availability condition received by the second receiving means. Is a repair facility within a predetermined range from the point specified by the information on the current location received by the second receiving means, and has a rescue service, and the rescue service operates. An information providing system for detecting information on a repair facility that is located from the second facility information storage means. 5. The repair facility according to claim 1, wherein the information on the repair facility also includes contact information on the repair facility, and the display means is set by the self-propelled availability setting means. An information providing system, wherein, when the self-propelled condition is not self-propelled, the contact information included in the information on the repair facility is displayed on a screen in a list format. 6. The information display device according to claim 5, wherein the information display device includes: a contact information selection unit that selects contact information displayed in a list format on the screen in accordance with a user's instruction; An information providing system, comprising: an inquiry means for contacting a facility specified by the selected inquiry destination information. 7. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the information display device includes a map information storage means for storing map information, and map information near a current location obtained by the current location calculation means. ,
Map generating means for reading information from the map information storage means and generating information for specifying a map near the current location. When it is possible to run, a map specified by the information generated by the map creating means is displayed on the screen, and an icon for displaying information on the repair facility is displayed according to the position information included in the information on the repair facility. An information providing system, wherein the information is superimposed on a map displayed on the screen. 8. The information display device according to claim 7, wherein the information display device includes: an icon selection unit that selects an icon that is displayed on the map displayed on the screen in accordance with a user's instruction; Route guidance means for performing route guidance from the current location to the repair facility based on the position information of the repair facility specified by the information on the repair facility corresponding to the selected icon and the current location calculated by the current location calculation means; An information providing system comprising: 9. An information system comprising: at least one information display device mounted on a mobile body for displaying information on a repair facility; and an information providing device for obtaining information on the repair facility and providing the information to the information display device. A providing system, wherein the information display device includes: a current position calculation unit that obtains a current position of a moving body on which the information display device is mounted; information on a current position obtained by the current position calculation unit; and identification information of the information display device. To the information providing apparatus via a communication line, first receiving means for receiving information on the repair facility, which has been sent from the information providing apparatus, and Display means for displaying information on the repair facility received by the means, wherein the information providing apparatus comprises:
A facility information obtaining means for obtaining information on the repair facility, including information on the location of the repair facility and presence / absence of a rescue service such as tow trucking and on-site repair, and information on the repair facility obtained by the facility information obtaining means. Facility information storage means, information on the current location transmitted from the first transmission means,
Second receiving means for receiving identification information; and detecting information on repair facilities within a predetermined range from a point specified by the information on the current location received by the second receiving means from the facility information storage means. A second transmission for transmitting, via the communication line, information on the repair facility detected by the information retrieval means to the information display device specified by the identification information received by the second reception means; Means, wherein the display means of the information display device displays the information on the repair facility received by the information receiving means so that the presence / absence information of the rescue service included in the information on the repair facility can be identified. An information providing system, comprising: 10. The repair facility according to claim 9, wherein the information on the repair facility also includes contact information on the repair facility, and the display means displays the contact information on the repair facility on the basis of the repair information. An information providing system characterized in that when the presence / absence information of the rescue service included in the facility indicates that there is rescue, an icon indicating the fact is attached to the contact information and displayed on the screen in a list format. 11. The information display device according to claim 9, wherein the information display device includes a map information storage unit that stores map information, and map information near a current location obtained by the current location calculation unit.
Map generating means for reading information from the map information storing means and generating information for specifying a map near the current location, wherein the display means displays a map specified by the information generated by the map generating means. While displaying on the screen, displaying information of the repair facility, an icon capable of identifying the presence / absence information of the rescue service included in the repair facility is displayed on the screen according to the position information included in the information of the repair facility. An information providing system characterized by being superimposed and displayed on a map. 12. An information display device mounted on a mobile body for displaying information on a repair facility, wherein the information on at least one repair facility includes location information and information on presence / absence of a rescue service such as tow truck movement or on-site repair. Is stored in advance, facility information storage means, current location calculation means for determining the current location of the mobile body equipped with the information display device, and whether the mobile body equipped with the information display device is in a state in which it can run by itself. A self-propelling permission / prohibition setting means for setting a self-propelling permission / prohibition condition of whether or not the self-propelling permission / prohibition condition set by the self-propelling permission / prohibition setting means is self-propellable; Is detected from the facility information storage means, and if the self-propelling permission condition set by the self-propelling permission setting means is not self-propelled, a predetermined range from the current location obtained by the current location calculating means is detected. The information of the repair facility that is in the surrounding and performing the rescue service,
An information display device, comprising: an information search unit that detects from the facility information storage unit; and a display unit that displays information on a repair facility detected by the information search unit. 13. The repair facility according to claim 12, wherein the information about the repair facility also includes contact information about the repair facility. The display means displays the contact information included in the information about the repair facility as the repair information. An information providing system characterized in that when the presence / absence information of the rescue service included in the facility indicates that there is rescue, an icon indicating the fact is attached to the contact information and displayed on the screen in a list format. 14. The information display device according to claim 12, wherein the information display device includes a map information storage unit that stores map information, and map information near a current location obtained by the current location calculation unit.
Map generating means for reading information from the map information storing means and generating information for specifying a map near the current location, wherein the display means displays a map specified by the information generated by the map generating means. While displaying on the screen, displaying information of the repair facility, an icon capable of identifying the presence / absence information of the rescue service included in the repair facility is displayed on the screen according to the position information included in the information of the repair facility. An information providing system characterized by being superimposed and displayed on a map. 15. An information providing apparatus for providing information on a repair facility to an information display device mounted on a mobile unit via a communication line, wherein at least one repair facility provides position information and wrecker movement of the repair facility. Facility information obtaining means for obtaining information on the repair facility including presence / absence of a rescue service such as on-site and on-site repair; facility information storage means for storing information on the repair facility obtained by the facility information obtaining means; Receives information on the current location of the moving body on which the information display device is mounted and information on a self-propelled condition indicating whether or not the moving body is in a self-propelled state, which is sent from the device. Receiving means, if the information of the self-propelled availability condition received by the receiving means is capable of self-propelled, information of repair facilities within a predetermined range from the current location obtained by the current location calculating means, from the facility information storage means While detecting, if the information of the self-propelled availability condition received by the receiving means is not self-propelled, the repair facility is within a predetermined range from the current location obtained by the current location calculating means,
And information searching means for detecting information on the repair facility performing the rescue service from the facility information storing means, and information on the repair facility detected by the information searching means on the information display device via the communication line. An information providing apparatus, comprising: a transmitting unit that transmits.