JP2005043378A - Guide device and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle facility guide device enabling a driver of a vehicle to acquire necessary information when he/she needs in a proper form. <P>SOLUTION: The on-vehicle facility guide device comprises a navigation system comprising a storage medium storing a road map and information for essential buildings or the like, a display device which accesses the storage medium and acquires and displays the stored information, a location device for outputting information for showing the present position of the vehicle on the display screen of the display device, a first input device for inputting information for a destination, and a route searching device for searching the present position of the vehicle and the route to the destination; a first communication device for acquiring information for various facilities on the basis of a request from the vehicle; and a second input device for instructing necessary information. This device further comprises a means for acquiring, on the basis of a instruction from the second input device for instructing necessary information, information for a facility instructed by the second input device from the first communication device, and displaying the acquired information for the facility on the road information from the present position to the destination. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted facility guidance device that is mounted on a vehicle and appropriately provides information related to various facilities to passengers.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the concept of a conventional navigation system. Currently, there is a so-called navigation system in which the position of a vehicle is acquired using a Global Positioning System (= GPS) or the like and is displayed on a road map displayed on the screen of a display device by a passenger.

  FIG. 7 illustrates the above-described navigation system. Map data information obtained from a CD-ROM (sometimes referred to as a map data file) 1 and the current position of the vehicle (for example, longitude, (Latitude information) is acquired and converted into coordinates on the map, the location device 2, the route search device 3, the display control device 4, the display device 5, and the destination input device 6 for indicating the destination Then, the map information from the map data file 1 is converted into image data by the display control device 4, developed in the bitmap memory of the display device 5, and displayed on the display screen of the display device 5.

  On the other hand, the vehicle acquired from the location device 2 and its current position are overwritten on the bitmap memory of the display device 5 by converting it into predetermined symbol data, etc., and displayed on the display screen of the display device 5 To do.

  By inputting the destination from the destination input device 6 using coordinate information or the facility information name included in the map data, the location of the destination where the vehicle travels is determined. By searching for an appropriate road to the ground and displaying it on the display screen, the occupant can reach the destination by driving the vehicle along the displayed road.

  However, the purpose of this navigation system is to obtain geographical information mainly independently, such as knowing the location of a reachable gas station from the current vehicle fuel level. It is possible to follow information that fluctuates from day to day, such as performing a search that matches the situation of the vehicle, or searching for the position of a gas station that provides the cheapest gasoline per liter within a certain distance. There is a problem that you can not.

  As a similar prior art, there is JP-A-6-195594, “Gas station display device”. However, when a crew member desires, information on a necessary gas station cannot be obtained. There is a problem that only facility information can be obtained, and it is not possible to know a plurality of appropriate replenishment points in advance for a long distance run, and a planned run is not possible.

  In addition, as another prior art, there is Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-262163 "Long-time operation warning device", but even this prior art cannot obtain necessary information when the occupant desires, and long distance When traveling, it is difficult to enumerate points where rest is possible in advance, and it is difficult to plan traveling. In addition, even if the facility that has arrived cannot be rested due to a fixed holiday or the like, it is impossible to know ahead of time and to perform a new search.

  Further, as other prior arts, there are “Information display device” in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-151881 and “Control method of automobile information providing device” in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-295397, which connect the present location and the destination. Since the concept of route does not exist, it is inappropriate to refer to the result of a search even at a point far from the route, and for the person on the vehicle to recognize the distance between the route and the searched facility. There is a problem of selecting an appropriate facility.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle-mounted facility guidance device that can acquire information desired by a vehicle driver in an appropriate form when necessary.

  FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram of the present invention. The above-mentioned problems are solved by a vehicle-mounted facility guidance apparatus configured as follows.

(1) Access to the storage medium (CD-ROM) 1 storing information such as road maps and main buildings, and the storage medium (CD-ROM) 1 to obtain and display the stored information A display device 5; a location device 2 that outputs information for displaying the current position of the vehicle on the display screen of the display device 5; a first input device 6 that inputs information about a destination; and the current position of the vehicle And a navigation system comprising a route search device 3 for searching for a route to the destination,
First communication devices (facility information request transmitting device, facility information receiving device) 7 and 8 that acquire information on various facilities based on requests from vehicles, and a second input device that indicates necessary information ( Extraction condition input device) 9,
Based on the instruction from the second input device 9 that instructs the necessary information, information on the facility indicated by the second input device 9 is acquired from the first communication devices 7 and 8, and the current location is acquired. Means 13 for displaying information on the acquired facility in the road information from when the vehicle arrives at the destination.

(2) Access the storage medium (CD-ROM) 1 storing information such as road maps and main buildings, and the storage medium (CD-ROM) 1 to obtain and display the stored information A display device 5; a location device 2 that outputs information for displaying the current position of the vehicle on the display screen of the display device 5; a first input device 6 that inputs information about a destination; and the current position of the vehicle And a navigation system comprising a route search device 3 for searching for a route to the destination,
First communication devices 7 and 8 that acquire information on various facilities based on requests from vehicles, a second input device 9 that instructs necessary information, and a clock device 10 that obtains information on the current time And a device (traveling speed / traveling distance acquiring device) 11 for acquiring information related to the traveling of the vehicle,
Based on the instruction from the second input device 9 that instructs the necessary information, information on the facility indicated by the second input device 9 is acquired from the first communication devices 7 and 8, and the current location is acquired. A facility that can be reached in a certain time from the present location or a facility that exists within a certain distance from the clock device 10 and the device 11 that acquires information relating to the travel of the vehicle as road information from the vehicle to the destination. It is configured to include means (facility countermeasure device) 13 for selecting information related to the selected facility and displaying information related to the selected facility.

(3) Access to the storage medium (CD-ROM) 1 storing information such as road maps and main buildings, and the storage medium (CD-ROM) 1 to obtain and display the stored information A display device 5; a location device 2 that outputs information for displaying the current position of the vehicle on the display screen of the display device 5; a first input device 6 that inputs information about a destination; and the current position of the vehicle And a navigation system comprising a route search device 3 for searching for a route to the destination,
First communication devices 7 and 8 that acquire information on various facilities based on requests from vehicles, a second input device 9 that instructs necessary information, and a clock device 10 that obtains information on the current time And a device 11 for acquiring information related to vehicle travel,
Based on the instruction from the second input device 9 for instructing the necessary information, information on the facility indicated by the second input device 9 is acquired from the first communication devices 7 and 8, and the current location is acquired. From the clock device 10 and the device 11 that obtains information related to the travel of the vehicle to the road information from the current location to the destination, the facility that can be reached in the shortest time from the current location, or the facility that exists in the shortest distance A means 13 for displaying information is provided.

(4) The vehicle-mounted facility guidance apparatus according to the above paragraph (1), or (2), or (3),
The route search device 3 of the navigation system is provided with means 3) for sending a plurality of facility information from the means 13 for displaying information about the facility,
The route search device 3 is configured to include means for searching for and selectively displaying the current location and a plurality of routes from the plurality of facilities to the destination based on the plurality of facility information. .

  (5) It is configured to include means for selectively displaying any one or more of the display means described in (1), (2), or (3), or (4) above. .

(6) In the vehicle-mounted facility guidance device described in (5) above,
Add a device (fuel remaining amount measuring device) 12 to obtain information on the remaining amount of fuel in the vehicle,
Based on the instruction from the second input device 9 for instructing the necessary information, information on the facility indicated by the second input device 9 is acquired from the first communication devices 7 and 8, and the current location is acquired. Information from the clock device 10, the device 11 that acquires information related to the travel of the vehicle, and the device 12 that acquires information related to the fuel remaining amount of the added vehicle. And a means 13 for selecting and displaying information relating to a fuel supply facility (sometimes simply referred to as a fueling facility).

(7) The vehicle-mounted facility guidance device according to (1) to (6) above,
Add a second communication device 14,15 that transmits information about the facilities acquired by one vehicle to other vehicles,
Information regarding the facility is configured to be shared by a plurality of vehicles.

(8) The vehicle-mounted facility guidance device according to (1) to (7) above,
The first communication devices 7 and 8 and the second communication devices 14 and 15 are configured to be mobile phone systems.

(9) A computer-readable recording medium that records a program that operates on a computer (facility search device 13) in a vehicle-mounted facility guidance device,
In addition to the function of acquiring the second information related to the facility from the first communication device based on the information identifying the facility requested from the vehicle, the first information related to the acquired facility This is to realize a function of displaying the information of 2.

  That is, the vehicle-mounted facility guidance device of the present invention includes first communication devices 7 and 8 that obtain information on facilities such as gas stations, a second input device 9 that indicates necessary information, and the current time. A timepiece device 10 that obtains information on the vehicle, a device 11 that obtains information about the travel of the vehicle, a device 12 that obtains information about the fuel remaining amount of the vehicle, and a second device that transmits the current facility selection status to other vehicles. Combining a navigation system with a device that obtains and transmits information that fluctuates from day to day, such as communication devices 14,15, etc., it is possible to obtain the information that the vehicle driver wants in an appropriate form. .

  First, the current location and the destination are specified using the navigation system. Thereafter, the navigation system searches for the optimum route connecting the two designated points, and displays it on the display screen of the display device 5 together with the road map. A facility such as a gas station, a parking lot, a restaurant, or the like that is on the optimal route searched in this way, or can be reached from the optimal route in a certain time, or exists within a certain time, such as a predetermined input device (Second input device) Instructed by the second input device 9 from the information about each facility that is indicated on the map, picked up from the map, and transmitted using the first communication devices 7 and 8 By selecting the facility that has been picked up, a passenger such as a vehicle can view the selected information and select an appropriate facility.

  In addition, when it is necessary to stop at a plurality of facilities, the location information of the plurality of facilities to be stopped is sent to the route search device 3 of the navigation system, and the route from each facility to the destination is searched and searched. The optimal route from the facility where you visited to the destination can be recognized by selectively displaying all of the routes that have been searched or a part of the searched route based on the instructions of the driver of the vehicle. The vehicle can be plannedly driven. In particular, when long-distance driving is performed, if the next refueling facility when the shortest facility (refueling facility) displayed is full is displayed in advance, more planned traveling Will be able to.

  Using this information and the travel speed, travel distance, etc. acquired from the device 11 for acquiring information on vehicle travel, facilities that can be reached within a certain period of time or facilities that exist within a certain distance are listed. From the listed information, information required by the occupant can be extracted and a desired facility can be selected.

  In addition, by using this information, the facility that can be reached in the shortest time or that is present at the shortest distance is presented to the occupant. A facility can be selected.

  In addition, by providing a device 12 for obtaining the current fuel remaining amount and the amount of fuel that can be stored in the vehicle, this information and the mileage / consumption fuel ratio up to now, the standard fuel filling amount at the gas station, Comprehensive information on the minimum fuel level that indicates when fuel should be filled, if the destination has been determined, indicate the refueling store to stop by, and if the destination has not been determined, specify A refueling point that satisfies the above condition, for example, a refueling point at the shortest distance can be shown to the occupant.

  In addition, if the maximum continuous travel time is set in advance, if the destination has already been determined, the facility that the occupant indicated by the second input device 9 should exceed the maximum continuous travel time. By listing and presenting in a non-existing range, if the destination has not been determined, it is possible to list facilities that can be reached within the maximum continuous travel time from the current point. The “maximum continuous running time” may be defined as, for example, “time during which the engine is operating”. At this time, if the continuous running time becomes longer than the set time, a warning may be issued to the occupant.

  Select one or more of the facilities listed in the above procedure, and provide a second communication means for transmitting to the other vehicle which facility has been selected. By notifying, when touring in a group, information on facilities to stop by can be shared by a plurality of vehicles in the group.

  As described above in detail, according to the vehicle-mounted facility guidance device of the present invention, the current navigation system includes the fixed information 1) of the facility indicated by the vehicle occupant and the fluidity that changes from day to day. By adding communication means that can acquire information corresponding to information 2) at any point in time and search means, information necessary for the passenger can be acquired in an appropriate form and transmitted to the passenger, It becomes easy to perform planned traveling. In particular, an effective advertising effect can be expected for a trader who deals with a vehicle occupant such as a gas station.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention, FIGS. 2 to 6 are diagrams illustrating an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration example of a facility information service network system. 3 shows a format example of information (request information and response information) transmitted and received between the vehicle and the information service facility, and FIG. 4 shows facility information in the facility search device of the in-vehicle system, FIG. 5 shows an example of a processing flow of information retrieval operation of the vehicle system, and FIG. 6 shows a route from the current location and a plurality of facilities to the destination. An example of searching and displaying is shown.

  In the present embodiment, the facility searching device 13 (computer) controls the facility on-board facility guide device as a whole, and the function is realized by a program recorded in a computer-readable recording medium (not shown) installed in advance. It is like that.

  In addition, a storage medium (CD-ROM) 1 storing information such as a road map and main buildings, and a display for accessing the storage medium (CD-ROM) 1 to acquire and display the stored information A navigation system including a device 5, a location device 2 that outputs information for displaying the current position of the vehicle on the display screen of the display device 5, and a first input device 6 that inputs information about a destination , First communication devices 7 and 8 for acquiring information on various facilities based on requests from vehicles, a second input device 9 for instructing necessary information, and a clock device for obtaining information on the current time 10, a device 11 for obtaining information on vehicle travel, a device 12 for obtaining information on the fuel remaining amount of the vehicle, a second communication device 14, 15 for transmitting the current facility selection status to other vehicles, etc. However, the vehicle-mounted facility guidance device of the present embodiment Is a necessary means to build In addition, the same code | symbol has shown the same target object through all the figures.

  Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the vehicle-mounted facility guidance apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle-mounted facility guidance device of the present invention includes a communication device (first communication) that obtains information about facilities such as a gas station, in particular, fluid information 2 that varies from day to day. Device) 7,8, second input device 9 for instructing necessary information, clock device 10 for obtaining information relating to the current time, and information relating to vehicle travel (eg travel speed, travel distance) Device 11, a device 12 for obtaining information on the remaining amount of fuel in the vehicle, a second communication device 14, 15 for transmitting the current facility selection status to other vehicles, and a navigation system 30. Yes.

  The vehicle-mounted facility guidance apparatus A shown in FIG. 1 uses the information service network system shown in FIG. 2 to provide information on each facility (for example, a gas station, a restaurant, a parking lot, etc.) B as shown in FIG. The facility information request transmitting device 7 and the facility information receiving device 8 acquire the information.

  Each facility B in FIG. 2 provides its own fixed information 1) and fluid information 2). The fixed information 1) mainly includes the CD-ROM 1 etc. shown in FIG. Provided by storage medium.

  The normal facility B is connected to the information service facility C through the network shown in FIG. 2, has no wireless facilities, and stores only its own facility information. When requested, the information service facility C is provided with the information. Therefore, each facility B is provided with a network means with the information service facility C and a storage means for each facility information.

  The facility B that is large to some extent may have a wireless facility or the like and receive a request from the vehicle A directly. In this case, a request related to one's own facility is selected from the requests and responded. Of course, when a request regarding another facility B is received, a request for information provision is made to the other facility B via the network system shown in FIG. In this case, for the large-scale facility B, a network unit with the information service facility, a storage unit for storing the own facility information, a wireless facility for exchanging with the vehicle A, and a request regarding the own facility are selected. Means and means for requesting information provision of other equipment B to the information service facility C are required.

  As a general rule, the information service facility C uses a network communication means using a wired or public telephone line from many facilities B to provide fluid information (variable information on each facility as described later). ) 2) is obtained and stored, and the facility transmits information on each facility to the vehicle A based on a request from the vehicle A. Of course, you may have fixed information 1) of each facility B.

  For example, there are a plurality of information service facilities C in the whole country, and they are connected by a network as shown in the figure. When a plurality of information service facilities C receives a request from the vehicle A, the information service facility C that receives the request earlier suppresses information transmission to the other information service facilities C. If both are received at the same time, either one will receive priority. This priority receiving means may be determined based on, for example, the position of the vehicle A requested and the moving direction.

  If the request information from the vehicle A is not in the information service facility C, a request is made to each facility B via the network, or other information service facilities C are communicated with wireless communication means, Alternatively, the facility information is acquired by making a request for information on the necessary facility B using a public telephone line or the like.

  In principle, the fixed information 1) is recorded in advance on a storage medium such as a CD-ROM 1 that each vehicle has as equipment, and the necessary information is provided to the facility search device 13.

  In addition to the store identification code and geographical location information of each facility, the fixed information 1) includes, for example, the maximum number of parking lots owned by the store, regular holidays, business hours, number of seats, credit cards, etc. There is an average waiting time.

  In the case where the facility is a gas station, there are availability of auxiliary facilities such as car wash equipment / oil change, types of fuel to be provided (light oil, heavy oil, LP, gasoline, etc.), unit prices by type of fuel, and the like.

  If the fixed information 1) is insufficient with only the information recorded on the CD-ROM 1, a request for obtaining the fixed information 1) from the information service facility C outside the vehicle (request) ) To get out.

  Next, the fluid information 2) is acquired by making an acquisition request (request) to the information service facility C outside the vehicle.

  The fluid information 2) is information that fluctuates from day to day, such as correction information of the fixed information 1), menu (provided items, unit price, etc.), vacant space in the parking lot, and the like.

FIG. 3 (a) shows a format example of request information when requesting the fluid information 2). The request format is as shown in FIG.
Movement speed information of the vehicle that made the request for the direction of travel of the vehicle that made the request for the position of the vehicle that made the request for the vehicle that made the request for the identification code that can uniquely determine the vehicle that made the request start code request It consists of the identification code request end code of the facility B for which it is desired to acquire.

  Among the above information, the location of the requesting vehicle, the traveling direction of the requesting vehicle, the moving speed of the requesting vehicle, etc. are used to determine which information service facility C should be used for transmission / reception. used.

FIG. 3B is a format example of response information for the above-described fluid information request.
Identification code of the facility B that has acquired the identification code information that can uniquely determine the vehicle that made the response start code request or the system mounted on the vehicle (information format is not specified)
It consists of a response end code.

  Next, an example of processing when acquiring the fluid information 2) will be described with reference to FIG. This process is a process between the facility search apparatus 13 of the vehicle-mounted facility guide apparatus shown in FIG.

First, the facility search apparatus 13 makes a request to the information service facility C in accordance with a previously specified request format {see FIG. 3 (a)}. {See processing step 100 in FIG. 4}
In the information service facility C, a facility identification code is selected from the received request format, and information regarding the facility is searched. This facility information may be in a file device inside the information service facility C. In this case, the facility information that matches the identification code of the corresponding facility is searched from many request formats. If this facility information is not in the file device inside the information service facility C, the necessary information is obtained from the facility B having the corresponding identification code via the network shown in FIG. To do. {See processing step 101 in FIG. 4}
In the information service facility C, as a result of the search (if it can be found within a certain period of time, that information, if not found within a certain period of time, information indicating that), the vehicle that made the request, Alternatively, a response is sent according to a response format {see FIG. 3 (b)} that combines the identification code of the system mounted on the vehicle and the identification code of the facility B that has acquired the information. {See processing step 102 in FIG. 4}
The facility search apparatus 13 selects and acquires response information including both the identification code of its own system and the identification code of the facility B that has issued the request. {See processing step 103 in FIG. 4}
FIG. 5 shows an example of the entire search process in the facility search apparatus 13. For example, in the case of “the closest restaurant that can be reached within 10 minutes. However, I want three seats”. The operation procedure is shown.

First, the occupant (occupant) designates the search by selecting a cursor menu, a predetermined key operation, or the like using the extraction condition input device (second input device) 9 shown in FIG. {See processing step 200 in FIG. 5}
The facility search device 13 includes various sensors installed in the vehicle, such as travel speed / travel distance acquisition means 11, fuel remaining amount measurement device 12, and vehicle type information (large car, medium car, small car, dump, etc.) From the above, the ratio of mileage to fuel consumption, the average moving speed of the vehicle when there is no traffic jam {if the reference speed is set in advance, and the state of running above that speed continues for a certain period of time Is determined to be “driving without traffic congestion” and the average speed in this state is taken as the average moving speed of the vehicle when there is no traffic jam} to obtain the route search device 3 of the navigation system Get current vehicle location information and route information from {See processing step 201 in FIG. 5}
The facility search device 13 uses the information acquired from various sensors installed in the vehicle based on the route information searched by the navigation system, within a specified time (in this example, 10 minutes). Find the maximum distance that can be reached. {See processing step 202 in FIG. 5}
The facility search device 13 identifies the identification code of the restaurant within the range of the maximum reach within the specified facilities (in this example, the restaurant) existing on the route and in the vicinity of the route, and the location information. Get the combination column (s). {See processing step 203 in FIG. 5}
The combination of the restaurant identification code and the position information is rearranged in order from the current vehicle position. {See processing step 204 in FIG. 5}
In order from the nearest restaurant, using the identification code of each restaurant, fluid information 2) about the facility (restaurant) having the identification code is acquired. {See processing step 205 in FIG. 5}
If there is response information to the above request and fluid information 2) can be obtained, examine the obtained information and the condition {in this example “for 3 people” or not specified, Of course, only those that match the conditions for the availability of free space in the parking lot are displayed in the vicinity of the relevant facility location on the road map by opening a predetermined window, or under the display screen Display in a message display field. {See processing step 206 in FIG. 5}
The request of the fluid information 2) and the condition check process are repeated until the number of matches reaches the preset maximum enumeration number. If not, information regarding facilities that did not match may be displayed as reference information. {See processing step 207 in FIG. 5}
Although the said embodiment demonstrated the facility which can be reached | attained in the fixed time of "within 10 minutes" as an example, a fixed distance may be sufficient. Needless to say, it may be a facility that can be reached in the shortest time or a facility that exists within the shortest distance.

  In the embodiment described above, the route search device 3 of the navigation system has been described as an example in which the facility information instructed by the vehicle occupant is displayed on the route from the current position of the vehicle to the destination. However, the facility information is not necessarily on the route searched by the route search device 3, and may be at a position away from the route, and the vehicle has stopped at a facility at a position away from the route. In this case, it is necessary to search the route by inputting the destination again from the destination input device (first input device) 6 of the navigation system.

  Also, when traveling long distances, it may be desirable to know in advance where the first refueling facility and where the next second refueling facility is located when the tank is full.

  Therefore, in the present invention, by providing the instruction line 3) for sending the facility information instructed by the occupant from the facility searching device 13 shown in FIG. 1 to the route searching device 3 of the navigation system, the route searching device is provided. In 3, based on the current location and the location of the facility received from the facility search device 13, a plurality of optimum routes to the current location and the destination when starting from each facility are searched.

  FIG. 6 schematically shows route search in the route search apparatus 3. Here, a refueling facility is taken as an example, the first facility that should be visited before reaching the destination Bd from the current location B0 is B1, and the first facility that should be reached before reaching Bd from B1. B2, when the first facility to stop from Bn to Bd is Bn + 1, the route from Bi to Bi + 1 and the position of each Bi (i = 0 and less than d) To be displayed. In FIG. 6, the search result of the optimum route from another facility to the destination is indicated by a dotted line on the main route indicated by a bold line.

  In other words, when it is necessary to stop at multiple facilities, when conducting a route search for the second and subsequent facilities, the shortest route from the facility that immediately preceded it to the destination is reached. Means searching.

  Which of the searched routes to a plurality of facilities and destinations is actually displayed depends on the instruction of the user (occupant) or the optimal route is displayed from the current geographical position. Like that. In addition, the facility that has already visited and the route related to the facility may not be displayed. Also, if the facility actually visited is different from the one received from the facility search device 13, the instruction from the user (occupant), specifically, from the destination input device 6 shown in FIG. The route search can be performed again according to the instruction.

  At this time, in the facility search device 13, for example, when the shortest refueling facility is filled up to the full tank, the next refueling facility to be refueled is calculated in advance. By displaying on the road map on a plurality of routes searched by the navigation system with other display means (for example, different colors, blinks, etc.), the vehicle occupant travels for a long distance. It is possible to recognize an appropriate refueling facility at the time prior to traveling, and to perform more planned traveling.

  Further, one of the embodiments corresponding to the above claims 1 to 4 or some of them may be realized.

  As shown in FIG. 1, information on the remaining amount of fuel in the vehicle, such as the current remaining fuel amount and the amount of fuel that can be stored in the vehicle, is acquired by the vehicle-mounted facility guidance apparatus described in the above embodiment. By providing the device 12, this information is combined with the information on the mileage / fuel consumption ratio up to now, the standard fuel filling amount obtained at the gas station, and the minimum fuel remaining amount indicating when the fuel should be filled. For example, if the destination has been determined, the gas station to be stopped is indicated, and if the destination has not been determined, the gas station that satisfies a specific condition, for example, the gas station in the shortest distance is displayed. Can be shown to the occupant.

  Furthermore, if the maximum continuous travel time is set in advance, if the destination has already been determined, the facility that the occupant indicated by the extraction condition input device (second input device) 9 is By listing and presenting within a range that does not exceed the maximum continuous travel time, if the destination has not been determined, it is possible to list facilities that can be reached within the maximum continuous travel time from the current point. As described above, the “maximum continuous running time” may be defined as, for example, “time during which the engine is operating”. At this time, if the continuous running time becomes longer than the set time, a warning may be issued to the occupant.

  One or more of the facilities listed in the above procedure are selected, and a dedicated second communication means for transmitting to the other vehicle which facility has been selected is provided. By notifying the occupant, information on facilities to stop by can be shared by a plurality of vehicles in the group when touring in the group.

  In the above embodiment, the facility information request transmitting device 7 and the facility information receiving device 8 (first communication device) in FIG. 1 or one or more facilities are selected in a vehicle, and which facility is selected. As an example of providing a dedicated wireless communication means as the second communication means for transmitting to other vehicles in the group, the mobile telephone system currently used for automobile telephones and the like is used. Needless to say good things.

  As described above, the vehicle-mounted facility guidance device according to the present invention includes a communication device that acquires information on various facilities based on requests from the vehicle, a device that obtains information on the current time, and the remaining amount of fuel in the vehicle. Crew is required by combining a device that obtains data, travel history, travel speed, etc., an input device that instructs necessary information, a device that transmits the current facility selection status to other vehicles, and a navigation system. At any point in time, the information on the acquired facility, specifically the fixed information 1) on the facility, changes on a daily basis on the screen displaying the geographical information of the vehicle display device. It is characterized by displaying fluid information 2).

Principle configuration diagram of the present invention The figure which showed one Example of this invention (the 1) The figure which showed one Example of this invention (the 2) The figure which showed one Example of this invention (the 3) The figure which showed one Example of this invention (the 4) The figure which showed one Example of this invention (the 5) Diagram explaining a conventional navigation system

Explanation of symbols

1 CD-ROM 2 Location device
3 Route search device 4 Display control device
5 Display device 6 First input device (Destination input device)
7 Facility information request transmission device (first communication means)
8 Facility information receiver (first communication means)
9 Extraction condition input device (second input device)
10 Clock device
11 Travel speed / travel distance acquisition device (device that acquires information related to vehicle travel)
12 Fuel level measurement device (device that acquires information about the fuel level of the vehicle)
13 Facility search device (means for displaying information about facilities, computer)
14,15 Second communication device (transmitting device, receiving device) that transmits acquired information to other vehicles
1) Permanent information
2) Fluid information A Vehicle B Each facility C Information service facility

Claims (1)

A storage medium storing information such as a road map and main buildings, a display device for accessing the storage medium to acquire and display the stored information, and a display screen of the display device showing the current position of the vehicle Navigation comprising: a location device that outputs information to be displayed; a first input device that inputs information about a destination; and a route search device that searches for a current position of the vehicle and a route to the destination・ System and
A first communication device that acquires information on various facilities based on a request from the vehicle, and a second input device that instructs necessary information;
Based on an instruction from the second input device instructing the necessary information, information on the facility indicated by the second input device is acquired from the first communication device, and the destination is reached from the current location. A vehicle-mounted facility guidance apparatus comprising means for displaying information about the acquired facility in road information until the vehicle is completed.

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