JP2007179553A - Image information providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image information providing system to obtain image information on a place a user specifies (for example, a heavy traffic place, and accident spot, or the like) in real time. <P>SOLUTION: The system includes an information providing vehicle 10, which is registered as a member, for providing information by using a car navigation device 15 including an imaging means, a positional information acquiring means, and a large capacity storage device, and a mobile phone 16 with an information communication function, an ASP center 40 for searching the information providing vehicle nearest to the image information of a required place from the positional information, and requesting information collection to the information providing vehicle, and user mediums 60-80 which are registered as members and are requesting delivery of image information of the required place via the network means and directly providing the image information on the required place from the information providing vehicle in response to the information collection request from the ASP center. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a video information providing system capable of obtaining video information in real time.

  As a video information providing system capable of confirming the situation of an intersection or a road with an in-vehicle device, a system described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-180087 (Patent Document 1) is known.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional video information providing system described in the above publication. In the conventional video information providing system in FIG. 7, a camera 110 is installed at each monitoring point, the traffic situation at the monitoring point, for example, the intersection A or the intersection B is photographed by the camera 110, and the photographed image information is transmitted via the communication line. The information is sent to the information center 120. The information center 120 transmits image information to the road beacon device 130 via the communication line in order to notify the traffic situation of the intersection A or the intersection B taken by the camera 110 in response to a request from the user, and then the road beacon. The image information is transmitted to an in-vehicle device (not shown) of the vehicle 140 via the device 130. The user can see the traffic situation at the intersection A or B requested by the in-vehicle device (not shown) of the vehicle 140. The installation position of the camera 110 is not limited to an intersection and can be installed at a predetermined position on the road.

In this way, the conventional video information providing system allows the user on the vehicle to check the traffic situation by selecting the intersection or road situation photographed by the camera installed at a predetermined position with the in-vehicle device.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-180087

  However, in the conventional video information providing system, an information center obtains image information taken by a camera placed at a fixed point (fixed position) and provides it according to a user's request.

  For this reason, the conventional video information providing system has a problem in that video information at an arbitrary place (for example, a traffic jam occurrence place or an accident point) that the user wants to see cannot be obtained in real time.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and provides a video information providing system capable of obtaining video information at a location specified by a user (for example, a traffic jam occurrence location or an accident location) in real time. The purpose is to do.

  In order to solve the above problem, a video information providing system according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a video information providing mobile terminal having a photographing means, a center device, and a video information receiving terminal, and the video information The providing mobile terminal periodically transmits its own location information and ID information to the center device, and the center device sequentially stores the location information and ID information of the video information providing mobile terminal in association with each other, and the video When the information receiving terminal transmits its ID information and request point information to the center device, the center device moves the video information providing mobile terminal when the video information providing mobile terminal exists at the request point. Instructs the terminal to transmit the photographed video information to the video information receiving terminal without passing through the center device. It is obtained by the structure, characterized in that notification is, this configuration, a user with information receiving means can obtain image information of the locations specified for providing the video information providing mobile terminal in real time.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a video information providing mobile terminal having a photographing unit and a transmission unit, wherein the transmission unit periodically transmits its own location information and ID information to a center device, and Based on an instruction from the center device, the video information obtained by the photographing means is transmitted to the instructed receiving terminal without passing through the center device. With this configuration, the user can obtain video information in real time from the information providing mobile terminal via the user medium.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a video information receiving terminal which stores position information of a plurality of video information providing mobile terminals having transmission means for transmitting request point information and its own ID information to a center device and photographing means. The center device has receiving means for receiving the video information from the video information providing mobile terminal instructed to the video information providing mobile terminal existing at the request point without passing through the center device. It is a thing. With this configuration, the user can obtain video information in real time from the information providing mobile terminal via the user medium.

  As is clear from the above description, the present invention has a video information providing mobile terminal having a photographing means, a center device, and a video information receiving terminal, and the video information providing mobile terminal has its own location information, ID Information is periodically transmitted to the center device, and the center device sequentially stores the location information and ID information of the video information providing mobile terminal in association with each other, and the video information receiving terminal receives its ID information, When the requested point information is transmitted to the center device, the center device transmits the captured video information to the video information providing mobile terminal when the video information providing mobile terminal exists at the requested point. The information receiving terminal is instructed to transmit without going through the center device, and when there is no information, the video information receiving terminal is notified of the fact. More user with information receiving means, the effect is obtained that it is possible to obtain the image information of the specified location to provide the video information providing mobile terminal in real time.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a video information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 1, the video information providing system according to the first embodiment is registered as a member, and has at least an imaging means, a position information acquisition means, a mass storage device, and a car navigation device (hereinafter referred to as a car navigation device) 15 and information. An information service vehicle 10 having a mobile phone device with communication function 16 and an ASP (Application Service Provider) that searches the information service vehicle closest to the required video information from position information and makes an information collection request to the information service vehicle The distribution request for the required video information is made through the network means 50 and the center 40, and the required video information is provided from the information providing vehicle in response to the information collection request from the ASP center. Directly registered user media 60-80 That.

  As the user medium, as shown in FIG. 1, a navigation device 60 with information communication function mounted on a vehicle and registered as a member, a mobile phone device with information communication function 70 registered as a member, and member registration are made. A personal computer 80 with an information communication function placed in a home or office can be considered.

  Here, the configuration of the information providing vehicle will be described in more detail. The information providing vehicle 10 includes a first video camera 11 with a microphone that collects video and audio information in front, and a second that collects video and audio information in the rear, that is, in the vehicle. The video camera 13 with a microphone is used as an imaging means, and has a display monitor 1, various VICS, GPS, and FM receivers 2 to 4 for acquiring information for specifying the vehicle position, and a speed sensor 17, each of which is large. It is connected to a car navigation device 15 having a capacity storage device 151.

  Further, the ASP center 40 corresponds to the information received by the mobile phone device 41 with information communication function and the mobile phone device 41 with information communication function for transmitting / receiving information to / from the mobile phone device 16 with information communication function of the information providing vehicle 10. The information providing vehicle that is stored based on the table 423 and that matches the distribution request of the required video information transmitted from the user media 60 to 80 via the network means 50 is searched in the correspondence table 423, and the information communication function And a server 40 that transmits an information collection request to the information providing vehicle via the attached mobile phone device 41. The server 40 includes a control device 421 composed of a personal computer, a large-capacity storage device 422 having a correspondence table 423, a first interface (I / F) 424 for connecting to an external device, and a second interface. And an interface (I / F) 425.

  The information providing vehicle may be any vehicle such as a business vehicle such as a bus, taxi, truck, or rental car, a public vehicle, or a company vehicle, but it is assumed that any vehicle is registered as a member.

  In FIG. 2, video information acquired on the provider side is stored in a mass storage device 151 (in the illustrated example, HD-R (hard disk recorder) is used, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be a readable / writable DVD or the like). The data structure for storing and transferring to the ASP center 40 at a predetermined interval and storing in the large capacity storage device 422 in the ASP center 40 is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 2, on the provider side, the collected video information is continuously stored in the large-capacity storage device 151, and position information (such as latitude / longitude or KP (kilo post)), speed information, time information, ID information (Vehicle ID or mobile ID, etc.) are stored based on the correspondence table 152 at a predetermined interval. On the other hand, on the ASP center 40 side, information sent from the provider side at a predetermined interval is stored based on the correspondence table 423. In addition to accumulating in the large-capacity accumulating device 422, the index information is accumulated as additional information at regular intervals or at regular intervals. The ASP center 40 creates and adds index information at regular intervals (arbitrary indexes such as time, distance traveled, landmark latitude / longitude) so as to easily respond to a distribution request from a user.

Here, an example of the correspondence table 423 provided in the ASP center 40 will be described. The correspondence table using the time information and the position information as shown in FIG. 1 as a key is, for example, Kamiuma Intersection 9:00 Video A Sound B Speed C ...
Kamima intersection 9:20 Video D Sound E Speed F ...
Kamima intersection 9:30 Video G Sound H Speed I ...
For example, video, sound, speed, etc. are stored in a table with position information and time information as main items. At this time, there are methods such as using a general tabulation program and creating a database with points and times as keys. The correspondence table 423 can be created using time information, image information, time information, KP information, and the like as main items in addition to the time information and position information described above. Note that by creating a correspondence table, it is possible to quickly respond to a delivery request from a user.

  Next, the operation of the video information providing system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, the information providing vehicle 10 registered as a member continuously uses the first and second microphone-equipped video cameras 11 to 14 on the hard disk 151 in the car navigation device 15 for each frame for video and audio information during traveling inside and outside the vehicle. In addition, the collected video and audio information is transmitted to the ASP center 40 in synchronization with the video information for each frame at a predetermined interval via the mobile phone device with information communication function 16.

  When video and audio information is stored in the hard disk 151 in the car navigation apparatus 15, the position information and the car navigation apparatus 15 are based on the VICS data, GPS data, and DGPS correction data obtained from the various receivers 2 to 4 of VICS, GPS, and FM. The time information based on the time stamp function and the speed information obtained by the speed sensor 17 provided in the vehicle are recorded simultaneously with the video and audio information at predetermined intervals.

  Also when transmitting video and audio information to the ASP center 40 at predetermined intervals, the position information, time information and speed information are transmitted together with the video and audio information. When transmitting the video and audio information at a predetermined interval, vehicle ID (vehicle license plate is acceptable) information, portable ID information, and KP (kilo post) information indicating the distance from the base point are transmitted as position information. You may do it.

  The ASP center 40 receives the video information and audio information with the position information, time information, and speed information transmitted at predetermined intervals via the mobile phone device with information communication function 41, and the server 42 in the ASP center described above. Based on the correspondence table 423, the data is stored in the large-capacity storage device 422 via the first interface (I / F) 424. In that case, the vehicle ID (vehicle number plate is also acceptable) and the portable ID are accumulated together. Further, KP information may be added.

  Now, the ASP center 40 issues a distribution request that the user wants to see a traffic jam location, an accident point, etc. via the navigation device 60 with information communication function mounted on a vehicle and registered as a member, which is one of the user media. When the information is transmitted to the information providing vehicle, the ASP center 40 searches the information providing vehicle for an information providing vehicle that can distribute video information that matches the user's distribution request, transmits an information collection request to the information providing vehicle, and provides the provided information. It is delivered directly from the vehicle to the navigation device 60 with information communication function of the user. In this way, the video information that the registered user wants to see can be shown in real time.

  If an information providing vehicle that can distribute video information that matches the user's distribution request cannot be searched, the vehicle that has passed the request point is found and past images stored in the mass storage device of the vehicle are found. By reproducing the video information of the requested point from the information and transmitting it directly to the user, it is possible to distribute the video information that meets the user's distribution request.

  In order to popularize the video information providing system of the present invention, a mechanism for providing a reward (incentive) to a vehicle that provides video information is also constructed. That is, when a user transmits a video distribution request and receives distribution of video information, a predetermined usage fee is paid to the ASP center 40 for one video distribution, and a part of the paid usage fee is video information. The revenue is divided by the provided vehicle 10 and the ASP center 40 that operates and maintains this system.

  Further, when the ASP center 40 directly receives video information conforming to the request after receiving the video distribution request, the ASP center 40 receives notification from the user that the video information has been distributed. In this way, the user who requested the video distribution is confirmed and charged so that the trouble of fee payment can be solved.

  As described above, in the video information providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the center side searches the information providing vehicle registered as a member for an information providing vehicle that matches the video information required from the position information. An information collection request can be transmitted, and fresh video information can be provided to the user in real time from the information providing vehicle.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a video information providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the video information providing system according to the second embodiment includes the information providing mobile phone device 30 having the member registration and the GPS, the camera and the information communication function, and the information closest to the required video information. An ASP (Application Service Provider) center 40 that searches for a provided mobile phone device from location information and makes an information collection request to the information provided mobile phone device, and a distribution request for the required video information is sent via the network means 50. The user media 60 to 80 registered as members are provided with the required video information provided in real time from the information providing mobile phone device 30 in response to an information collection request from the ASP center 40.

  As the user medium, as shown in FIG. 3, the navigation device with information communication function 60 mounted on the vehicle and registered as a member, the mobile phone device member with information communication function 70 registered as a member, and registration are made. A personal computer 80 with an information communication function placed in a home or office can be considered.

  In addition, the ASP center 40 stores information received by the mobile phone device with information communication function 41 and the mobile phone device with information communication function 41 based on the correspondence table 423, which transmits and receives information to and from the information providing mobile phone device 30. The information providing mobile phone device that matches the distribution request of the required video information transmitted from the user medium 60 to 80 via the network means 50 is searched in the correspondence table 423, and the mobile phone device with information communication function 41 is searched. And a server 42 that transmits an information collection request to the information providing mobile phone device 30. The server 42 includes a control device 421 composed of a personal computer or the like, a large-capacity storage device 422 having a correspondence table 423, a first interface (I / F) 424 for connecting to an external device, and a second interface. And an interface (I / F) 425.

  The information providing mobile phone device 30 shown in FIG. 3 does not store video information on the information provider side because the information provider side does not include the large-capacity storage device shown in FIG. The data structure for transmitting is the same as that shown in FIG. However, speed information is not transferred because the provider is an information providing mobile phone device, and mobile ID information is transferred exclusively as ID information information.

  Next, the operation of the video information providing system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the information-providing mobile phone device 30 registered as a member acquires the video information inside and outside the vehicle with a camera provided in the phone device, transfers it to the ASP center 40 frame by frame, and has a function provided in the phone device. The position information, time information, and ID information collected by use are transmitted to the ASP center 40 using the information communication function at predetermined intervals in synchronization with the video information for each frame.

  The ASP center 40 receives the position information, time information, and video and audio information with mobile ID information transmitted at predetermined intervals via the mobile phone device with information communication function 41, and the server 42 in the ASP center receives the above-mentioned information. Based on the correspondence table 423, the data is stored in the large-capacity storage device 422 via the first interface (I / F) 424.

  A request that the user wants to see a traffic jam location, an accident point, etc. is sent to the ASP center 40 through the navigation device 60 with information communication function mounted on a vehicle and registered as a member, which is one of the user media. When transmitted, the ASP center 40 searches for an information providing mobile phone device capable of delivering video information that conforms to the user's delivery request based on the correspondence table 423, transmits an information collection request to the information providing mobile phone device, The provided information is directly distributed from the mobile phone device to the navigation device 60 with information communication function of the user. In this way, the video information that the registered user wants to see can be shown in real time.

  Further, when the ASP center 40 directly distributes video information conforming to the distribution request after accepting the video distribution request, the ASP center 40 notifies the user that the video information has been distributed. In the same manner as in the first embodiment, it is possible to confirm the user who requested the video distribution by receiving it and perform the charge to solve the trouble of the fee payment.

  As described above, the video information providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention is an information providing mobile phone in which the center side conforms to the video information required from the location information for the information providing mobile phone device registered as a member. A device can be searched, an information collection request can be transmitted to the information providing mobile phone device, and fresh video information can be provided to the user in real time from the information providing mobile phone device.

  In FIG. 3, the description has been made on the assumption that the information providing mobile phone device 30 having the GPS, camera, and information communication function registered in the car 5 is provided. However, the information providing mobile phone device having the GPS, camera, and information communication function is explained. 30 may be taken out to the vehicle entry disapproval area so that the video information of the vehicle entry disapproval area can be provided in real time. If the information-providing mobile phone device 30 registered as a member is thus provided, it is possible to provide video information that captures the congestion situation of an amusement space or department store in response to a user's distribution request.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a video information providing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, the video information providing system according to the third embodiment is registered as a member, and includes at least an imaging unit, a position information acquisition unit, a car navigation device 15 having a large-capacity storage device, and a mobile phone device 16 with an information communication function. Information providing vehicles 7 to 8, an ASP (Application Service Provider) center 40 that searches the information providing vehicle closest to the required video information from position information and makes an information collection request to the information providing vehicle, and the necessary Member registration is made through the network means 50, and the required video information is directly provided from the information providing vehicle in response to an information collection request from the ASP center 40. The ASP center 40 provides a plurality of information. When the information providing vehicle detects that the information providing vehicle has become the front vehicle 7 and the rear vehicle 8 traveling on the same road from both position information, the ASP center 40 enables the information providing vehicles to exchange information. Is. The information providing vehicle shown in FIG. 4 will be described by taking a plurality of buses traveling on the same road as an example.

  As the user medium, as shown in FIG. 1, a navigation device 60 with information communication function mounted on a vehicle and registered as a member, a mobile phone device with information communication function 70 registered as a member, and member registration are made. A personal computer 80 with an information communication function placed in a home or office can be considered.

  Here, the configuration of the information providing vehicle (bus) according to the present embodiment will be further described. Buses 7 to 8 as information providing vehicles are not shown in addition to the configuration of the information providing vehicle according to the first embodiment. Has a seat sensor that can detect the seat empty state, and the first video camera 11 with a microphone collects video and audio information in front of the bus, so that the bus can be used as a video information collecting vehicle. Since video and audio information in the bus car is collected by the second video camera with microphone 13 and transmitted to the ASP center 40, the ASP center 40 can grasp the congestion situation in the bus car by video.

  The ASP center 40 also includes a correspondence table for information received by the mobile phone device with information communication function 41 and the mobile phone device with information communication function 41 for transmitting / receiving information to / from the mobile phone device with information communication function 16 of the information providing vehicle. The information providing vehicle that is stored based on 423 and conforms to the distribution request of the required video information transmitted from the user medium 60 to 80 via the network means 50 is searched in the correspondence table 423, and an information communication function is provided. And a server 42 that transmits an information collection request to the information providing vehicle via the mobile phone device 41. The server 42 includes a control device 421 composed of a personal computer or the like, a large-capacity storage device 422 having a correspondence table 423, a first interface (I / F) 424 for connecting to an external device, and a second interface. And an interface (I / F) 425.

  For the bus operation support, the ASP center 40 detects that the information providing vehicle has become the front vehicle 7 and the rear vehicle 8 traveling on the same road from the position information of a plurality of information providing vehicles. The ASP center 40 can exchange information between the information providing vehicles 7 to 8, and can distribute the video information by both information providing vehicles to check the congestion state in the vehicle.

  In this embodiment, the continuous storage of the video information shown in FIG. 2 and the storage of the video information to the ASP center 40 and the storage of the video information to the ASP center 40 based on the correspondence table 152 such as the position information are performed. Since the storage of information in the large-capacity storage device 422 based on the data structure and the correspondence table 423 is the same as that of the video information providing system according to the first and second embodiments described above, it will not be repeated here. .

  Next, the operation of the video information providing system according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The information providing vehicles (buses) 7 to 8 registered as members in FIG. 4 are frame by frame on the hard disk 151 in the car navigation device 15 for the video and audio information inside and outside the vehicle by the first and second video cameras with microphones 11 to 14, respectively. The collected video and audio information is transmitted to the ASP center 40 via the mobile phone device with information communication function 16 at a predetermined interval in synchronization with the video information for each frame.

  Now, as one of the user media, a bus operation support operation using the video information providing system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to a user waiting for a bus arrival near a bus stop. The front bus 7 and the rear bus 8 serving as information providing vehicles respectively transmit the video and audio information in the bus and the seat vacancy information acquired by the first and second video cameras 11 to 14 to the ASP center 40. For example, if the front bus 7 is full and the boarding rate is full and there is no more boarding capacity, while the rear bus 8 has boarding room, the next bus stop is skipped from the ASP center 40 to the front bus 7. At the same time, the display device 90 at the next bus stop displays via the network means 50 that the occupancy rate of the arriving bus is full and skips with no leeway and at the same time the occupancy rate of the rear bus 8 Present it and display that there is enough room on the rear bus 8 to ask the customer waiting for the arrival of the bus for understanding. As a result, a user waiting for an arrival bus can select a bus with enough boarding capacity, and can prevent delay in operation due to unreasonable boarding and uniform boarding rate of the entire traveling bus.

  When the ASP center 40 detects that the information providing vehicle has become the front vehicle 7 and the rear vehicle 8 traveling on the same road from the position information of the plurality of information providing vehicles, the ASP center 40 determines that the information providing vehicle is the information providing vehicle. Since the information can be exchanged between 7 and 8 people, the driver of the rear bus 8 can predict the possibility that the front bus 7 will skip the bus stop. In addition, a user waiting for arrival at the bus near the bus stop makes a request to the ASP center 40 and sees information distributed from the information-providing vehicle on the mobile phone device 70 with an information communication function. Can be selected. That is, it can be determined whether to take a bus, walk, take a train, take a taxi, or the like. The information provided from the bus can be obtained not only through the user near the bus stop but also through the mobile phone device 70 with information communication function owned by the user at the street corner and the personal computer 80 with information communication function at home or office. Can see.

  As described above, in the video information providing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the center side searches for an information providing vehicle that matches the video information required from the position information for the information providing vehicle registered as a member. An information collection request can be transmitted to the information providing portable vehicle, and fresh video information can be provided to the user in real time from the information providing vehicle. At the same time, there are a plurality of information providing vehicles and operation support is provided from the ASP center. If it is received, it is possible to prevent operation delays and make the boarding rate uniform.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a video information providing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, the video information providing system according to the fourth embodiment is registered as a member, and has at least an image pickup means, a position information acquisition means, a car navigation device 15 having a large-capacity storage device, and a mobile phone device 16 with an information communication function. The information providing vehicle 10, the information providing mobile phone device 30 that has been registered as a member and has GPS, a camera, and an information communication function, and the information providing vehicle or the information providing mobile phone device that is closest to the required video information An ASP (Application Service Provider) center 40 that searches from the location information and makes an information collection request to the information providing vehicle or the information providing mobile phone device, and a distribution request for the required video information is sent via the network means 50 In response to an information collection request from the ASP center 40 And a serial data providing the vehicle or the information providing mobile telephone device users medium 60-80 which is membership providing visual images are made directly required from said.

  The configuration of the video information providing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 5 is the same as that of the video information providing system according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the second shown in FIG. In combination with the video information providing system according to the embodiment, it can be applied to various purposes.

  Now, an example in which the video information providing system according to the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is applied to a public vehicle utilization system will be described. This system adds the function of the information providing vehicle 10 shown in FIG. 1 to a public vehicle or brings the information providing mobile phone device 30 shown in FIG. 3 into the public vehicle. By doing so, the video information providing system according to the first or second embodiment can be diverted to a public vehicle utilization system.

  In this case, in the ASP center 40 of FIG. 5, the mobile phone device with information communication function receives the video information, the position information, the seat vacancy information, etc. transmitted at predetermined intervals from the information providing means provided in the official vehicle. 41, and is stored in the mass storage device 422 via the first interface (I / F) 424. Thereby, the ASP center 40 can grasp | ascertain the utilization condition of a public vehicle.

  When a resident transmits a request to use a public vehicle using the user media 60 to 80 to the ASP center 40 via the network means 50, the server 42 of the ASP center 40 is stored in the large-capacity storage device 422. The reservation status and usage status of public vehicles are investigated based on the information, and reservation and dispatch of public vehicles are performed. The vehicle dynamics representing the use status of the public car can be grasped based on the position information transmitted from the public car, and the seating capacity can be grasped based on the seat information transmitted from the public car. The seat information is created based on information acquired by the seat sensor 18 provided in the official vehicle.

  When an official vehicle to be reserved or dispatched is found in the ASP center 40, reservation information or dispatch information is transmitted from the ASP center 40 to the official vehicle via the mobile phone device with information communication function 41, and the information is displayed. The driver of the public car will operate based on the displayed contents, but the position information of the public car is transmitted to the ASP center 40 at a predetermined interval. It is also possible to inform various user media 60 to 80 of the current location of the vehicle, so that residents can use public vehicles in a timely manner and can further improve residents' services.

  Although there may be criticism for contributing public services for public service to public service, as a general perception, public cars are not used frequently but are not used frequently. However, considering the situation where there is a sufficient capacity, there is great significance in making effective use of it.

  In addition, the public vehicles referred to in the present invention are mainly vehicles owned by public corporations such as government offices, post offices, and forest management offices. In addition, service vehicles (company cars, personal cars, etc.) registered as members May be included. When a car becomes a service vehicle, welfare points are given to the car provider according to the service status, and free use of public facilities according to the points is given, thereby providing incentives for service (volunteer) participation. Can also be given.

  FIG. 6 is a bird's-eye view for explaining the operation status when the video information providing system according to the fourth embodiment is converted to a public vehicle utilization system. It is intended to contribute to improvement.

  In FIG. 6, for example, it is assumed that a public car P610, a public car Q620, and a public car R630 belonging to ABC town are in operation. In the public car P610, information based on the residents' requests is displayed from the ASP center 40 on the navigation device 60 with information communication function, and the driver taking action based on the displayed contents is shown in FIG. It is shown in

  On the other hand, a state in which an ABC town resident makes a reservation for a public car by sending a request to the ASP center 40 via a network means (not shown) using a mobile phone device with information communication function registered as a member from the street corner. 6 shows the residents' intentions.

  Further, FIG. 6 shows a state in which the residents of XYZ village make a reservation for a public car by sending a request to the ASP center 40 via a network means (not shown) using a personal computer 80 registered as a member. It is shown.

  In addition, a regional information center 650 as a public facility is installed in the vicinity of the boundary area 660 between ABC town and XYZ village, and the adjacent terminal 651 installed in the regional information center 650 is next to the facility. The reservation of the town's official car is shown in FIG. 6 with the intention of the residents.

  Although FIG. 6 shows a bus 640 as a public transportation facility, a general user cannot confirm whether the bus 640 is free, so the public car utilization system of this embodiment can be used. For example, public vehicles with secured seats can be used effectively, and can be used as a means of transportation for local residents or as a means of transportation for vulnerable people, thereby contributing to improvement of resident services in depopulated areas.

  5 and 6 show an example in which the video information providing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is applied as a public vehicle utilization system, but it can be applied to various other purposes. Hereinafter, application examples will be enumerated, but the description of each operation can be easily inferred from each of the above-described embodiments, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

(1) Vehicle Accident Proof System Using the above-described video information providing system, for example, the storage of video information in the large-capacity storage device is stopped after several tens of seconds immediately after the information providing vehicle is involved in the accident. The stored contents of the storage device are reproduced to be useful for accident proof. Therefore, even if the information providing vehicle is involved in an accident, the reproduced video information makes it easy to prove the responsibility for the harm and can be used for negotiation with the perpetrator.

(2) Crime prevention system Using the video information providing system described above, for example, when a crime involving an information providing vehicle occurs, the stored contents of the large-capacity storage device are reproduced to help identify the crime. . Therefore, even if a crime is committed in a car such as a taxi or a bus, the crime information can be easily identified by storing video information with time information, position information, and speed information.

(3) Road management system Using the video information providing system described above, for example, a road condition during traveling is photographed by an imaging means (a video camera that images the front) of the information providing vehicle, and this is recorded on a mass storage device. It is stored as information, and when there is a complaint or inquiry about a road from a user, the contents stored in the large-capacity storage device are reproduced to help prove the road management state. Therefore, even if a complaint or inquiry about a road is received from a user, it can be easily handled.

(4) Trouble Proof System Using the above-described video information providing system, for example, for the trouble that occurred during rental of the information providing vehicle, the stored contents of the mass storage device are reproduced, and either the lessee side or the lessor side Be able to prove that there is a trap. Therefore, when returning a rental car, it is possible to easily prove it by using the video information that reproduces whether it is a borrower's trap or a lender's trap, which brings benefits to both.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the video information provision system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. Data structure for storing video information obtained by the provider The block diagram which shows the structure of the video information provision system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the video information provision system which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the video information provision system which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. A bird's-eye view for explaining an operation situation when the video information providing system according to the fourth embodiment is diverted to a public vehicle utilization system. Block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional video information providing system

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display monitor 2 VICS receiver 3 GPS receiver 4 FM receiver 5 Vehicle 7 Information provision vehicle (front bus)
8 Information-providing vehicle (rear bus)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information provision vehicle 11 1st video camera 12 1st microphone 13 2nd video camera 14 2nd microphone 15 Car navigation apparatus 16 Cell-phone apparatus with an information communication function 17 Speed sensor 18 Seat sensor 30 GPS, camera, information Mobile phone device with communication function 40 ASP center (center device)
41 Mobile phone device with information communication function 42 Server 50 Network means 60 Navigation device with information communication function 70 Mobile phone device with information communication function 80 Personal computer with information communication function 90 Bus stop display device 110 Camera 120 Information center 130 Road beacon device 140 Vehicle 151 Mass storage device (HD-R)
152 Corresponding table (vehicle side)
421 Control device 422 Mass storage device 423 Correspondence table (center side)
424 First I / F
425 Second I / F
610 Official car P
620 Official car Q
630 Official car R
640 Bus 650 Regional Information Center 651 Dedicated Terminal 660 Border Area

Claims (4)

A video information providing mobile terminal having a photographing means, a center device, and a video information receiving terminal;
The video information providing mobile terminal periodically transmits its own location information and ID information to the center device,
The center device sequentially stores the location information and ID information of the video information providing mobile terminal in association with each other,
When the video information receiving terminal transmits its own ID information and request point information to the center device, the center device, when the video information providing mobile terminal exists at the request point, Instructing the providing mobile terminal to transmit the captured video information to the video information receiving terminal without passing through the center device, and if not present, notifying the video information receiving terminal to that effect To provide video information. An imaging unit and a transmission unit;
The transmission means periodically transmits its position information and ID information to the center apparatus, and based on an instruction from the center apparatus, the video information obtained by the photographing means is sent to the instructed receiving terminal to the center terminal. A video information providing mobile terminal, characterized in that the video information is transmitted without going through the device. Transmitting means for transmitting the requested point information and its own ID information to the center device;
Video from the video information providing mobile terminal instructed to the video information providing mobile terminal existing at the request point by the center device storing the location information of a plurality of video information providing mobile terminals having photographing means A video information receiving terminal having receiving means for receiving information without going through the center device.   4. The video information receiving terminal according to claim 3, wherein the video information receiving terminal is a mobile body.

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