JP2006315581A - On-vehicle user support system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle user support system capable of learning a user's taste and providing the support according to the learning outcome to the user. <P>SOLUTION: User's taste information forming the elements of the user's taste is collected from various types of on-vehicle equipment such as a car navigation system 10, an audio equipment 20, an air-conditioner 30 and a body equipment 40, the user's taste is learned from the collected information, and various types of on-vehicle equipment is operated according to the supporting method determined according to the learning outcome. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle user support system.

Conventionally, for example, in the vehicle-mounted agent system disclosed in Patent Document 1, items (execution results and execution histories) obtained by the driver's selection and response in communication with the agent include driver information data and learning item data. And a learning unit that stores it as response data, and this stored information is used to change the development of the scenario or used for comparison of autonomous activation.
JP 2004-54883 A

  For example, a navigation device provides a user with a low level of geography and driving skills to the convenience of being able to go out with peace of mind even if it is the first place to go. With the expansion of the layer, etc., the increase in functions and sophistication have become conspicuous. Therefore, if the user is unfamiliar with the operation of the navigation device while the device is originally intended for the convenience of the user, the purpose cannot be achieved.

  As a countermeasure to the above problem, for example, it is conceivable to reduce the number of operation procedures as much as possible and to preferentially provide information desired by the user. And in order to implement | achieve the function, it is necessary to learn a user's preference and to provide the information based on the learning result.

  In the above-described conventional in-vehicle agent system, information corresponding to the user's preference is learned. However, since the learning is based on communication with the agent, the user's preference is obtained when there is no communication with the agent. I can't learn my preferences.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle user support system capable of learning user preferences and providing support to the user according to the learning result.

The in-vehicle user support system according to claim 1, user preference collection means for collecting user preference information that is an element of preference of a user who uses the in-vehicle device from the in-vehicle device,
Incidental information collecting means for collecting incidental information as an element incidental to the user's preference;
User preference determination means for learning user preferences from user preference information or / and accompanying information, and determining a support method for the user according to the learned preferences;
And a user support unit that performs user support on the in-vehicle device by operating the in-vehicle device according to the support method determined by the user preference determining unit.

  As described above, the in-vehicle user support system of the present invention collects user preference information as an element of the user's preference from the in-vehicle device, collects incidental information incidental to the preference, and collects user preference from the collected information. To learn. Thereby, even if there is no communication with an agent, a user's preference can be learned. And the assistance according to the learning result can be provided to the user by operating the in-vehicle device according to the assistance method determined according to the learning result of the user's preference.

  According to the in-vehicle user support system according to claim 2, the user preference determination unit determines a support method that is different between the preference learned last time and the preference learned this time as a support method for the same user. .

  The user's preference may differ between the preference learned last time and the preference learned this time due to the change of the user's own preference. For example, the user's preference is incidental to the preference such as time, season, etc. It depends on the element. Therefore, by determining different support methods for the preference learned last time and the preference learned this time, it is possible to determine a support method according to the user's preference at that time.

According to the in-vehicle user support system according to claim 3, the in-vehicle device is a navigation device,
The user preference information collecting means collects information about a place visited by the user as user preference information,
The incidental information collecting means collects time-related information and / or passenger number information as the incidental information.

  Accordingly, it is possible to collect user's preference regarding the place from the place visited by the user while the navigation device is activated, and to collect incidental information such as the time and number of people who visited the place.

  According to the in-vehicle user support system according to claim 4, the user preference determination means determines the provision of information on the place visited by the user or / and the support for the destination setting operation as a support method for the user. It is characterized by.

  By controlling the navigation device in accordance with the support method determined by the user preference determining means, it is possible to provide information on a location according to the user's preference and prompt a visit again. Moreover, the setting operation at the time of setting the place according to a user preference as a destination can be supported.

According to the in-vehicle user support system according to claim 5, the in-vehicle device is an audio device,
The user preference information collecting means collects the music source information and / or volume information of the audio device as the user preference information,
The incidental information collecting means collects the passenger number information as incidental information,
The user preference determining means is characterized by determining a music source selection operation or / and a volume setting operation support of the audio device as a support method for the user.

  Thereby, the user's preference regarding the music source and the volume can be collected from the music source (CD, MD, radio, etc.) used by the user while the audio device is activated and the volume set by the user. Then, by controlling the audio device according to the support method determined by the user preference determining means, it is possible to support the music source selection operation and volume setting operation of the audio device.

According to the in-vehicle user support system according to claim 6, the in-vehicle device is a car air conditioner,
The user preference information collecting means collects, as user preference information, at least one information of the set temperature of the car air conditioner, the wind direction, the air volume, and the outside air introduction / inside air circulation switching location,
The user preference determining means determines, as a support method for the user, support for at least one of a temperature setting operation, a wind direction setting operation, an air volume setting operation, and an outside air introduction / inside air circulation switching point of a car air conditioner. To do.

  Thereby, the user's preference regarding these can be collected from the temperature, wind direction, air volume, outside air introduction / inside air circulation switching location set by the user during activation of the car air conditioner. Then, by controlling the car air conditioner according to the support method determined by the user preference determining means, the car air conditioner temperature setting operation, the wind direction setting operation, the air volume setting operation, and the outside air introduction / inside air circulation switching operation can be supported.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an in-vehicle user support system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the in-vehicle user support system according to the present embodiment learns the preference of a user who uses an in-vehicle device such as a car navigation device (hereinafter referred to as “car navigation”) 10 and supports the user according to the learning result. It is to provide.

  In FIG. 2, the whole structure of the vehicle-mounted user assistance system of this embodiment and its peripheral device is shown. As shown in the figure, an in-vehicle user support system 50 is connected to a car navigation system 10, an audio device 20, a car air conditioner (hereinafter referred to as an air conditioner) 30, and a body device 40, and acquires information from each device.

  The car navigation system 10 is a well-known car navigation device, and includes, for example, a destination setting function for setting a destination, a route search execution function for searching for a route to a destination set by the destination setting function, and a route search execution function. A route guidance function for guiding the searched route, a current position correcting function for detecting the current position of the host vehicle, and displaying a vehicle position mark indicating the current position on a map based on the detected position. Execute.

  The car navigation system 10 outputs car navigation information (information on destination setting position, stop position, passage route, current time, current season, etc.) to the in-vehicle user support system 50 during activation. Further, in response to a request from the in-vehicle user support system 50, the homepage is accessed via the communication terminal 10a, and various information such as the latest information about the facility is obtained from the accessed homepage and output to the in-vehicle user support system 50. To do.

  The audio device 20 is composed of a plurality of music sources such as a CD (Compact Disk) player, an MD (Mini Disc) player, and a radio, and audio information (information about the activated music source, set volume, etc.) during startup. Is output to the in-vehicle user support system 50.

  The air conditioner 30 is an air conditioner and outputs air conditioning information (information such as set temperature, wind direction, air volume, outside air introduction / inside air circulation switching timing) to the in-vehicle user support system 50 during activation. The body device 40 is various body electrical devices of the host vehicle (for example, a door opening / closing switch for detecting opening / closing of each door of the vehicle, a headlight, a blinker, a wiper, etc.), and body information (opened / closed door position, headlight). Are turned on / off, information on blinker activation / deactivation, wiper activation / deactivation, etc.) is output to the in-vehicle user support system 50.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the in-vehicle user support system 50 includes a user preference collection device 52, an accompanying information collection device 54, a user preference determination device 56, and an information provision device 58. The user preference collection device 52 collects user preference information, which is an element of the preference of the user who uses each vehicle-mounted device, from car navigation information, audio information, air conditioning information, and body information. FIG. 3 shows the user preference information. The incidental information collection device 54 collects incidental information that is an element incidental to the user's preference from car navigation information, audio information, air conditioning information, and body information. FIG. 4 shows the accompanying information.

  In addition, when the information necessary for learning the user's preference is not included in the user preference information or the incidental information, the user is requested to input additional information, and the user's preference is taken into account by taking the result into consideration. You may make it learn.

  The user preference determination device 56 learns the user's preference from the user preference information collected by the user preference collection device 52 and the supplementary information collected by the supplementary information collection device 54, and determines a support method for the user according to the learned preference. To do. FIG. 5 shows a support method corresponding to user preference information, and FIG. 6 shows a support method corresponding to incidental information.

  When the support method determined by the user preference determination device 56 is an information providing support method, the information providing device 58 provides information to the user using images, sounds, and the like. In addition, various in-vehicle devices such as the car navigation system 10, the audio device 20, the air conditioner 30, the body device 40, and the like, when the support method determined by the user preference determination device 56 is a support method by operating each in-vehicle device, Operate each in-vehicle device according to the support method.

  As described above, the in-vehicle user support system 50 according to the present embodiment collects user preference information that is an element of user preference from various in-vehicle devices such as the car navigation 10, the audio device 20, the air conditioner 30, and the body device 40. Accompanying information that accompanies preferences is collected, and user preferences are learned from the collected information. Thereby, a user's preference can be learned even if there is no communication with an agent like usual. Then, by operating various in-vehicle devices according to the support method determined according to the user's preference learning result, it is possible to provide the user with support according to the learning result.

  Next, a specific support method by the in-vehicle user support system 50 will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Support method for car navigation)
First, as shown in FIG. 3, for the car navigation system 10, information related to a place visited by the user is collected as user preference information. For example, as a destination setting position, when a destination is set from a registered POI (Point of Interest, favorite point) (A-1) or when a surrounding logo mark on the map is selected when setting the destination In (A-2), the position is collected. Moreover, as a stop position, when there exists a parking log | history more than once (B-1), the stop position is collected. In addition, as a passage route, when the number of passages of a specific point is a predetermined number or more (C-1), the position of the specific point is collected, and the departure position and departure at the time of departure when passing through the specific point Collect time (C-2). As shown in FIG. 4, for the car navigation system 10, information about time (time, season, duration) and information on the number of passengers are collected as incidental information.

  As a result, it is possible to collect user preferences related to the location from the location visited by the user while the car navigation system 10 is running, and to collect incidental information such as the time and number of people visiting the location.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, when a destination is set from a registered POI (A-1), information (event, menu, business hours, fee, availability information, etc.) related to the facility is obtained from the homepage. And provide that information. Thereby, it is possible to prompt the user to visit again. When a peripheral logo mark on the map is selected at the time of destination setting (A-2), overall information regarding the genre of the selected logo mark is provided. Furthermore, the information facility provided in (A-1) or (A-2) may be set as the destination. Thereby, the setting operation at the time of destination setting can be supported.

  Moreover, when there exists a parking log | history more than once (B-1), the facility near a stop position is searched and the information regarding the searched facility is provided. In addition, when there are a plurality of facilities near the stop position and it is difficult to specify, the facility may be specified by checking the stop point with the user at the timing when the engine of the host vehicle is started again after the stop.

  In addition, when the number of times of passage at a specific point is equal to or greater than the predetermined number (C-1), a route through which a user including the specific point frequently passes is stored, and a facility (for example, a user's preference that exists along the route) , A-1 and A-2). In addition, in the case of movement that is performed at a fixed time such as commuting for the specific point, the departure position and departure time (C-2) at the time of departure are stored, and when departing at the corresponding time and place, The subsequent route is predicted, and necessary information (for example, traffic jam information and traffic regulation information) is promptly provided.

  In addition, each support method of (A-1)-(C-2) mentioned above differs in the support method by the incidental information shown in FIG. That is, the user's preference may differ between the preference learned last time and the preference learned this time due to the change of the user's own preference. For example, the preference such as time, season, etc. It depends on the elements that come with it. In this way, as a support method for the same user, by determining a support method that is different between the preference learned last time and the preference learned this time, a support method according to the user's preference at that time can be determined.

  For example, even if the facility in the vicinity of the stop position searched in (B-1) is a theme park, if the parking time is long (I-3), information on meals, toilets, etc. Expand the scope of support, such as providing Further, also in the information provision in (A-1) and (A-2), different provision is made depending on the number of passengers. For example, the contents of information to be provided are changed depending on whether the number of passengers is one (only the driver) or a plurality of passengers.

(Support method for audio equipment)
As shown in FIG. 3, the audio device 20 collects information on the music source (D-1) and volume (D-2) as user preference information, and as shown in FIG. Collect as incidental information. Thereby, the user's preference regarding the music source and the volume can be collected from the music source (CD, MD, radio, etc.) used by the user while the audio device 20 is activated and the volume set by the user.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, for the music source (D-1), the music source is automatically selected according to the number of passengers, and for the volume (D-2), the user preference is selected in combination with the music source. The volume is automatically adjusted according to. As a result, the music source selection operation and volume setting operation of the audio device 20 can be supported.

(Support method for air conditioner)
As shown in FIG. 3, for the air conditioner 30, information on a set temperature, a wind direction, an air volume (E-1), and a switching point (E-2) of outside air introduction / inside air circulation is collected. Thereby, the user's preference regarding these can be collected from the switching point of the temperature, wind direction, air volume, outside air introduction / inside air circulation set by the user while the air conditioner 30 is activated.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the set temperature, the wind direction, and the air volume (E-1) are detected automatically when the engine of the host vehicle is started by detecting special settings such as normal settings and anti-fogging / tunnel passing. Set to normal. In addition, for the outside air introduction / inside air circulation switching point (E-2), when it is necessary to frequently switch between outside air introduction and inside air circulation, such as when multiple tunnels are connected on the expressway. Is automatically set when passing through the corresponding tunnel according to the user operation history. Thereby, the temperature setting operation, the wind direction setting operation, the air volume setting operation, and the outside air introduction / inside air circulation switching operation of the air conditioner 30 can be supported.

It is the figure which showed the car navigation apparatus 10 and the communication terminal 10a which are mounted in the own vehicle. It is the block diagram which showed the whole structure of the vehicle-mounted user assistance system and its peripheral device. It is the figure which showed the element collected as a user preference. It is the figure which showed the incidental information collected simultaneously with user preference. It is the figure which showed the assistance method corresponding to user preference information. It is the figure which showed the support method by incidental information.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Car navigation system 10a Communication terminal 20 Audio equipment 30 Air conditioner 40 Body equipment 50 In-vehicle user support system 52 User preference collection apparatus 54 Attached information collection apparatus 56 User preference determination apparatus 58 Information provision apparatus

Claims (6)

User preference collection means for collecting user preference information that is an element of user preference using the in-vehicle device from the in-vehicle device;
Incidental information collecting means for collecting incidental information as an element incidental to the user's preference;
User preference determination means for learning the user preference from the user preference information or / and the incidental information and determining a support method for the user according to the learned preference;
An in-vehicle user support system comprising: a user support unit that performs user support for the in-vehicle device by operating the in-vehicle device according to the support method determined by the user preference determining unit.   The in-vehicle user support system according to claim 1, wherein the user preference determination unit determines a support method that is different between the last learned preference and the currently learned preference as a support method for the same user. The in-vehicle device is a navigation device,
The user preference information collecting means collects information about a place visited by the user as the user preference information,
The in-vehicle user support system according to claim 1, wherein the incidental information collecting unit collects time-related information and / or passenger number information as the incidental information.   The in-vehicle user according to claim 3, wherein the user preference determining unit determines, as a support method for the user, provision of information regarding a place visited by the user or / and support for a destination setting operation. Support system. The in-vehicle device is an audio device,
The user preference information collecting means collects the music source or / and volume information of the audio device as the user preference information,
The incidental information collecting means collects passenger number information as the incidental information,
3. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the user preference determining means determines a music source selection operation or / and a volume setting operation support of the audio device as a support method for the user. User support system. The in-vehicle device is a car air conditioner,
The user preference information collecting means collects at least one information of a set temperature, a wind direction, an air volume, and an outside air introduction / inside air circulation switching point of the car air conditioner as the user preference information,
The user preference determining means determines support for at least one of a temperature setting operation, a wind direction setting operation, an air volume setting operation, and an outside air introduction / inside air circulation switching operation of the car air conditioner as a support method for the user. The in-vehicle user support system according to claim 1 or 2.

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