JP2000030187A - Information processing system utilizing individual vehicle information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently provide necessary information to a user. SOLUTION: Information obtained by a communication equipment such as a portable telephone set 12, an FM multi-receiver 14 and a beacon communication equipment 16 is supplied to an information processor 10. The information processor 10 is provided with an individual vehicle information storage part for storing individual vehicle information such as the size and weight of the vehicle inside, extracts information to be adapted to one's own vehicle by referring to individual vehicle information out of information which is supplied from the communication equipment and displays it in a display device 20. Thus, unnecessary information is removed. For example, information concerning a parking lot which can be utilized only by small vehicles is prevented from being given to the users of large vehicles.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing system that uses individual vehicle information to extract information by using individual vehicle information that is individual information about the vehicle when information is provided to the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of information providing systems for vehicles have been put into practical use, and traffic information and the like can be obtained during traveling. For example, FM
Systems that provide various types of traffic information by multiplex broadcasting and systems that install an optical beacon or radio beacon on the side of a road and provide traffic congestion information to vehicles passing therethrough have been put to practical use. According to such a system, traffic information and the like can be appropriately obtained for a running vehicle. In particular, the information from the roadside beacon is basically information on an area directed forward from the current position of the vehicle in the traveling direction, and appropriate information can be obtained. In communication with a roadside beacon, a service has also been proposed in which, when a vehicle transmits a destination in its travel, a center provides a route to the destination.

[0003] Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-72234 discloses that
The vehicle sends information about its current location to the center,
A system is disclosed that provides a vehicle with parking information closest to its current location at a center. According to this system, information that meets the condition of a parking lot close to the current position of the vehicle is provided.

[0004]

However, the above system does not take into account information unique to each vehicle (for example, the size of the vehicle), so that inappropriate data is supplied to the vehicle. There is. For example, JP-A-7
In the system described in JP-A-72234, the parking lot information is provided in consideration of only the current position, so that a large vehicle may be guided to a parking lot dedicated to a small vehicle.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides an individual vehicle information utilization system that can use more appropriate information by utilizing individual vehicle information that is information unique to each vehicle. The purpose is to do.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a storage means mounted on a vehicle for storing individual vehicle information as individual information about the vehicle, a receiving means for receiving general information from outside the vehicle, And extracting means for extracting information related to the vehicle from the information based on the individual vehicle information stored in the storage means.

As described above, since information is extracted based on information unique to the vehicle, unnecessary information can be removed and useful information can be effectively provided to the user.

[0008] Further, information storage means for storing general information to be provided to the vehicle, individual vehicle information receiving means for receiving individual vehicle information, which is individual information about the vehicle sent from the vehicle, Extracting means for extracting information to be transmitted to the vehicle from among the general information stored in the information storing means, based on the individual vehicle information received from the vehicle, and transmitting means for transmitting the extracted information to the vehicle;
It is characterized by having. As described above, the same effect can be obtained by performing the extraction process at an organization (for example, a traffic center) that has received communication from the vehicle.

The individual vehicle information includes vehicle size or vehicle weight, the general information includes parking lot information,
It is preferable that the extraction unit extracts the parking lot information based on a vehicle size or a vehicle weight. Thus, it is possible to prevent a large vehicle from being guided to a parking lot dedicated to a small vehicle.

Further, the individual vehicle information includes vehicle size or vehicle weight, the received information includes traffic regulation information, and the extracting means extracts the traffic regulation information based on the vehicle size or vehicle weight. Is preferred. As a result, it is possible to prevent traffic regulation for large vehicles from being performed on small vehicles.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[Overall Configuration] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing system using individual vehicle information according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information processing device 10 is mounted on the vehicle 100. The information processing device 10 performs processing on various types of information including individual vehicle information that is information unique to the vehicle.

The vehicle is equipped with a portable telephone 12, an FM multiplex receiver 14, and a beacon communicator 16 as communication devices for communicating with the outside of the vehicle. The mobile phone 12 can be connected to the information center 200 via a telephone line, and the information processing apparatus 10 can obtain desired information from the information center 200. FM multiplex receiver 14 is broadcast station 210
, Such as traffic information multiplexed as digital data in FM broadcasts from the Internet. Beacon communication device 16
Communicates with the roadside beacon 220 such as an optical beacon or a radio beacon installed on the road, and obtains various information from the roadside beacon 220. The roadside beacon 220
Indicates that the traffic center 230 is connected and the traffic center 2
30 controls the information provided by the roadside beacon 220. A number of roadside beacons 220 are connected to the traffic center 230 and control provision of traffic information in a predetermined area. The traffic center 230 is also connected to an information center 200 and a broadcasting station 210, and provides traffic information to them. In addition, the traffic center 230
Will provide local traffic control, including traffic signal management. In addition,
The traffic center 230 includes a traffic control center provided in each area, a VICS center, and the like.

The information processing apparatus 10 includes a display device 2
0, the input device 22 is connected, and the display device 20 displays various information such as obtained information. Also,
The input device 22 allows the user to input various commands and data. The display device 20 is, for example, an LCD
(Liquid Crystal Display), and the input device 22 preferably includes a touch panel provided on the front surface of the display device 20. Further, it is also preferable that a voice output device (speaker), a voice input device (microphone), a voice recognition device, and the like be provided to enable input / output of data by voice.

Further, the information processing apparatus 10 is connected with a navigation device 30, a May day device 32, and an automatic fee processing device 34. The navigation device 30 is G
It has a current position detection device such as a PS device, a map database that stores a map of the whole country, and a processing unit that performs processes such as route calculation, and provides route guidance during vehicle travel. It is preferable that the display device 20 is used to display the route guidance, and the input device 22 is used to input data for the route guidance. The Mayday device 32 makes an emergency call to a predetermined emergency call destination when an emergency condition in the vehicle is detected (when an emergency button is operated, an airbag operation is detected, etc.). This notification is preferably made using the mobile phone 12. The automatic fee processing device 34 performs communication at a tollgate where the automatic fee collection device is installed, and performs an automatic payment process of the fee.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the information processing apparatus 10.
As shown in the figure, the information processing apparatus 10 includes a communication interface (communication device side) 42, a communication interface (system side) 44, an individual vehicle information storage unit 46, a general information storage unit 47, and a processing unit 48. Have. The communication interface (communication device side) 42 is connected to the mobile phone 12, the FM multiplex receiver 14, and the beacon receiver 16. On the other hand, the communication interface (system side) 44 includes the navigation device 30, the May day device 32, and the automatic fee processing device 34.
Connected to Further, the information processing device 10 has an individual vehicle information storage unit 46, and the individual vehicle information storage unit 4
6 stores various information specific to the vehicle.
Then, the processing unit 48 reads the individual vehicle information stored in the individual vehicle information storage unit 46, performs various information processing based on the information, and writes data to the individual vehicle information storage unit 46. The general information storage unit 47 is an information storage device that stores information obtained from the communication interface 42, and is connected to the processing unit 48 like the individual vehicle information storage unit 46. Here, in addition to the information obtained from the communication interface 42, the individual vehicle information storage 46
The information extracted by the processing unit 48 based on the individual vehicle information stored in is stored.

[Individual Vehicle Information] Here, information stored in the individual vehicle information storage unit 46 will be described. The individual vehicle information is basically information unique to the vehicle 100, and is information such as a registration number as a vehicle ID, a vehicle size and a weight based on information described in the vehicle verification.

Here, the frame number, car name, model,
Information such as the number of occupants, vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight, type of motor, vehicle dimensions (length, width, height), total displacement, and type of fuel are determined at the time of vehicle manufacture. Therefore, this information may be written at the factory when the vehicle is manufactured. Vehicle 1
After completion of 00, these information may be written, but these information are determined before starting the manufacture of the vehicle 100. Therefore, the information may be written before or during the manufacture of the vehicle 100. In addition, if the written data can be output during the manufacture of the vehicle, the individual vehicle information can be read out at the time of manufacture and used at the time of manufacture. For example, when a plurality of types of vehicles are manufactured in one manufacturing line, the shape of the hood, the number of doors, and the like may differ depending on each type of vehicle. In such a case, individual vehicle information such as a vehicle name and a model is previously written in the vehicle at the time of manufacture of the vehicle, and this is read by an automatic reader to determine parts to be assembled. In this way, erroneous assembly can be reduced as compared with the case where components to be assembled are determined visually.

The vehicle registration number, the type of the vehicle, and whether the vehicle is for private use or for business use are determined when a vehicle registration manager such as the Land Transport Office issues a license plate or a vehicle verification. Therefore, these pieces of information may be written in the individual vehicle information storage unit 46 after the vehicle 100 is manufactured.
When the owner is changed, the information such as the vehicle registration number is rewritten. Further, personal information and maintenance information of the vehicle 100 and the owner are also stored in the individual vehicle information storage unit 4.
6 is also suitable. For example, the owner's personal information: name, date of birth, address, phone number, blood type,
Maintenance information, such as workplace, past surgery, treatment history, etc .: the last maintenance date, next maintenance (vehicle inspection) date, accident history, repair history,
Information such as a mounting option name, a tire replacement history, and a set tire pressure are stored in the individual vehicle information storage unit 46.

Here, the individual vehicle information storage unit 46 needs to have a structure or a mechanism that cannot be easily rewritten from the viewpoint of security. Therefore, the individual vehicle information storage unit 4
It is preferable to seal mechanically or electrically so that 6 cannot be rewritten. In particular, the individual vehicle information storage unit 4
6 is composed of a mask ROM or EPROM to store information determined at the time of manufacture, and is basically made non-rewritable.
It is preferable to use an EPROM or the like so that rewriting can be performed only when a special operation is performed. The writing to the individual vehicle information storage unit 46 is preferably performed by connecting an external writing device. When the information processing device 10 has a writing function, only when a predetermined password is input. It is preferable to provide a security function so that a menu for writing appears on the screen. When writing is performed by connecting an external writing device, it is preferable to enhance the security function by encrypting information to be communicated.

Further, the individual vehicle information storage section 46 may be formed in the shape of an IC card or the like so that the individual vehicle information storage section 46 can be detachably attached to the vehicle 100. As a result, the IC card can be removed, and the registration number or the like can be stored in the removed IC card by the vehicle registration manager. It should be noted that, even in the case of using an IC card, it is preferable to mechanically attach the IC card so that the user cannot remove it.
In addition, it is preferable that a seal is provided so that the user can recognize that the device has been removed. Further, when the individual vehicle information storage unit 46 is formed in the shape of an IC card or the like, the individual vehicle information can be easily rewritten, but the rewriting may cause abuse of the IC card. In such a case, the processing unit 48 is provided with means for determining whether or not the individual vehicle information on the IC card is rewritten by a person having the authority to rewrite. If the individual vehicle information is rewritten by an unauthorized person, It may not be treated as valid information.

The "information transmission / reception" information processing apparatus 10 is triggered by a user operation, the entry of the roadside beacon 220 of the vehicle 100 into the communication area, and the like.
Information (general information) from the multiplex receiver 14 and the beacon communication device 16 is taken in via a communication interface (communication device side) 42. In addition, the processing unit 4
8 performs an extraction process. For example, the processing unit 48 refers to the individual vehicle information read from the individual vehicle information storage unit 46 and extracts necessary information from information taken from outside. Then, the extracted information is output to the display device 20 or the like.

As described above, necessary information is extracted from the acquired information based on the individual vehicle information, so that information provided to the user of the vehicle 100 is limited to information necessary for the user of the vehicle 100. be able to. Therefore, only necessary information is provided to the user, and it is possible to prevent unnecessary information from being provided to the user. In addition to the above-described extraction of necessary information, the information processing apparatus 10 can also add information read from the individual vehicle information storage unit 46 to information transmitted from the vehicle 100 to the information center 200 via the communication interface 42. It is. in this case,
The information center 200 receives the signal including the individual vehicle information, and the information center 200 extracts necessary information. Then, since only the extracted information is provided to the user, it is possible to prevent unnecessary information from being provided to the user. Also, as compared with the case where the necessary information is extracted by the information processing apparatus 10, the vehicle 1
The information to be transmitted to 00 can be minimized.

[Use of Parking Information] Next, a parking information utilizing system using the individual vehicle information utilizing system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

As described above, the vehicle 100 has the mobile phone 12 and the information center 200 via the telephone line.
And can be connected. The information center 200 has a database 200a that stores various types of information including traffic information, and provides the information stored in the database 200a to the vehicle 100. Particularly, in this example, the vehicle 100 requests the parking information, and the information center 200 provides the parking information around the point where the vehicle 100 is currently traveling from the parking information stored in the database 200a. The information center 200 includes the traffic center 23
0 is connected, and the traffic center 230 provides traffic congestion information and road construction information to the information center 200,
Stored in the database 200a. The information center 200 may collect the vacant seat information of the parking lot directly from the parking lot, but it is also preferable that the traffic center 230 collects the information and supplies the information to the information center 200. Further, a number of roadside beacons 220 are connected to the traffic center 230, and the vehicle 100 transmits the roadside beacons 220 via the roadside beacons 220.
Various traffic information can be obtained.

Then, the information processing device 10 of the vehicle 100 performs a process of selecting only necessary information from the parking lot information received via the telephone line. That is, the information center 2
The parking lot information supplied from 00 is information on the parking lot searched based on the condition of the vicinity of the vehicle 100, and does not take into account individual information that is information specific to the vehicle 100. Therefore, the information processing device 10 reads out information on the size and shape (height, vehicle width, total length) and weight of the vehicle from the individual vehicle information storage unit 46 and extracts only suitable parking lot information. As a result, for example, when the vehicle 100 is a large vehicle, the information on the parking lot dedicated to the small vehicle is excluded. Then, the parking lot information that has undergone such processing is displayed on the display device 20. Therefore, the user:
It is possible to provide parking lot information from which unnecessary information has been removed.

Also, the vehicle 100 provides individual vehicle information to the information center 200, and the information center 200
Information extraction processing using the individual vehicle information of the vehicle 100 can also be performed. That is, the vehicle 100 transmits the individual vehicle information including the vehicle size and the like to the information center 200 together with the request for the parking lot information. The information center 200 obtains nearby parking lot information from the database 200a, and extracts only information matching the individual vehicle information sent from the vehicle 100 from this parking lot information. Then, the extracted parking lot information is transmitted to the vehicle 100 via the telephone line.
To supply. With such a system, the vehicle 10
At 0, only the necessary parking lot information from which unnecessary information has been removed is displayed on the display device 20.

Further, the extraction work is performed by the traffic center 230.
In the information processing apparatus 10, the sharing may be performed. In this case, the vehicle 100 provides the information center 200 via the telephone line with a classification of a large frame of the vehicle (for example, information indicating the classification of a passenger vehicle, a commercial vehicle, a bus / truck, a left-hand drive vehicle, and the like). Therefore, in the information center 200, a simple extraction process is performed based on the provided classification information of the large frame, and the extracted parking lot information is provided to the vehicle 100.

In the information processing apparatus 10, the information once extracted in the information center 200 is subjected to further extraction processing based on detailed individual vehicle information such as vehicle size and shape, and only necessary information is displayed to the occupant. I do. As a result, the information extraction process can be performed by both the information center 200 and the information processing device 10, and the processing time of the microprocessor mounted on the information processing device 10 can be greatly reduced. Further, since an inexpensive microprocessor can be used, the information processing device 10 can be made inexpensive.

[Emergency Vehicle Guidance] Next, an emergency vehicle guidance system using the individual vehicle information utilization system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

When the emergency vehicle 110 enters the communication area of the roadside beacon 220, the beacon communication device transmits individual vehicle information (information indicating that it is an emergency vehicle) and destination information. The traffic center 230 is connected to the roadside beacon 220, and the traffic center 230 recognizes that the emergency vehicle runs toward the destination.

Then, the traffic center 230 searches for the optimum route to the destination based on the latest traffic information stored in the database 230a. The traffic center 230 provides the obtained optimal route information to the emergency vehicle 110. This optimal route is the shortest route in consideration of traffic congestion and the like.
Further, based on the route of the emergency vehicle 110, the traffic center 230 changes the traffic light 240 on the route to the emergency vehicle 11
It is managed so that it is optimal for 0 traffic. That is, priority control of the emergency vehicle 110 is performed by extending the green signal time or the left turn arrow signal at the emergency vehicle passing intersection.

The general vehicle 100 on the route of the emergency vehicle 110 is informed of the approach of the emergency vehicle to call attention. It is also preferable to provide the general vehicle 100 with information about the detour route. Here, information transmission to the vehicle 100 may be performed by communication between the roadside beacon 220 and the beacon communication device 16 or by making a call to the mobile phone 12. In particular, when there is an elevated road and a road under the elevated road, the position of the emergency vehicle 110 may not be grasped only by the sound, or the sound itself may be difficult to recognize. In such a case, by notifying the general vehicle 100, the general vehicle 100 can be evacuated promptly, and the possibility of hindering the emergency vehicle 110 from running can be reduced. In particular, the vehicle 10
It is preferable that an instruction such as a route change is issued to 0 to automatically change the route in the navigation device 30.

Incidentally, when the emergency vehicle 110 passes through the vehicle, the vehicle may return in a one-way road or reverse in a reverse lane. Therefore, it is preferable to consider these when determining the optimum route.

By such control, the emergency vehicle 110
It is possible to make traveling to the destination suitable.

[Other Configurations] In the traffic regulation, it is preferable that the information processing apparatus 10 extracts information using individual vehicle information. That is, when the own vehicle is a small vehicle, the traffic regulation for a large vehicle can be excluded. Also, height,
It is preferable to extract information on roads (including under construction) whose width, size, and the like are restricted in consideration of the size of the vehicle.

These are preferably used for a route search in the navigation device 30. As a result, traveling of a large truck, particularly traveling at night, can be limited to a main road.

Also, in the general vehicle 100, when the destination is provided from the beacon communication device 16 to the roadside beacon 220, the traffic center 230 performs a route search with reference to traffic congestion and the like, and informs the vehicle of the optimal route. There is. In this case, if the vehicle 100 provides individual vehicle information such as vehicle dimensions, the traffic center 230
In the above, it is preferable to perform a route search by extracting information in consideration of the individual vehicle information.

In addition, when the route search is performed, more accurate optimal route selection can be performed by taking into account the regulation information of the maximum speed according to the type of the vehicle.

The information processing apparatus 10 supplies the type of the vehicle 100, such as large or normal, to the automatic fee processing device 34, and the automatic fee processing device 34
It is also preferable to provide this data to a roadside automatic toll collection device to determine the toll. In addition, a parking fee can be similarly determined according to the vehicle type.

Further, by recognizing the type of vehicle at the traffic center 230, the traffic flow can be optimized in consideration of the type of vehicle. Also, road traffic regulation may be performed according to the type of vehicle. For example, there are traffic regulations for large vehicles and traffic regulations for private cars. In this case, necessary information can be extracted using the individual vehicle information, and unnecessary information can be prevented from being provided.

Further, if information on the type of fuel based on individual vehicle information is used at a gas station, it can be used for automatic fuel determination. Also, if information such as the fact that the driver is a beginner is stored as individual vehicle information, a route for beginners (a route that uses a wide and easy-to-run road or a road that has been run before) or a parking It can also be used for selecting a parking lot (selecting a large parking lot where parking is easy).

[0043]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Necessary information can be extracted using the individual vehicle information unique to the vehicle. Therefore, unnecessary information can be prevented from being provided to the user, and suitable information can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an information processing system using individual vehicle information according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a system provided for providing parking lot information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a system applied to traveling of an emergency vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 10 information processing device, 12 mobile phone, 14 FM multiplex receiver, 16 beacon communication device, 20 display device, 2
2 input device, 30 navigation device, 32 May day device, 34 automatic fee processing device, 42 communication interface (communication device side), 44 communication interface (system side), 46 individual vehicle information storage unit, 48 processing unit, 100 vehicle, 110 Emergency vehicle, 200 information center, 210 broadcast station, 220 roadside beacon, 230
Traffic center.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Yasuo Uehara 1 Toyota Town, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture Inside Toyota Motor Corporation (72) Inventor Yasuyuki Furuta 1 Toyota Town, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture Toyota Motor Corporation F Term (reference) 5H180 AA01 AA02 AA07 AA12 BB04 BB05 BB12 CC12 DD04 EE07 EE08 EE10 EE18 FF04 FF05 FF12 FF13 FF27 FF33 JJ02 KK10 LL06

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A storage device mounted on a vehicle for storing individual vehicle information that is individual information about the vehicle, a receiving device for receiving general information from outside the vehicle, and the storage device from among the general information. Extracting means for extracting information related to the vehicle based on the individual vehicle information stored in the vehicle,
An information processing system using individual vehicle information, comprising: 2. An information storage means for storing general information to be provided to a vehicle, an individual vehicle information receiving means for receiving individual vehicle information sent from the vehicle and being individual information about the vehicle, Extracting means for extracting information to be transmitted to the vehicle from among the general information stored in the information storing means, based on the individual vehicle information received from the vehicle, and transmitting means for transmitting the extracted information to the vehicle; An information processing system using individual vehicle information, comprising: 3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the individual vehicle information includes a vehicle size or a vehicle weight,
An information processing system using individual vehicle information, wherein the general information includes parking lot information, and the extracting unit extracts the parking lot information based on a vehicle size or a vehicle weight. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the individual vehicle information includes a vehicle size or a vehicle weight,
An information processing system using individual vehicle information, wherein the received information includes traffic regulation information, and the extracting means extracts the traffic regulation information based on vehicle size or vehicle weight.