JP2007192561A - Information-providing device for vehicle, information-providing system for vehicle, and information-providing method for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stop transmission of data of a passing spot passed by a vehicle to an on-vehicle unit. <P>SOLUTION: In a system, wherein a user calls an information center and requests data of a passing spot set in a navigation device, and the data of the passing spot retrieved by an operator in the information center are transmitted to the on-vehicle unit, it is determined whether the vehicle passes the passing spot, until the retrieved passing spot is set in the navigation device, and the data of the passing spot determined to be passed by the vehicle are not transmitted to the on-vehicle unit. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular information providing apparatus, a vehicular information providing system, and a vehicular information providing method that provide information to a user.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a system is known in which a user calls an information center, transmits necessary information to an operator, and transmits information retrieved by the operator to a vehicle-mounted device (see Patent Document 1).

JP-A-11-183189

  In the system described above, the operator of the information center can retrieve the location data of the vehicle from the in-vehicle device, set the navigation device and the destination for setting in the navigation device, and transmit it to the in-vehicle device. In this system, there is a time lag between when the position data of the vehicle is acquired and when the operator searches for the waypoint and destination and transmits it to the in-vehicle device. Data may be transmitted to the in-vehicle device. In this case, if a waypoint or destination through which the vehicle has passed is set in the navigation device, an incorrect recommended route is calculated.

(1) The vehicle information providing apparatus and the vehicle information providing method according to the present invention search for a place to be set in the navigation device (hereinafter, set place) in response to a request from the user, and the searched set place is It is characterized in that it is determined whether or not the vehicle passes through the set place before being set in the navigation device, and the data on the set place determined that the vehicle passes is not transmitted to the navigation device.
(2) In the vehicle information providing system according to the present invention, a user calls the information center, conveys information on a place where the user wants to set the navigation device (hereinafter, set place), and is searched on the information center side. In a vehicle information providing system in which data of a setting location is transmitted to a navigation device via wireless communication and set in the navigation device, the vehicle passes through the setting location until the searched setting location is set in the navigation device. Whether or not to do so is determined, and the data of the setting place determined to pass the vehicle is not transmitted to the navigation device.

  According to the vehicle information providing device, the vehicle information providing system, and the vehicle information providing method according to the present invention, the data of the set location determined to pass the vehicle is not transmitted to the navigation device, and therefore it is determined that the vehicle passes. It is possible to prevent an erroneous recommended route from being calculated by setting the set location in the navigation device.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a vehicle information providing system according to an embodiment. A user who uses this vehicle information providing system calls the information center 20 (vehicle information providing apparatus), conveys information on the waypoints and destinations set in the navigation unit 2 to the operator, Data on the waypoints and destinations searched by the operator using the search system 34 is downloaded to the in-vehicle device 1 and set in the navigation unit 2. In FIG. 1, only one in-vehicle device 1 is shown, but the same in-vehicle device 1 is mounted on many vehicles, and the information center 20 communicates with a plurality of in-vehicle devices 1 via radio. It can be carried out.

  The in-vehicle device 1 includes a navigation unit 2, a monitor 3, a communication adapter 5, a telephone harness 6 for connecting the mobile phone 4 and the communication adapter 5, a data communication phone 7, a microphone 8, and a speaker 9. The GPS unit 10, the operation switch 11, the operator call switch 12, and the vehicle speed sensor 16 are provided.

  The monitor 3 displays a map around the current location of the vehicle, a recommended route to the destination, and the like based on instructions from the navigation unit 2 described later. The mobile phone 4 is a phone used when a user has a conversation with an operator standing by at the information center 20, and the data communication phone 7 is a phone used when performing data communication with the information center 20. It is.

  The microphone 8 is used when a user (driver) has a conversation with an operator of the information center 20 using a hands-free system. The speaker 9 outputs a voice when the user talks with the operator using the hands-free system and voices when the navigation unit 2 performs route guidance. The GPS unit 10 receives GPS radio waves from a GPS satellite (not shown) and detects the current location of the vehicle. The vehicle speed sensor 16 detects the speed of the vehicle.

  The operation switch 11 is used to perform various operations such as an operation on a screen displayed on the monitor 3, an operation for using a hands-free system, and an operation for performing data communication. The operator call switch 12 is a switch used when a call is made to the information center 20.

  The communication adapter 5 performs communication control with the information center 20. The communication adapter 5 is registered with telephone numbers of an operation center 30 of the information center 20 and a vehicle information center 50, which will be described later. When the user presses the operator call switch 12, the mobile phone 4 automatically In addition, a call is made to the operation center 30 and a call is automatically made to the vehicle information center 50 via the data communication phone 7. The telephone number of the operation center 30 and the telephone number of the vehicle information center 50 are registered before the communication adapter 5 is shipped from the factory, for example.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the navigation unit 2. The navigation unit 2 includes a map data unit 18 and a memory 21, and a display processing unit 13, a communication control unit 14, a voice control unit 15, an input processing unit 19, and an integrated calculation unit 22 in terms of processing functions performed internally. Prepare.

  The display processing unit 13 issues a display instruction to the monitor 3 based on a command from the integrated calculation unit 22. The communication control unit 14 performs control for exchanging data with the communication adapter 5. The voice control unit 15 instructs the speaker 9 to output a voice for route guidance, for example, based on a command from the integrated calculation unit 22. The map data unit 18 is, for example, a hard disk device (HDD), and stores map data.

  The input processing unit 19 outputs a command input by the user through the operation switch 11 to the integrated calculation unit 22. The memory 21 stores data on the waypoints and destinations downloaded (received) from the information center 20. The integrated calculation unit 22 exchanges various data with the display processing unit 13, the communication control unit 14, the voice control unit 15, the input processing unit 19, the map data unit 18, and the memory 21, and also a navigation unit. 2 comprehensive processing is performed. Comprehensive processing of the navigation unit 2 includes calculation processing of a recommended route to a destination via a designated waypoint.

  The information center 20 includes an operation center 30, an information database group 40, a vehicle information center 50, and a customer center 60. The operation center 30 includes a PBX / CTI 31 that controls a telephone line and a search system 34. The search system 34 includes a processing terminal 32, a telephone 33, a headset 36, a monitor 38, and an input device 39. The input device 39 includes a keyboard and a mouse.

  A PBX (Private Branch Exchanger) is usually installed in a corporate building or the like, and exchanges external telephones with internal telephones and between internal telephones. CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) integrates a telephone communication system such as PBX and an information system such as a computer and a database so that they can be linked to each other. In other words, the PBX / CTI 31 controls the telephone line such as connecting a call received from the user to a vacant operator or sending a waiting voice guidance when there is no vacant operator.

  An operator working at the operation center 30 obtains information on the waypoints and destinations set in the navigation unit 2 of the in-vehicle device 1 by talking with the user using the telephone 33 or the headset 36. Based on the information heard from the user, the operator uses the processing terminal 32 to search for a waypoint or destination desired by the user. The processing terminal 32 is a personal computer, for example. The search system 34 is connected to the information processing terminal 54 of the vehicle information center 50 and a plurality of databases 41 to 45, 56 constituting the information database group 40 through a network 37 such as a LAN.

  The information database group 40 includes a location / phone information database 41, a traffic information database 42, a weather forecast database 43, various information databases 44, a guidance voice database 45, and a user profile database 56. The position / phone information database 41 stores names of various facilities such as restaurants and public facilities, position information, telephone number information, and the like. The traffic information database 42 stores traffic information such as general roads and toll roads. The weather forecast database 43 stores weather forecast information for each location. The various information database 44 stores information other than the above-described information on various facilities, traffic information, and weather information. The guidance voice database 45 stores voice data for voice guidance to the user. The user profile database 56 stores user information such as user names, addresses, and mobile phone numbers registered in advance. The user registration method will be described later.

  The vehicle information center 50 includes a PBX / CTI 52 that controls a telephone line, a communication device 53, and an information processing terminal 54. The communication device 53 performs data communication with the in-vehicle device 1 based on a command from the information processing terminal 54. The information processing terminal 54 performs various data processing such as transmitting information to the in-vehicle device 1 via the communication device 53. For example, when the search system 34 searches for the data of the waypoints and destinations set in the navigation unit 2 of the in-vehicle device 1, the data of the searched waypoints and destinations are transmitted via the communication device 53. It transmits to the vehicle equipment 1. The PBX / CTI 31 of the operation center 30 and the PBX / CTI 52 of the vehicle information center 50 are connected to the general telephone line network 55.

  The customer center 60 includes a customer registration system 62 and a customer management server 66. The customer registration system 62 performs user registration and changes of registered user personal information. A customer management server 66 connected to the customer registration system 62 is a server for managing user information.

  An Internet 63 is also connected to the network 37 to which the operation center 30, the information database group 40, the vehicle information center 50 and the customer center 60 are connected. Accordingly, the information center 20 exchanges various information with the content provider / application service provider group 64 via the Internet 63. Further, when the user performs user registration, which will be described later, it is possible to use a terminal 65 such as a personal computer connected to the Internet 63 without going through the operator of the customer center 60.

  A user who uses the vehicle information provision system in one embodiment needs to perform user registration in advance. As a first method for user registration, a mobile phone 4 and a data communication phone used when using the present system together with general information such as a user's name, address, date of birth, etc. in a predetermined application form. 7 is entered and mailed to the customer center 60 of the information center 20. After confirming the contents of the application form, the customer center 60 operator performs user registration processing on the customer management server 66 using the customer registration system 62. The registered user information is stored in the user profile database 56.

  As described above, the second method for user registration is a method of directly registering in the customer management server 66 using a terminal 65 such as a personal computer connected to the Internet 63. Further, when the in-vehicle device 1 has an online registration function, the in-vehicle device 1 can be used to directly register with the customer management server 66.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing contents respectively performed by the in-vehicle device 1 and the information center 20 in the vehicle information providing system according to the embodiment. The processes in steps S10 to S40 are processes performed on the in-vehicle device 1 side, and the processes in steps S100 to S190 are processes performed on the information center 20 side.

  In step S <b> 10, the integrated calculation unit 22 of the navigation unit 2 determines whether the operator call switch 12 is turned on based on a signal input from the input processing unit 19. If it is determined that the operator call switch 12 is not turned on, the process waits in step S10 until it is turned on. If it is determined that the operator call switch 12 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S20.

  In step S20, a call is made to the operation center 30 of the information center 20 via the mobile phone 4 in the voice mode, and the vehicle information center 50 of the information center 20 is designated via the data communication phone 7 in the data mode. Make a call to The voice mode is a mode for conversation between the user and the operator, and the data mode is a mode for sending and receiving data by data communication.

  As described above, since the telephone number of the operation center 30 is registered in the communication adapter 5 in advance, when the user presses the operator call switch 12, the automatic operation is performed via the navigation unit 2, the communication adapter 5, and the mobile phone 4. A call is made to the operation center 30. At this time, the communication adapter 5 places the number “186” in front of the telephone number of the operation center 30 and makes a call. That is, since some mobile phones 4 have a function for notifying the caller number, the caller number is notified so that the information center 20 can identify the caller. Make a phone call in the form.

  Further, since the telephone number of the vehicle information center 50 is also registered in advance in the communication adapter 5, when the user presses the operator call switch 12, the navigation unit 2, the communication adapter 5, and the data communication telephone 7 A call is automatically made to the vehicle information center 50. Also in this case, the communication adapter 5 places the number “186” in order to notify the caller number before the telephone number of the vehicle information center 50 and makes a call.

  Of the processes performed on the information center 20 side, the processes of steps S100 to S140 and step S190 are performed by the PBX / CTI 31 of the operation center 30. In step S100, it is determined whether there is an incoming call from the user. If it is determined that there is no incoming call, it waits in step S100 until there is an incoming call. If it is determined that there is an incoming call, the process proceeds to step S110. In step S110, caller telephone number acquisition processing is performed. At this time, if a call is received with the caller non-notification setting, and there is no caller telephone number, for example, “Caller ID is not notified” registered in the guidance voice database 45 in advance. "Is played and the telephone line is disconnected.

  In step S120, the telephone number is authenticated based on the caller telephone number acquired in step S110. This authentication is performed based on whether or not the caller telephone number is registered in the user profile database 56. In step S130 following step S120, it is determined whether or not the authentication is OK based on the result of the telephone number authentication performed in step S120. If the acquired caller telephone number is registered in the user profile database 56 and the authentication is determined to be OK, the process proceeds to step S140. On the other hand, if it is determined that the authentication is NG, the process proceeds to step S190, and a message such as “Cannot receive the service because the telephone number is not registered” registered in the guidance voice database 45 is reproduced. Disconnect the telephone line.

  In addition to the call in the voice mode, a call is made to the vehicle information center 50 in the data mode via the data communication telephone 7, and the same authentication as in step S120 is performed for the call in the data mode. Processing is performed. If the authentication is OK, data communication is started. Here, the vehicle position detected by the GPS unit 10 and the vehicle speed data detected by the vehicle speed sensor 16 are obtained from the in-vehicle device 1 and the vehicle information center 50. Sent to. The vehicle position and vehicle speed data transmitted to the vehicle information center 50 is stored (saved) in the user profile database 56 via the network 37. The data is stored in correspondence with the user information of the user who has requested data transmission.

  In step S140, the telephone call from the user is connected to the operator who has a free telephone line, and the process proceeds to step S150. When the telephone line is connected to the operator, the user starts a conversation with the operator, and informs the operator of information on a waypoint for newly setting the navigation unit 2. However, when there is no available line, for example, a message such as “Now, the line is busy” is registered in advance in the guidance voice database 45.

  The processing of step S150 to step S170 is performed by the search system 34. In step S150, it is determined whether or not the operator has input information necessary for searching for a waypoint and a destination and has issued a search execution command. The operator listens to information such as an address, a facility name, a nearby landmark, and the like for searching for a waypoint and a destination by talking with the calling user, and inputs the information to the processing terminal 32.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a search screen displayed on the display of the processing terminal 32. As shown in FIG. 4, a name input field 71, an address input field 72, a genre input field 73, a map display field 74, and a search start button 75 are displayed on the display of the processing terminal 32. The name input field 71 is a field for inputting the name of a facility or the like, and the address input field 72 is a field for inputting an address. The genre input field 73 is a field for inputting the genre of the destination. For example, “restaurant”, “park”, “gas station”, and the like can be input. The operator may input only one of the information input columns 71 to 73, or may input two or all of the columns.

  The map display column 74 is a column for displaying a map around the place searched by the processing terminal 32. The search start button 75 is a button operated by an operator when starting a search for a destination.

  In step S150, information for searching for a destination is input to at least one of the name input field 71, the address input field 72, and the genre input field 73, and the search start button 75 is pressed. If it determines, it will progress to step S160, otherwise, it will wait in step S150.

  In step S160, the location / telephone information database 41 is referred to based on the input information to search for a waypoint or destination desired by the user. The data of the waypoints and destinations searched by the processing terminal 32 are stored (stored) in the user profile database 56. The data is stored in correspondence with the user information of the user who has requested data transmission.

In step S170 following step S160, whether or not the vehicle passes through the transit point before the transit point data searched in step S160 is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 1 and set in the navigation unit 2. The process which determines is performed. The determination as to whether or not the vehicle passes through the waypoint is made based on the following equation (1).
Distance L1 to the next stopover point <moving speed V1 × time T1 (1)

  In the above formula (1), the distance L1 to the next waypoint is the distance from the vehicle position transmitted from the in-vehicle device 1 by data communication to the next waypoint. The vehicle position data and the next waypoint data transmitted from the in-vehicle device 1 are stored in the user profile database 56. The moving speed V <b> 1 is a speed transmitted from the in-vehicle device 1 by data communication and stored in the user profile database 56.

  The time T1 is the time from when the vehicle position and vehicle speed data is transmitted from the in-vehicle device 1 to the information center 20 until the transit point data is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 1 and set in the navigation unit 2. That is, the time T1 is T11 for the call time between the operator and the user, T12 is the time required to transmit the data at the waypoint from the information center 20 to the vehicle-mounted device 1, and the data at the route point is the vehicle-mounted device 1. When the time required for setting the navigation unit 2 after reception is T13, it is the time obtained by adding the times T11 to T13. The call time T11 between the operator and the user is a time required from the reception of the vehicle position data to the start of the transmission of the data at the waypoint.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the distance L1 to the next waypoint and the moving speed V1 × time T1. The moving speed V1 × time T1 is set in the navigation unit 2 after the vehicle position and vehicle speed data is transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 1 to the information center 20, and the transit point data is transmitted from the information center 20 to the vehicle-mounted device 1. This is the distance that the vehicle is expected to travel in between. Accordingly, if the distance L1 to the next stop is shorter than the moving speed V1 × time T1, it is determined that the vehicle passes the stop, and if the distance L1 to the next stop is equal to or greater than the moving speed V1 × time T1. It is determined that the vehicle does not pass through the waypoint.

  The process of step S180 in the flowchart shown in FIG. In step S180, the data of other waypoints and destinations excluding the waypoints determined to be passed by the vehicle in step S170 among the data of the waypoints and destinations stored in the user profile database 56 are stored as data. Depending on the mode, the data is transmitted to the data communication telephone 7 of the in-vehicle device 1 via the communication device 53. Since the telephone number of the data communication telephone 7 is included in the user information registered in the user profile database 56, the telephone number is acquired from the user profile database 56 together with the data of the waypoint and destination.

  In step S30, the in-vehicle device 1 determines whether or not the data on the waypoint and the destination transmitted by the vehicle information center 50 in step S180 has been received. Data transmitted in the data mode from the vehicle information center 50 is received via the data communication telephone 7. If it is determined that the data of the waypoint and the destination are not received, the process waits in step S30 until the data is received. If it is determined that the data is received, the process proceeds to step S40. In step S40, the navigation unit 2 is subjected to route point and destination setting processing based on the received route point and destination data. When the transit point and destination setting processing is completed, the communication between the in-vehicle device 1 and the information center 20 is disconnected. Thereafter, the navigation unit 2 of the in-vehicle device 1 calculates a recommended route to the destination via the set waypoint, and performs route guidance to the destination based on the calculated recommended route. .

  According to the vehicle information providing system in one embodiment, in a system that searches for a waypoint to be set in the navigation device in response to a request from the user, and transmits the searched waypoint data to the in-vehicle device 1. When it is determined that the vehicle passes through the searched waypoints until the searched waypoint data is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 1 and set in the navigation unit 2, the data of the waypoints determined to pass is in-vehicle. Do not send to machine 1. If the passing waypoint data is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 1 and set in the navigation device, there is a possibility that a recommended route including an incorrect route including a U-turn may be calculated when calculating the recommended route. According to the vehicle information providing system in the embodiment, the data of the waypoint determined to pass by the vehicle is not transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 1, so that an erroneous recommended route is not calculated and an appropriate route is used. An appropriate recommended route based on the ground can be calculated. Moreover, since erroneous data is not transmitted, useless communication costs can be suppressed. Furthermore, since it is determined on the information center 20 side whether or not the vehicle passes through the searched waypoint, it is not necessary to prepare a dedicated vehicle-mounted device 1 for using this system.

  According to the vehicle information providing system in the embodiment, the data on the waypoint is stored in the navigation unit 2 based on the first distance from the vehicle position to the waypoint and the vehicle position transmitted from the in-vehicle device 1. Compared to the second distance traveled by the vehicle between transmission and setting, and when the second distance is longer than the first distance, it is determined that the vehicle passes through the transit point. Whether or not to pass through the ground can be accurately determined.

  In particular, according to the vehicle information providing system in one embodiment, the time required from when the vehicle location data is received from the vehicle-mounted device 1 until the transit point data is transmitted to the navigation unit 2 and set, And since the 2nd distance mentioned above is calculated based on the data of the vehicle speed transmitted from the vehicle equipment 1, it can determine more correctly whether a vehicle passes a stopover.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. For example, in the above-described embodiment, it is determined whether or not the vehicle passes through the transit point, and data on the transit point determined to pass is not transmitted to the in-vehicle device 1, but is set in the navigation unit 2. If it is determined whether or not the vehicle passes through a destination to be transmitted, and it is determined that the vehicle passes, it is possible to prevent transmission of the destination data. In other words, the object for determining whether or not the vehicle passes is not limited to the waypoint, and may be a place set in the navigation unit 2.

  In a state where the waypoints and destinations are set in the navigation unit 2, the user can request setting of another waypoint. In this case, when transmitting the vehicle position and vehicle speed data from the vehicle-mounted device 1 to the information center 20, the data of the waypoints and destinations set in the navigation unit 2 are also transmitted. The information center 20 side searches for a transit point to be added, determines whether or not the vehicle passes through a route point that has already been set by the above-described method, and removes other route points that are determined to pass. The data of the waypoint and the destination are transmitted to the in-vehicle device 1. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the route is set between the route point 1 and the route point 2 in the navigation unit 2, and the user requests the additional setting of the route point 3 and transmits the data to the vehicle-mounted device 1. It is a figure for demonstrating the method of transmitting the data of the waypoint 2 and the waypoint 3 to the vehicle equipment 1 since it determined with passing the place 1. FIG.

  In the above equation (1), the moving speed V1 has been described as data detected by the vehicle speed sensor 16 and transmitted from the in-vehicle device 1 to the information center 20, but an average speed may be used instead of the instantaneous speed of the vehicle. it can. The average speed may be calculated on the in-vehicle device 1 side and then transmitted to the information center 20, or vehicle speed data may be transmitted to the information center 20 at any time and calculated on the information center 20 side.

  Further, the moving speed V1 in the above equation (1) may be calculated on the information center 20 side based on traffic information in VICS or the like. For example, the speed of the vehicle can be calculated based on the passage time of the vehicle in a certain section and the section distance.

  Whether or not the vehicle passes through the transit point can be determined not by distance but by time. That is, the first time required to travel from the vehicle position transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 1 to the waypoint is calculated, and the data on the waypoint is received by the navigation unit 2 after the vehicle position data is received. A second time required to be transmitted and set is calculated, and if the second time is longer than the first time, it is determined that the vehicle passes through the waypoint. The first time can be obtained by dividing the distance from the vehicle position transmitted from the in-vehicle device 1 to the waypoint by the vehicle speed. Note that the second time is a time obtained by adding the above-described times T11 to T13.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the data communication telephone 7 for performing data communication is provided separately from the mobile phone 4 for the user to converse with the operator has been described. If it is a telephone that can communicate, only one phone need be provided. In addition, it has been described that communication in the voice mode is performed with the operation center 30 and communication in the data mode is performed with the vehicle information center 50. However, communication in the data communication mode is also performed with the operation center 30. You may make it carry out between.

  The correspondence between the constituent elements of the claims and the constituent elements of the embodiment is as follows. That is, the processing terminal 32 constitutes search means, passage determination means, vehicle speed calculation means, first time calculation means, and second time calculation means, and the communication device 53 constitutes transmission means and reception means. In addition, the above description is an example to the last, and when interpreting invention, it is not limited to the correspondence of the component of said embodiment and the component of this invention at all.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the vehicle information provision system in one embodiment. Diagram showing the detailed configuration of the navigation unit The flowchart which shows the processing content each performed by the vehicle equipment and information center in the vehicle information provision system in one embodiment The figure which shows an example of the search screen displayed on the display of the search processing terminal contained in a search system The figure which shows the relationship between distance L1 to the next waypoint, and movement speed V1 x time T1 When setting a new waypoint, if it is determined that the vehicle will pass through the already set waypoint, the data of the waypoint determined to pass the vehicle is not sent to the in-vehicle device, The figure for explaining the method of transmitting the ground data to the vehicle equipment

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vehicle equipment, 2 ... Navigation unit, 3 ... Monitor, 4 ... Mobile phone, 5 ... Communication adapter, 6 ... Telephone harness, 7 ... Telephone for data communication, 8 ... Microphone, 9 ... Speaker, 10 ... GPS unit, 11 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Operation switch, 12 ... Operator call switch, 13 ... Display processing part, 14 ... Communication processing part, 15 ... Voice control part, 16 ... Vehicle speed sensor, 18 ... Map data part, 19 ... Input processing part, 20 ... Information center, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 ... Memory, 30 ... Operation center, 31 ... PBX / CTI, 32 ... Search processing terminal, 33 ... Telephone, 34 ... Information search system, 36 ... Headset, 37 ... Network, 39 ... Input device, 40 ... Information database group 41 ... Location / phone information database, 42 ... Traffic information database, 43 ... Weather forecast database, 44 ... Various information 45, guidance voice database, 50 ... vehicle information center, 52 ... PBX / CTI, 53 ... communication device, 54 ... information processing terminal, 55 ... general telephone network, 56 ... user profile database, 60 ... customer center, 62 ... Customer registration system, 63 ... Internet, 65 ... User PC, 66 ... Customer management server

Claims (11)

In response to a request from the user, a search means for searching for a place for setting in the navigation device (hereinafter, set place),
Transmission means for transmitting the data of the setting location searched by the search means to the navigation device via wireless communication;
Passage determination means for determining whether or not the vehicle passes through the set location before the data of the set location searched by the search means is transmitted to the navigation device and set in the navigation device.
The vehicle information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission means does not transmit the data of the set location determined by the passage determination means to pass the vehicle to the navigation device. The vehicle information providing device according to claim 1,
Further comprising receiving means for receiving vehicle position data from the navigation device;
The passage determination unit is configured to determine a setting location based on the first distance from the vehicle position received by the receiving unit to the setting location searched by the searching unit and the vehicle position received by the receiving unit. A vehicle information providing device that determines whether or not the vehicle passes through the set location based on the second distance traveled by the vehicle before the data is transmitted to the navigation device and set. . The vehicle information providing apparatus according to claim 2,
The vehicle information providing apparatus, wherein the passage determining unit determines that the vehicle passes through a set place when the second distance is longer than the first distance. In the vehicle information provision device according to claim 2 or 3,
The receiving means also receives vehicle speed data from the in-vehicle device,
The passage determining means is configured to determine a time required for the setting place data to be transmitted to the navigation device and set after the receiving means receives the vehicle position data, and the vehicle speed received by the receiving means. An information providing device for a vehicle, wherein the second distance is calculated based on the information. In the vehicle information provision device according to claim 2 or 3,
Vehicle speed calculating means for calculating the vehicle speed based on the traffic information,
The passage determining means includes a time required for the setting place data to be transmitted to the navigation device and set after the receiving means receives the vehicle position data, and the vehicle speed calculated by the vehicle speed calculating means. Based on the above, the second distance is calculated. The vehicle information providing device according to claim 1,
Receiving means for receiving vehicle position data from the navigation device;
First time calculating means for calculating a first time required to travel from the vehicle position received by the receiving means to the set location searched by the searching means;
A second time calculating means for calculating a second time required from when the receiving means receives the vehicle position data to when the setting place data is transmitted to the navigation device and set;
The passage determination means determines whether or not the vehicle passes through the set place based on the first time calculated by the first time calculation means and the second time calculated by the second time calculation means. An information providing device for a vehicle characterized by determining whether or not. The vehicle information providing device according to claim 6,
The passage determination means determines that the vehicle passes through a set place when the second time calculated by the second time calculation means is longer than the first time calculated by the first time calculation means. An information providing device for a vehicle. The vehicle information providing device according to claim 6 or 7,
The second time calculating means is a setting transmitted by the transmitting means for a time required from the time when the vehicle position data is received by the receiving means to the time when the transmitting means starts transmitting the data of the set location. The second time is calculated by adding the time required until the location data is received by the navigation device and the time required until the received setting location data is set in the navigation device. An information providing apparatus for a vehicle.   The navigation apparatus characterized by receiving the data of the setting place transmitted from the vehicle information provision apparatus in any one of Claims 1-8. A user calls the information center to convey information on a location desired to be set in the navigation device (hereinafter referred to as “setting location”), and data on the setting location searched on the information center side is transmitted to the navigation device via wireless communication. In the vehicle information providing system to be transmitted and set in the navigation device,
In response to a request from the user, search means for searching for a setting location for setting in the navigation device;
Transmission means for transmitting the data of the set location searched by the search means to the navigation device;
Passage determination means for determining whether or not the vehicle passes through the set location before the data of the set location searched by the search means is transmitted to the navigation device and set in the navigation device.
The vehicle information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the transmission means does not transmit data of a set location determined by the passage determination means to pass the vehicle to the navigation device. In a vehicle information providing method of searching for a place (hereinafter, set place) for setting in a navigation device in response to a request from a user, and transmitting data of the searched set place to the navigation device via wireless communication ,
It is determined whether or not the vehicle passes through the set location until the data of the set location searched in response to a request from the user is transmitted to the navigation device and set, and the set location determined to pass is determined. A method for providing vehicle information, characterized in that data is not transmitted to a navigation device.

Images