JP2005291712A - Information terminal device and information managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information terminal device for composing an information processing system for rapidly updating facility data to an actual condition change. <P>SOLUTION: The information terminal device 11 that can communicate with an information managing device 22 connected to a network, such as the Internet 14, and is mounted to and carried by a mobile unit, such as a vehicle 12, comprises a storage means for storing position information at a location that becomes the activity base of a user; a means for setting information related to facilities; and a transmitting means for adding the position information of a location that becomes the activity base of the user, when a prescribed transmission request is generated, and for transmitting the set information related to the facilities to the information managing device 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to an information terminal device and an information management device, and more particularly to an information terminal device and an information management device for transmitting and receiving information about facilities.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram schematically showing a main part of a conventional navigation device. A vehicle speed sensor 2 for acquiring information related to the vehicle speed and a gyro sensor 3 for acquiring information related to the traveling direction are connected to the microcomputer 1, and the microcomputer 1 determines the vehicle position based on the vehicle speed and the traveling direction. Can be determined (autonomous navigation). The GPS receiver 4 receives a GPS signal from the satellite via the antenna 5 and is connected to the microcomputer 1 so that the microcomputer 1 can determine the vehicle position based on the GPS signal. (GPS navigation).

Further, a DVD deck 6 capable of fetching road data, facility data, etc. from a DVD-ROM 7 in which road data, facility data, etc. are stored is connected to the microcomputer 1, and the microcomputer 1 calculates the own vehicle position and road data. Are combined (so-called map matching processing is performed), a map showing the vehicle position accurately can be displayed on the display panel 9b.

In addition, a switch signal output from the joystick 8a or the button switch 8b provided on the remote controller 8 or a switch signal output from the button switch 9a provided on the display device 9 is input to the microcomputer 1 in accordance with these switch signals. The processing is performed by the microcomputer 1.

For example, when the destination is set using these switches, the microcomputer 1 searches for the optimum route from the current vehicle position to the destination, and displays this as a guidance route on the display panel 9b together with the map. It has become. As a destination setting method, for example, the display panel 9
There are a method of setting by moving the pointer on the map screen displayed in b, and a method of setting from the name, address, telephone number, etc. of the facility using the facility data.

In this way, in the navigation device, a map is displayed on the display panel 9b, the destination input by the user on the map, the guidance route to the destination, the vehicle position mark corresponding to the current position of the vehicle, In addition, the traveling track of the vehicle up to that point is displayed in a superimposed manner, and the user can obtain the route information by sequentially referring to the display panel 9b, and by following the route information You can reach your destination.

The navigation device uses the facility data to identify landmark facilities such as convenience stores (hereinafter abbreviated as convenience stores), gas stations, restaurants, banks, etc. that exist around the location of the vehicle or around any location. It is equipped with a function to display it as a mark on the map.

Also, with recent navigation devices, facility data is enriched. For example, in the case of buildings, information such as tenant names, addresses, and telephone numbers for each floor is registered, and leisure sites such as tourist attractions, amusements, and campsites are registered. If it is a related facility, information such as business hours, usage fee, and accommodation fee of each facility is registered.

By the way, facilities often change unlike roads. For example, business hours, usage fees, and accommodation fees of facilities often change frequently, and facilities such as convenience stores are relocated or closed. There are many cases. Moreover, it is not uncommon for the names of facilities (especially banks and gas stations) to change due to mergers of companies due to recent trends. Therefore, even if a certain facility is set as the destination and the destination is reached according to the guidance of the navigation device, there is a possibility that the facility is lost.

In order to prevent such a problem from occurring, the DVD-ROM is adapted to these changes.
It is necessary to update the facility data recorded on the storage medium as needed, but this is not an easy task. Also, even if the facility data can be updated at any time according to these changes, the user cannot frequently replace the storage medium due to problems such as charges.

To solve this, the latest facility data may be distributed from the information distribution center to the navigation device using a communication network such as the Internet (for example,
See Patent Document 1 below). This eliminates the need for frequent replacement of the storage medium.

However, even if the latest facility data is distributed from the information providing center to each navigation device, it is still not easy to update the facility data as needed in accordance with changes in the actual situation. There is a time difference between the change of the situation and the update of the data. Therefore, as described above, there is a case where the destination has been reached but the facility has been lost.
JP-A-9-325044

Means for solving the problems and their effects

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an information terminal device and an information management device that constitute an information processing system capable of promptly updating facility data in response to an actual situation change. The purpose is that.

In order to achieve the above object, an information terminal device (1) according to the present invention is capable of communicating with an information management device connected to a network. Activity base information storage means in which position information of the location to be stored is stored, facility information setting means for setting information about the facility, transmission request occurrence determination means for determining whether or not a predetermined transmission request has occurred, When it is determined by the transmission request occurrence determination means that the predetermined transmission request has occurred, the facility information setting is performed by adding location information of the location serving as the user's activity base stored in the activity base information storage means And a first facility information transmitting means for transmitting information related to the facility set by the means to the information management apparatus.

According to the information terminal device (1), when the predetermined transmission request is generated, information relating to the facility (for example, a telephone number of a restaurant or business hours) is transmitted to the information management device.
Thereby, the information management apparatus can acquire information on the facility set by the information terminal apparatus. That is, since the information management apparatus can receive provision of information according to a change in the actual situation regarding the facility from the user, it is possible to quickly update the information regarding the facility.

In addition, the information on the facility is transmitted to the information management apparatus with the location information of a place (for example, home, school, work place) serving as the activity base of the user who is the information provider, so that the information management The device determines, for example, whether or not the information is from the local people (ie, highly reliable) based on the positional relationship between the location of the facility and the location of the user's activity. can do. Therefore, the information management apparatus can update the information based on the reliability of the information transmitted from the user. When the mobile body is a vehicle such as a vehicle, the information terminal device is mounted on the mobile body, and the mobile body is a person,
The information terminal device is carried by the mobile body.

In addition, the information terminal device (2) according to the present invention is capable of communicating with an information management device connected to a network, and in the information terminal device mounted on or carried by a mobile object, the position of a place serving as a user's activity base Activity base information storage means for storing information, and location information stored in the activity base information storage means for registering a location that becomes a user's activity base in the information management apparatus The activity base information transmitting means for transmitting to the facility information facility setting means for setting information regarding the facility, the transmission request occurrence determining means for determining whether or not a predetermined transmission request has occurred, and the transmission request occurrence determining means If it is determined that a predetermined transmission request has occurred, identification information for identifying a user is added, and information on the facility set by the facility information setting means is added. It is characterized in that it comprises a second facility information transmitting means for transmitting to the information management apparatus.

According to the information terminal device (2), when the predetermined transmission request is generated, information relating to the facility (for example, a telephone number of a restaurant or business hours) is transmitted to the information management device.
Thereby, the information management apparatus can acquire information on the facility set by the information terminal apparatus. That is, since the information management apparatus can receive provision of information according to a change in the actual situation regarding the facility from the user, it is possible to quickly update the information regarding the facility.

In addition, since the location information of the place serving as the user's activity base (for example, home, school, work place) is transmitted to the information management apparatus, the information management apparatus previously registers the location serving as the user's activity base. I can keep it. Further, since the information regarding the facility is added with identification information for identifying the user and transmitted to the information management apparatus, the information management apparatus grasps a place where the user who is the information provider becomes an activity base. can do.

Thus, for example, based on the positional relationship between the location of the facility and the location of the user's activity, it is determined whether or not the information is from the local people (ie, highly reliable). can do. Therefore, the information management apparatus can update the information based on the reliability of the information transmitted from the user.

In addition, the information terminal device (3) according to the present invention is capable of communicating with an information management device connected to a network, and in an information terminal device mounted on or carried by a mobile object, a facility information setting for setting information regarding a facility Means for determining whether or not a predetermined transmission request has occurred, and when the transmission request generation determining means determines that the predetermined transmission request has occurred, A third facility information transmitting unit that adds position information obtained from a position information detecting unit that detects position information and transmits information on the facility set by the facility information setting unit to the information management apparatus; It is characterized by having.

According to the information terminal device (3), when the predetermined transmission request is generated, information relating to the facility (for example, a telephone number of a restaurant or business hours) is transmitted to the information management device.
Thereby, the information management apparatus can acquire information on the facility set by the information terminal apparatus. That is, since the information management apparatus can receive provision of information according to a change in the actual situation regarding the facility from the user, it is possible to quickly update the information regarding the facility.

In addition, since the information on the facility is transmitted to the information management device with the current location information of the user (the mobile body) who is the information provider added, the information management device may be, for example, the location of the facility From the positional relationship with the current position of the user, it can be determined whether or not the information is confirmed by the user at the site (that is, highly reliable). Therefore, the information management device, based on the reliability of the information transmitted from the user,
Information can be updated.

In addition, the information terminal device (4) according to the present invention, in any one of the information terminal devices (1) to (3), whether the facility is new or existing in the information related to the facility. It is characterized by including information indicating

According to the information terminal device (4), since the information regarding the facility includes information indicating whether the facility is new or existing, the information management device is transmitted. The information that comes in is information about the new facility (for example, the address or name of a newly opened convenience store)
Or information on existing facilities (for example, more detailed information on restaurants that have existed for a long time), it is possible to perform processing suitable for each.

In addition, in the information terminal device (5) according to the present invention, in any of the information terminal devices (1) to (4), when the information regarding the facility is information regarding a new facility, The location information of the facility is included.

One of the most important information regarding the facility is the location information of the facility. This is because if the location is not specified, no matter how much the name and business hours are known, there is not much meaning as facility information. However, the location information of the facility corresponding to the information about the new facility transmitted from the information terminal device to the information management device is not known by the information management device. Therefore, it cannot be specified which facility the information is related to.

According to the information terminal device (5), when the information on the facility is information on a new facility, the information on the facility includes the location information of the facility. It is possible to specify which facility the information is related to.

Moreover, the information terminal device (6) according to the present invention is that, in any of the information terminal devices (1) to (5), the information on the facility includes information on the presence or absence of the facility. It is a feature.

According to the information terminal device (6), the information on the facility includes information on the presence / absence of the facility (for example, a convenience store is closed). It is possible to delete the facility that has become unusable from the database, and to prevent the information about the facility that no longer exists from being transmitted to the user. of course,
You may make it notify that it closed.

In addition, the information terminal device (7) according to the present invention can communicate with an information management device connected to a network, and whether or not a predetermined reception request has occurred in the information terminal device mounted on or carried by the mobile body. A reception request occurrence determination means for determining whether or not the reception request occurrence determination means determines that the predetermined reception request has occurred, and adds a selection condition for information to request reception;
A first transmission request transmitting unit configured to transmit a transmission request for requesting information relating to a facility to the information management device; and a first reception unit configured to receive information transmitted from the information management device in response to the transmission request. Receiving means, and the selection condition includes information reliability.

According to the information terminal device (7), when the predetermined reception request is generated, the transmission request for requesting information about the facility is added with a selection condition of information to request reception,
It is transmitted to the information management device. Thereby, the information management apparatus can transmit information corresponding to the request on the information terminal apparatus side to the information terminal apparatus.

According to the information terminal device (7), the information transmitted from the information management device is received in response to the transmission request. That is, information corresponding to the transmission request can be acquired. In addition, since the selection condition includes the reliability of information,
For example, the user can request and receive only information with high reliability (for example, information whose information provider is a local citizen).

Further, the information terminal device (8) according to the present invention can communicate with the information management device connected to the network, and whether or not a predetermined reception request has occurred in the information terminal device mounted on or carried by the mobile body. A reception request occurrence determination means for determining whether or not the reception request occurrence determination means determines that the predetermined reception request has occurred, and adds a selection condition for information to request reception;
A second transmission request transmitting means for transmitting a transmission request for requesting information about the facility to the information management apparatus; and a second transmission request receiving means for receiving information transmitted from the information management apparatus in response to the transmission request. Receiving means, and the selection condition includes a change in presence or absence.

According to the information terminal device (8), when the predetermined reception request is generated, the transmission request for requesting information about the facility is added with a selection condition of information to be received,
It is transmitted to the information management device. Thereby, the information management apparatus can transmit information corresponding to the request on the information terminal apparatus side to the information terminal apparatus.

According to the information terminal device (8), the information transmitted from the information management device is received in response to the transmission request. That is, information corresponding to the transmission request can be acquired. In addition, since the selection condition includes a change in presence / absence (for example, opening a new store or closing a store), for example, the user desires transmission only to a newly opened convenience store or closes a store. You can request transmission only to restaurants.

The information management device (1) according to the present invention is capable of communicating with an information terminal device connected to a network, and is an information management device for managing information related to a facility. And when receiving information on the facility transmitted from the information terminal device, the location information of the facility, the location information of the location serving as the activity base of the user of the information terminal device, or the current location information Based on the positional relationship between the location of the facility and the user's activity base, or the current position, the reliability setting means for setting the reliability of the information related to the received facility, and the reliability setting means And a storage means for storing the information on the received facility in the facility information storage means based on the reliability set by To have.

According to the information management device (1), upon receiving the information on the facility transmitted from the information terminal device, the location of the facility and the location serving as the activity base of the user who is the information provider (for example, home or The information is stored in the facility information storage means based on the reliability of the information regarding the received facility set based on the positional relationship with the current location. For example, if the location of the facility is close to the location where the user who is the information provider is active, the information can be determined to be from the local people (ie, highly reliable). If the location of the facility is close to the current location of the user who is the information provider, the information is confirmed by the user on the spot (ie, highly reliable).
Can be determined.

Since the information provider becomes a general user, there is a difference in the reliability of the information. If these are handled uniformly, the accuracy of information may be impaired, but according to the information management device (1),
Since the reliability of information is taken into account when updating information, the accuracy of information can be prevented from being impaired.

In the information management apparatus (2) according to the present invention, in the information management apparatus (1), the reliability setting means is a distance between the location of the facility and a place serving as a user's activity base or a current position. Based on the above, the reliability is set.

According to the information management apparatus (2), the reliability is set based on the distance between the location of the facility and the location of the user's activity or the current location. For example, when the distance between the location of the facility and the location serving as the activity base of the user who is the information provider is short, the information can be from the local people (that is, highly reliable). This
The reliability can be set appropriately.

In the information management apparatus (3) according to the present invention, in the information management apparatus (1), the reliability setting means includes a section to which the facility is located, a place serving as a user's activity base, or a current position. The reliability is set on the basis of the relationship with the section to which it belongs.

According to the information management apparatus (3), based on the relationship between the section where the facility is located (for example, an administrative section such as a municipality) and the place where the user is active or the section where the current position is located. , The reliability is set. For example, even if the location of the facility is far away from the place where the user who is the information provider is active, if the information belongs to the same city or town, the information is from the local people. (That is, one with high reliability). Thereby, the said reliability can be set appropriately.

Embodiments of an information terminal device and an information management device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a main part of an information processing system including an information terminal device and an information management device according to Embodiment (1).

In the figure, 11 indicates a navigation device (corresponding to the information terminal device according to the present invention) mounted on the vehicle 12, and the navigation device 11 is connected to a mobile communication device 41 such as a mobile phone (see FIG. 2). The mobile communication device 41 can be used to exchange data with, for example, the base station 13 and the server 21 connected to the Internet 14 via the Internet 14. It can be done.

The server 21 includes an information management device 22 and a communication unit 25 for enabling data exchange with the outside (for example, the navigation device 11) via the Internet 14. The information management device 22 is connected to a communication unit 25 and includes a control unit 23 configured by a computer and a database 24 for storing various types of information such as information on facilities.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the main part of the navigation device 11. The navigation device 11 includes a control unit 31 constituted by a computer and a D in which map data and the like are stored.
A DVD deck 33 for reading map data and the like from the VD-ROM 32, a remote controller 34 having a button switch 34a, and a display device 35 having a button switch 35a and a display panel 35b are included.

In addition, a plurality of infrared LEDs and a plurality of phototransistors (not shown) are arranged to face each other on the top, bottom, left, and right of the display panel 35b so that the position where the finger touches the display panel 35b can be detected. The detected result can be acquired by the control unit 31.

A GPS receiver 36 connected to the control unit 31 receives G from a satellite via an antenna 37.
The PS 31 receives the PS signal, and the control unit 31 can determine the current position of the vehicle 12 based on the GPS signal. The control unit 31 includes a vehicle speed sensor 38 for detecting data related to the speed of the vehicle 12, a gyro sensor 39 for acquiring data related to the traveling direction of the vehicle 12, and a magnetic disk (not shown). HDD (Hard Disk) that can read and write data and store various information such as information about facilities
40 and a mobile communication device 41 are connected.

The HDD 40 reads out necessary data according to an instruction from the control unit 31 and outputs it to the control unit 31 or writes various data on the magnetic disk. Although a DVD-ROM storing map data is used here, in another embodiment, a DVD-ROM is used.
Instead of the ROM, other storage media and storage devices may be employed. For example, an HDD in which map data is stored may be employed.

Next, the navigation device 11 (the control unit 31) and the server 2 according to the embodiment (1)
1 (the control unit 23) will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. This processing operation is performed when the remote controller 8 or the display device 9 in the navigation device 11 is used and an access operation to the server 21 is performed.

When an access operation to the server 21 is performed, first, a predetermined URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is accessed on the Internet 14 (step S1).
Is connected (step S2), the server 21 transmits top screen data to the navigation device 11 (step S3).

When the navigation device 11 receives the top screen data (step S4),
Based on the received top screen data, a screen on which “Provision (information provision to the server 21)” or “Acquisition (information acquisition from the server 21)” of information about the facility can be selected is displayed on the display panel 35b. (Step S5) When “provide” is selected through this screen (step S5)
In step S6), information indicating that the selection result is “provide” is transmitted to the server 21 (step S7). The case where “Acquire” is selected will be described later.

When the server 21 receives the information indicating the selection result “provided” transmitted from the navigation device 11 (step S8), the selection result is “provided” based on the received information.
And “obtain” (step S9). If it is determined that the selection result is “provide”, next, provision information input screen data is transmitted to the navigation device 11 (step S10).

The navigation device 11 receives the provision information input screen data (step S).
11) A screen on which the information to be provided can be selected from “new” facility or “existing” facility based on the received provision information input screen data is displayed on the display panel 35.
When “new” is selected through this screen (step S13), information indicating that the selection result is “new” is transmitted to the server 21 (step S14). The case where “existing” is selected will be described later.

When the server 21 receives the information indicating the selection result “new” transmitted from the navigation device 11 (step S15), the selection result is either “new” or “existing” based on the received information. (Step S16), and if it is determined that the selection result is “new”, next, new information input screen data is transmitted to the navigation device 11 (step S16).
Step S17).

The navigation device 11 receives the new information input screen data (step S).
18) Based on the received new information input screen data, a screen on which the name, address, telephone number, genre, etc. of the new facility can be input is displayed on the display panel 35b (FIG. 4, step S).
21) When information on a new facility is input through this screen and there is an instruction to transmit the input information (step S22), it is next determined whether or not a name and address are input as information on the new facility. Judgment is made (step S23).

If it is determined that the name and address have been input, then the pre-registered home location information is read (step S24), the read home location information is added, and the new facility information that has been input Is transmitted to the server 21 (step S25). Since a normal navigation device is equipped with a function of registering the home position as a memory point in advance, the information stored at the memory point may be used as the home position information. On the other hand, step S23
If it is determined that either the name or the address has not been input, the process returns to step S21 to request re-input of information on the new facility.

When the server 21 receives the new facility information (including the facility location information) transmitted from the navigation device 11 and added with the location information of the user's home (step S26), the location information of the facility and Based on the home position information, the distance s between the facility and the home is obtained (step S27), and it is determined whether or not the distance s is equal to or less than a predetermined distance s ′ (step S28).

If it is determined that the distance s is equal to or less than the predetermined distance s ′ (that is, the new facility is close to the information provider's home), the information on the new facility transmitted from the navigation device 11 is:
Considering that the information is provided by the local people (that is, highly reliable information), taking that point into consideration, storing the information in the database 24 (step S29), and then returning to the navigation device 11 again. Top screen data is transmitted (step S30).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the distance s is not less than or equal to the predetermined distance s ′ (that is, the new facility is far from the information provider's home), the information regarding the new facility transmitted from the navigation device 11 is provided by a person other than the local people. The information is stored in the database 24 in consideration of that point (step S31), and then the top screen data is transmitted to the navigation device 11 again. (Step S30).

When the navigation device 11 receives the top screen data (step S32).
The top screen is displayed on the display panel 35b. Subsequent processing operations are processing after step S5 shown in FIG. Here, the reliability of the information is set based on the distance s between the facility and the home, but in another embodiment, the division to which the facility belongs (for example, the administrative division) and the home belongs to You may make it set the reliability of information from the relationship with a division. For example, even if the distance s is not less than or equal to the distance s ′, the information may be highly reliable if the facility is in the same town as the user's home.

In the navigation device 11, the display panel 35 is displayed in step S12 (FIG. 3).
When “existing” is selected through the screen displayed in b (FIG. 5, step S41), information indicating that the selection result is “existing” is transmitted to the server 21 (step S42).

When the server 21 receives the information indicating the selection result “existing” transmitted from the navigation device 11 (step S43), the selection result is either “new” or “existing” based on the received information. If it is determined that the selection result is “existing”, then the provision information input screen data is transmitted to the navigation device 11 (step S44).
Step S45).

The navigation device 11 receives the provision information input screen data (step S).
46) Based on the provided provision information input screen data, the display panel 35b displays a screen on which information can be provided in the form of “addition / change” or “closed”. (Step S47) When “additional change” is selected through this screen (step S48), information indicating that the selection result is “additional change” is transmitted to the server 21 (step S48).
Step S49). The case where “Closed” is selected will be described later.

In the server 21, the selection result “addition / change” transmitted from the navigation device 11.
Is received (step S50), the selection result is “based on the received information”.
It is determined whether it is “additional change” or “closed” (step S51), and if it is determined that the selection result is “additional change”, then the facility specifying screen data is transmitted to the navigation device 11 (step S51). S52).

The navigation device 11 receives the facility specifying screen data (step S53).
) Based on the received facility specifying screen data, a screen on which the name, address, and telephone number of the facility can be input is displayed on the display panel 35b (step S54), and information for specifying the facility is displayed through this screen. Is input and there is an instruction to transmit the input information (step S55).
Next, the facility specifying information for specifying the facility is transmitted to the server 21 (step S56).
).

When the server 21 receives the facility specifying information transmitted from the navigation device 11 (step S57), the server 21 searches the database 24 based on the received facility specifying information (FIG. 6, step S61), and information on the corresponding facility. Is read out (step S62),
The read information regarding the facility is transmitted to the navigation device 11 (step S63).
).

When the navigation apparatus 11 receives information on the facility (step S64).
The received information regarding the facility is displayed on the display panel 35b, and the information is set in a state where information can be added and changed (step S65). After that, when information is added or changed, and when there is an information transmission instruction (step S66), the pre-registered home location information is read (step S67), and the read home location information is added. The facility information after addition or change is transmitted to the server 21 (step S68).

When the server 21 receives the facility information transmitted from the navigation device 11 and added with the location information of the user's home (step S69), the facility is based on the location information of the facility and the location information of the home. And the distance s between the home and the home (step S70), the distance s
Is less than or equal to a predetermined distance s ′ (step S71).

If it is determined that the distance s is equal to or less than the predetermined distance s ′ (that is, the facility where the information is added or changed is close to the home of the information provider), the information regarding the facility transmitted from the navigation device 11 is: Consider the information provided by the local people (ie, highly reliable information)
Taking this point into consideration, the information is stored in the database 24 (step S72), and then the top screen data is transmitted again to the navigation device 11 (step S73).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the distance s is not less than or equal to the predetermined distance s ′ (that is, the facility where the information is added or changed is far from the home of the information provider), the information regarding the facility transmitted from the navigation device 11 is Information provided by non-locals (ie, less reliable information)
Taking this into account, the information is stored in the database 24 (step S74).
Thereafter, the top screen data is transmitted again to the navigation device 11 (step S7).
3).

When the navigation device 11 receives the top screen data (step S75).
The top screen is displayed on the display panel 35b. Subsequent processing operations are processing after step S5 shown in FIG.

In the navigation device 11, the display panel 35 is displayed in step S47 (FIG. 5).
When “Closed” is selected through the screen displayed in b (FIG. 7, Step S81), information indicating that the selection result is “Closed” is transmitted to the server 21 (Step S82).

When the server 21 receives the information indicating the selection result “closed” transmitted from the navigation device 11 (step S83), the selection result is “addition change” or “closed” based on the received information. It is judged whether or not there is (step S84), and the selection result is “closed”.
If it is determined, the facility specifying screen data is transmitted to the navigation device 11 (
Step S85).

The navigation device 11 receives the facility specifying screen data (step S86).
) Based on the received facility identification screen data, a screen on which the facility name, address, and telephone number can be input is displayed on the display panel 35b (step S87), and the closed facility is identified through this screen. If the information for the input is input and there is an instruction to transmit the input information (step S88), the pre-registered home location information is read (step S89), and the read home location information is added to the facility. Is transmitted to the server 21 (step S90).

When the server 21 receives the facility specifying information for specifying the closed facility to which the location information of the user's home is added and transmitted from the navigation device 11 (step S91), the location information of the facility, and Based on the location information of the home, a distance s between the closed facility and the home is obtained (step S92), and it is determined whether the distance s is equal to or less than a predetermined distance s ′ (step S93).

If it is determined that the distance s is equal to or less than the predetermined distance s ′ (that is, the closed facility is close to the home of the information provider), information on the facility transmitted from the navigation device 11 (
That is, the information that the facility is closed) is the information provided by the local people (ie,
Considering this point, the information is stored in the database 24 (step S94), and then the top screen data is transmitted again to the navigation device 11 (step S95).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the distance s is not less than or equal to the predetermined distance s ′ (that is, the closed facility is far from the home of the information provider), the information about the facility transmitted from the navigation device 11 (that is, the facility is Closed information) is information provided by non-locals (
That is, the information is considered to be low in reliability, and the information is stored in the database 24 in consideration of this point (step S96), and then the top screen data is transmitted again to the navigation device 11 (step S95). .

The navigation device 11 receives the top screen data (step S97).
The top screen is displayed on the display panel 35b. Subsequent processing operations are processing after step S5 shown in FIG.

Moreover, in the navigation apparatus 11, in step S5 (FIG. 3), the display panel 35b.
When “Acquire” is selected through the screen displayed in FIG. 8 (FIG. 8, Step S101), information indicating that the selection result is “Acquire” is transmitted to the server 21 (Step S102).

When the server 21 receives the information indicating the selection result “acquisition” transmitted from the navigation device 11 (step S103), the selection result is either “provide” or “acquisition” based on the received information. (Step S104) and the selection result is “acquired”.
If it is determined, the information specifying screen data whose screen has a hierarchical structure is transmitted to the navigation device 11 (step S105).

When the navigation device 11 receives the information specifying screen data (step S10).
6) An information specifying screen for specifying information desired to be acquired based on the received information specifying screen data and capable of selecting any of “latest”, “closed”, and “all” (
The first hierarchy) is displayed on the display panel 35b (step S107). “Latest” is selected when it is desired to obtain information on a newly opened facility, etc., and “Closed” is selected when information on a closed facility is desired. All "
Is selected when the number is not limited to the above two.

When “Closed” or “All” is selected through this screen, information on the selection result is stored in memory, and then the facility for which information is desired to be acquired is specified. An information specifying screen (second layer) on which the address, telephone number, and genre can be entered is displayed on the display panel 35b (step S108). The input here can be rough,
For example, only the genre may be input, and the prefecture or municipality may be input for the address. This is because it is sufficient if a certain range can be specified. The case where “latest” is selected will be described later.

Through this screen, information for identifying the facility is entered, and when there is an instruction to complete the entry,
This is a screen for memorizing the input information and then specifying the source of the information that you want to obtain, including "Server Original", "Information from User", "Information from User (
An information specifying screen (third layer) on which either “local” or “all” can be selected is displayed on the display panel 35b (step S109).

“Server Original” is selected when it is desired to obtain information other than the information provided by the user. “Information from User” is selected when it is desired to obtain the information provided by the user. “Information from the user (local)” is selected when it is desired to obtain information provided by the highly reliable local people among the information provided by the user. Is selected when the number is not limited to the above three.

When any of “Server Original”, “Information from User”, “Information from User (Local)”, or “All” is selected through this screen, information on the selection result is memorized, and these screens are displayed. If there is an instruction to transmit the set information through (step S11)
0) Next, the information is transmitted to the server 21 (step S111).

When the server 21 receives the information transmitted from the navigation device 11 (step S112), the server 21 searches the database 24 based on the received information (FIG. 9).
, Step S121), information on the corresponding facility is read (step S122), and the read information on the facility is transmitted to the navigation device 11 (step S123).
).

The navigation device 11 receives the information on the facility (step S124).
), The received information on the facility is displayed as a list on the display panel 35b (step S12).
5) When there is an instruction to store the information in the HDD 40, the information is stored in the HDD 40 (step S126), and then the top screen is displayed on the display panel 35b. Subsequent processing operations are processing after step S5 shown in FIG.

In the navigation device 11, the display panel 3 is displayed in step S107 (FIG. 8).
When “latest” is selected through the screen displayed in 5b (FIG. 10, step S131),
Information indicating that the selection result is “latest” is transmitted to the server 21 (step S13).
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When the server 21 receives the information indicating the selection result “latest” transmitted from the navigation device 11 (step S133), the server 21 searches the database 24 based on the received information (step S134), and the corresponding facility. Information about (a newly opened store etc.) is read (step S135), and the read information about the facility is transmitted to the navigation device 11 (step S136).

When the navigation apparatus 11 receives information on the facility (step S137).
), The received information on the facility is displayed as a list on the display panel 35b (step S13).
8) When there is an instruction to store the information in the HDD 40, the information is stored in the HDD 40 (step S139), and then the top screen is displayed on the display panel 35b. Subsequent processing operations are processing after step S5 shown in FIG.

According to the information processing system including the information terminal device (navigation device 11) and the information management device according to the above embodiment (1), when a predetermined transmission request is generated in the navigation device 11, information about the facility ( For example, a telephone number or business hours of a restaurant is transmitted to the server 21. Thereby, the server 21 can acquire information about the facility set by the navigation device 11. That is, since the server 21 can receive information from the user according to a change in the actual situation regarding the facility, it is possible to quickly update the information regarding the facility.

In addition, since the information regarding the facility is transmitted to the server 21 with the location information of the location (in this case, home) serving as the activity base of the user who is the information provider, From the positional relationship between the location and the location where the user works,
It can be determined whether the information is from local people (ie, reliable). Therefore, the server 21 can update the information based on the reliability of the information transmitted from the user.

In the above embodiment (1), the case where the place serving as the user's activity base is the home is described, but the place serving as the activity base is not limited to the home, but another embodiment. Then, for example, it may be a school or a place of work (such as a company). Further, in the above embodiment (1), when the location information of the place serving as the activity base (here, home) is required, the location information is added to the information about the facility and transmitted to the server every time. However, in another embodiment, the location information of the place is previously registered in the server in association with an ID code, and the ID code or the like is added to the information about the facility instead of the location information of the location. You may make it do.

In the embodiment (1), it is determined whether or not the provider of the information on the facility is a local citizen from the positional relationship between the location of the facility and the location serving as the user's activity base. However, in another embodiment, the information is confirmed by the user in the field based on the positional relationship between the location of the facility and the current location of the user. The reliability of the information may be set by determining whether or not there is.

In the embodiment (1), the reliability of the information about the facility provided by the user is set based on the positional relationship between the facility and the place serving as the user's activity base. In this embodiment, the reliability may be set in consideration of not only this but also the number of times information is provided from the user.

For example, even if the information is from a non-local citizen, the reliability may be set high if the number of times provided is a predetermined number or more. Also, for the same information, 2 points will be given if it is provided by a local citizen, 1 point if provided by a non-local person, and if the score is 20 points or more,
When the information is reliability A and the score is 10 to 19, the information is reliability B and the score is 1 to
In the case of nine points, the reliability C information may be used. Also, when the information terminal device side acquires information, it may be possible to request the transmission of information by setting the level of reliability finely. Further, the information on the reliability may be transmitted as it is to the information terminal device side so that the user himself can determine the reliability of the information.

It is the block diagram which showed roughly the principal part of the information processing system comprised including the information terminal device and information management apparatus which concern on this Embodiment (1). It is the block diagram which showed roughly the principal part of the information terminal device (navigation device) which concerns on embodiment (1). It is the flowchart which showed the processing operation in the control part of the navigation apparatus which comprises the information processing system which concerns on embodiment (1), and the control part of a server. It is the flowchart which showed the processing operation in the control part of the navigation apparatus which comprises the information processing system which concerns on embodiment (1), and the control part of a server. It is the flowchart which showed the processing operation in the control part of the navigation apparatus which comprises the information processing system which concerns on embodiment (1), and the control part of a server. It is the flowchart which showed the processing operation in the control part of the navigation apparatus which comprises the information processing system which concerns on embodiment (1), and the control part of a server. It is the flowchart which showed the processing operation in the control part of the navigation apparatus which comprises the information processing system which concerns on embodiment (1), and the control part of a server. It is the flowchart which showed the processing operation in the control part of the navigation apparatus which comprises the information processing system which concerns on embodiment (1), and the control part of a server. It is the flowchart which showed the processing operation in the control part of the navigation apparatus which comprises the information processing system which concerns on embodiment (1), and the control part of a server. It is the flowchart which showed the processing operation in the control part of the navigation apparatus which comprises the information processing system which concerns on embodiment (1), and the control part of a server. It is the block diagram which showed the principal part of the conventional navigation apparatus schematically.

Explanation of symbols

11 Navigation device 21 Server 22 Information management device 23, 31 Control unit 24 Database 40 HDD

Claims (11)

In an information terminal device that can communicate with an information management device connected to a network and is mounted on or carried by a mobile unit,
Activity base information storage means in which location information of a location serving as the user's activity base is stored;
Facility information setting means for setting information about the facility;
Transmission request occurrence determination means for determining whether or not a predetermined transmission request has occurred;
If it is determined by the transmission request occurrence determination means that the predetermined transmission request has occurred, the facility information is added with location information of the location serving as the user's activity base stored in the activity base information storage means An information terminal device comprising: first facility information transmitting means for transmitting information on the facility set by setting means to the information management device. In an information terminal device that can communicate with an information management device connected to a network and is mounted on or carried by a mobile unit,
Activity base information storage means in which location information of a location serving as the user's activity base is stored;
Activity base information transmitting means for transmitting the location information stored in the activity base information storage means to the information management apparatus in order to register a location that is a user's activity base in the information management device;
Facility information setting means for setting information about the facility;
Transmission request occurrence determination means for determining whether or not a predetermined transmission request has occurred;
When it is determined by the transmission request generation determination means that the predetermined transmission request has occurred, identification information for identifying a user is added, and information on the facility set by the facility information setting means is displayed as the information. An information terminal device comprising: second facility information transmission means for transmitting to the management device. In an information terminal device that can communicate with an information management device connected to a network and is mounted on or carried by a mobile unit,
Facility information setting means for setting information about the facility;
Transmission request occurrence determination means for determining whether or not a predetermined transmission request has occurred;
When it is determined by the transmission request generation determination means that the predetermined transmission request has occurred, position information obtained from position information detection means for detecting the current position information of the mobile body is added,
An information terminal device comprising: third facility information transmitting means for transmitting information related to the facility set by the facility information setting means to the information management device. 4. The information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the information about the facility includes information indicating whether the facility is new or existing. . When the information on the facility is information on a new facility,
The location information of the facility is included in the information regarding the facility.
The information terminal device according to any one of? The information terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information about the facility includes information about the presence or absence of the facility. In an information terminal device that can communicate with an information management device connected to a network and is mounted on or carried by a mobile unit,
A reception request occurrence determination means for determining whether or not a predetermined reception request has occurred;
When it is determined by the reception request generation determination means that the predetermined reception request has occurred, a transmission request for requesting information on a facility is added to the information management apparatus with a selection condition for information to be received. First transmission request transmission means for performing,
First receiving means for receiving information transmitted from the information management device in response to the transmission request;
An information terminal apparatus characterized in that the selection condition includes information reliability. In an information terminal device that can communicate with an information management device connected to a network and is mounted on or carried by a mobile unit,
A reception request occurrence determination means for determining whether or not a predetermined reception request has occurred;
When it is determined by the reception request generation determination means that the predetermined reception request has occurred, a transmission request for requesting information on a facility is added to the information management apparatus with a selection condition for information to be received. Second transmission request transmission means for performing,
A second receiving means for receiving the information transmitted from the information management device in response to the transmission request;
An information terminal device, wherein the selection condition includes a change in presence / absence. In an information management device that can communicate with an information terminal device connected to a network and manages information about facilities,
Facility information storage means for storing information about the facility;
When receiving information about the facility transmitted from the information terminal device, based on the location information of the facility, the location information of the location serving as the activity base of the user of the information terminal device, or the current location information, A reliability setting means for setting the reliability of the information about the received facility from the positional relationship between the location of the facility and the user's activity base, or the current position;
An information management apparatus comprising: storage means for storing information on the received facility in the facility information storage means based on the reliability set by the reliability setting means. 10. The reliability setting unit is configured to set the reliability based on a distance between a location of the facility and a place serving as a user's activity base or a current position.
The information management device described. The reliability setting means is configured to set the reliability based on a relationship between a section to which the facility location belongs and a place to be a user's activity base or a section to which the current position belongs. The information management apparatus according to claim 9.

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