JP2010038585A - Onboard device, navigation system, and method of controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the convenience of a navigation system using an onboard device and a mobile device, on the occasion of guiding its user to a plurality of destinations. <P>SOLUTION: The onboard device includes a receiving means for receiving, from the mobile device, first information including the plurality of destinations and the order of arrival at the plurality of destinations, and a guiding means for guiding a vehicle to the plurality of destinations on the basis of the first information. The complicatedness of destination setting operation can be reduced by receiving from the mobile device the plurality of destinations the order of arrival at which is determined beforehand, thereby improving the convenience on the occasion of guiding to the plurality of destinations. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device, a navigation system, and a control method thereof, and particularly to an in-vehicle device, a navigation system, and a control method thereof that transmit a destination from a portable device to the in-vehicle device.

  In-vehicle navigation that performs navigation to a destination is widely used. In-vehicle navigation recognizes the current location by a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver and guides the vehicle to a destination. In addition, a navigation device that includes a GPS device in a mobile device such as a mobile phone and guides the user to a destination is also used.

A navigation system has been developed that improves the convenience of destination setting by transferring information such as a destination from a portable device to an in-vehicle device. In Patent Document 1, a destination set in a plurality of portable devices (portable navigation devices) can be transmitted to an in-vehicle device (in-vehicle display device), and a final destination can be set from the plurality of destinations The correct system is displayed. According to this system, a route to reach the final destination via a plurality of destinations can be set. Patent Document 2 discloses a system that activates a destination input mode when an in-vehicle device (navigation device) is activated and acquires destination information from a portable device (portable device). Patent Document 3 discloses a system for transferring advertisement information from a portable device (portable navigation device) to an in-vehicle device (in-vehicle navigation device) when a user gets on the vehicle.
JP 2007-263802 A JP 11-295080 A JP 2006-133140 A

  When driving a plurality of destinations for travel or the like, it is necessary to input a plurality of destinations in advance and an order (course) to reach these destinations to the in-vehicle device. However, the operation of inputting a plurality of destinations after boarding is complicated, and there is a problem that it takes time until the vehicle departs. According to Patent Document 1, preset destinations can be input from a plurality of portable devices, but the order of arrival at the plurality of destinations must be set on the in-vehicle device side. Similarly, there is a problem that the operation becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to improve convenience when guiding a user to a plurality of destinations in a navigation system using an in-vehicle device and a portable device.

  The in-vehicle device includes: a receiving unit configured to receive first information including a plurality of destinations and an order of arrival at the plurality of destinations from the portable device; and a vehicle based on the first information as the plurality of destinations. And guiding means for guiding. According to this configuration, since a plurality of destinations whose arrival order is determined in advance are received from the portable device, it is possible to reduce the complexity of the destination setting operation, and to guide the user to a plurality of destinations. Convenience can be improved.

  In the above configuration, destination setting means for setting a destination based on the first information, and second information indicating that the destination is set based on the first information for the portable device And a transmission means for transmitting. According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the received destination information from being received again by transmitting the second information to the portable device.

  The navigation system includes: course setting means for setting a plurality of destinations and arrival order to the plurality of destinations; and first information including the plurality of destinations set by the course setting means and the arrival order. A portable device having a transmission means for transmitting the vehicle information to the in-vehicle device, a reception device for receiving the first information, and a guidance device for guiding the vehicle to the plurality of destinations based on the first information. And an in-vehicle device. According to this configuration, since a plurality of destinations whose arrival order is determined in advance are transmitted from the portable device to the in-vehicle device, the complexity of the destination setting operation can be reduced, and the user can be moved to a plurality of destinations. Convenience at the time of guiding can be improved.

  In the above configuration, the in-vehicle device has a destination setting means for setting a destination based on the destination information, and a setting indicating that the destination is set based on the destination information for the portable device Transmitting means for transmitting information, wherein the portable device receives the set information, and transmits the destination information to the in-vehicle device when the set information is received. And a prohibiting means for prohibiting. According to this configuration, since the first information is not transmitted when the mobile device receives the second information, it is possible to prevent the information regarding the set purpose from being transmitted again.

  The said structure WHEREIN: The said receiving means of the said vehicle-mounted apparatus can be set as the structure which receives the said 1st information automatically from the said portable apparatus corresponding to starting of the said vehicle-mounted apparatus. According to this configuration, since the destination can be set immediately after the on-vehicle device is started, the convenience can be further improved.

  In the above-described configuration, the storage unit stores a plurality of courses in which different arrival orders are determined for a plurality of destinations, and the course setting unit is selected from the plurality of courses stored in the storage unit. One course can be selected. According to this configuration, it is possible to further reduce the labor of the input operation by the user.

  In the above configuration, the mobile device may be a mobile phone, and the course setting unit may acquire the course by mobile communication.

  The navigation system control method is a navigation system control method having a mobile device and an in-vehicle device, wherein the mobile device sets a plurality of destinations and the order of arrival at the plurality of destinations; Transmitting the first information including the plurality of destinations and the arrival order from the portable device to the portable device; and the vehicle-mounted device guides the vehicle to the plurality of destinations based on the first information. And a step. According to this configuration, since a plurality of destinations whose arrival order is determined in advance are transmitted from the portable device to the in-vehicle device, the complexity of the destination setting operation can be reduced, and the user can be moved to a plurality of destinations. Convenience at the time of guiding can be improved.

  According to this configuration, in order to transmit a plurality of destinations whose arrival order is determined in advance from the portable device to the in-vehicle device, the purpose of resetting the destination each time a ride is made when passing through a plurality of destinations The complexity of the location setting operation can be reduced, and the convenience for guiding the user to a plurality of destinations can be improved. In addition, since the arrival order is set by the portable device, the destination can be reset anytime and anywhere when it is desired to change the waypoint in the middle of the route. Conventionally, operations that can only be performed in a car can be performed regardless of location or time, so convenience is improved.

  Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the navigation system according to the first embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, a navigation system 100 includes an in-vehicle device 10 that is an in-vehicle navigation device and a portable device 30 that is, for example, a mobile phone. Information can be transmitted and received between the in-vehicle device 10 and the portable device 30 using, for example, wireless communication 52 such as Bluetooth communication or optical communication such as infrared rays. The portable device 30 can communicate with the center server (CP) 50 via the mobile communication network 54.

  The in-vehicle device 10 includes a control unit 12, a storage unit 14, a GPS receiving unit 16, an interface (IF) unit 24, a human interface (HMI) unit 18, a display unit 20, and an operation unit 22. The storage unit 14 is, for example, a hard disk unit, and stores map information that is information about map data, destination information that is information about destinations, and the like. The storage unit 14 outputs map information and destination information to the control unit 12. The storage unit 14 stores destination information acquired from the control unit 12. The GPS receiving unit 16 recognizes the vehicle position from the GPS signal and outputs information related to the vehicle position to the control unit 12. In addition to the GPS signal, the GPS receiver 16 can recognize the position of the host vehicle using the independent navigation information from the independent navigation unit (not shown). The HMI unit 18 is an interface between the display unit 20 and the operation unit 22 and the control unit 12. The display unit 20 is, for example, a liquid crystal screen, and displays a map or a menu list by a signal from the control unit 12. The operation unit 22 is, for example, a touch panel or a button, and outputs an operation signal to the control unit 12. For example, the menu can be selected by operating the operation unit 22 by the user. The IF unit 24 transmits information acquired from the control unit 12 to the portable device 30. Further, the information received from the portable device 30 is output to the control unit 12.

  The portable device 30 includes a control unit 32, a storage unit 34, a GPS reception unit 36, an IF unit 44, an HMI unit 38, a display unit 40, an operation unit 42, and a telephone IF unit 46. The telephone IF unit 46 is connected to the mobile communication network 54 and transmits / receives information between the control unit 32 and the outside. The control unit 32 can obtain the latest map data and the like from the center server 50 via the mobile communication network 54 and the telephone IF unit 46, for example. The function of each other part is the same as that of the vehicle-mounted device 10, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the navigation system according to the first embodiment, destination information and information on the current position are communicated between the mobile device 30 and the in-vehicle device 10. Thereby, the vehicle-mounted device 10 can guide the vehicle to the destination set by the portable device 30. Hereinafter, an example in which a plurality of destinations are set as courses and transferred from the portable device 30 to the in-vehicle device 10 will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the portable device 30. The control unit 32 and the like of the portable device 30 function as a reception unit 60, a course setting unit 62, a transmission unit 64, and a user guide unit 66. The storage unit 34 functions as the storage unit 70.

  The storage means 70 stores map information that is information relating to map data, a destination list that may be selected as a destination, and the like. The course setting means 62 sets a plurality of destinations and the order of arrival at those destinations (hereinafter referred to as a drive course) based on the destination list in the storage means 70. The course setting unit 62 stores the drive course that is the first information in the in-vehicle device setting storage area 70 a that is a part of the storage unit 70. The drive course includes information on the latitude, longitude and height of each destination, address, telephone number, facility name, and the like. Moreover, although the drive course includes the order of arrival at a plurality of destinations, it does not have to include information on the route between the destinations. The transmission means 64 reads the drive course stored in the in-vehicle device setting storage area 70 a and transmits it to the in-vehicle device 10.

  The user guidance unit 66 performs a route search based on the drive course set by the course setting unit 62 and displays the result on the display unit 40 to the user. When the guidance by the in-vehicle device 10 is not performed, the user guidance unit 66 of the portable device 30 may guide the user to the destination. The receiving means 60 receives a set signal from the in-vehicle device 10 to be described later.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the in-vehicle device 10. The control unit 12 and the like of the in-vehicle device 10 function as a receiving unit 80, a destination setting unit 82, a vehicle guiding unit 84, and a transmitting unit 86. The storage unit 14 functions as the storage unit 90.

  The storage unit 90 stores map information that is information about map data, a destination list that may be selected as a destination, a parking lot list around the destination, and the like. The receiving unit 80 receives a drive course from the portable device 30. The destination setting means 82 sets the destination of the vehicle based on the drive course received by the receiving means 80. That is, a plurality of destinations included in the drive course are set as vehicle destinations in a predetermined order. If the receiving unit 80 does not receive the drive course, the destination setting unit 82 can set the destination of the vehicle based on the map information in the storage unit 90 and the like. The destination setting unit 82 causes the storage unit 90 to store information regarding the set destination (that is, a plurality of course destinations).

  The vehicle guidance means 84 searches for a route based on the information on the vehicle position output from the GPS receiver 16, the map information in the storage means 90, and the information on a plurality of course destinations, so that the vehicle To guide. The transmitting unit 86 transmits second information (hereinafter, set information) indicating that the destination of the vehicle has been set based on the drive course received by the receiving unit 60 to the portable device 30.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the car navigation system according to the first embodiment. Referring to FIG. 4, the course setting unit 62 of the mobile device 30 is based on the input from the operation unit 42 and the memory points stored in the storage unit 34, and a plurality of destinations and the order of arrival at these destinations. Is set (step S10). The course setting means 62 determines whether or not the set drive course has been transmitted to the in-vehicle device 10 (step S12). In the case of No in step S12, the transmission unit 64 transmits the drive course to the in-vehicle device 10 via the IF unit 44 (step S14).

  The receiving means 80 of the in-vehicle device 10 receives the drive course transmitted from the portable device 30 (step S16). The destination setting means 82 displays a confirmation message (see FIG. 9) indicating that the drive course has been received by the display unit 20 (step S18). The destination setting means 82 determines whether or not to set a plurality of destinations included in the received drive course as vehicle destinations (step S20). In the case of Yes in step S20, the transmission means 86 transmits the set information to the portable device 30 via the IF unit 24 (step S22). The vehicle guide means 84 guides the vehicle to the plurality of destinations set by the destination setting means 82 (step S24). At this time, the control unit 12 acquires information on the vehicle position from the GPS receiving unit 16 and information on map data from the storage unit 14 and causes the display unit 20 to display a map, a route to the destination, and the destination.

  The receiving means 60 of the portable device receives the set information transmitted from the in-vehicle device 10 (Step S26). The course setting unit 62 sets the drive course to a transmitted state by setting a transmitted flag in the storage unit 70, for example. Thereby, since it is judged as Yes in step S12 after the next time, the drive course memorized by storage area 70a for in-vehicle devices is not transmitted to in-vehicle device 10 again.

  FIGS. 5 to 7 are flowcharts showing the operation of the mobile device 30 and screens displayed on the display unit 40. All the flowcharts relate to the setting of the drive course in step S10 of FIG.

  FIG. 5A is a flowchart showing the destination acquisition operation by the portable device 30. The receiving means 60 acquires the destination from the center server 50 via the mobile communication network 54 and the telephone IF unit 46 (step S40). The course setting means 62 determines whether or not to register the acquired destination at the memory location (step S42). In the case of Yes in step S42, the course setting unit 62 stores the acquired information on the destination in the storage unit 70 (step S44). Thereby, the acquired destination is registered in the memory point, and information on the destination can be used without accessing the center server 50 from the next time onward. Next, the course setting means 62 determines whether or not to transmit the acquired destination to the in-vehicle device (step S46). In the case of Yes in step S46, the course setting unit 62 stores the acquired information regarding the destination in the in-vehicle device setting storage area 70a in the storage unit 70 (step S48).

  FIG. 5B is a display screen corresponding to the flowchart of FIG. Information 101 regarding the destination acquired in step S40 is displayed at the top of the screen. The user can select an arbitrary command from predetermined commands (102, 104) by using the operation unit 42 (for example, a cross key or a touch panel) of the portable device 30. When the user selects “Register at memory location (102)”, “Yes” is determined in the branch of step S42 in FIG. When the user selects “Set to car navigation at next boarding (104)”, it is determined Yes in the branch of step S46 of FIG.

  FIG. 6A is a flowchart showing an operation of selecting a memory location by the portable device 30, and FIG. 6B is a memory location selection screen corresponding to FIG. 6 (a) and 6 (b), a plurality of destinations 110 registered as memory points in the storage means 70 are displayed at the top of the screen. The user can switch the memory point selection by moving the memory point selection icon 112 up and down. In response to this, the course setting unit 62 selects one memory point from among a plurality of memory points by switching the selection of the memory points (steps S50 and S52). When the user selects “Set to car navigation at next boarding (114)”, the course setting means 62 stores information on the selected memory location in the in-vehicle device setting storage area 70a in the storage means 70 ( Steps S54 and S56). With the above operation, a destination set as a drive course can be selected from a plurality of memory points stored in advance in the storage unit 70.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of setting a drive course by the portable device 30, and FIG. 8A is a drive course setting screen corresponding to FIG. FIG. 8B is a map display screen corresponding to FIG. Referring to FIG. 8A, a plurality of destinations A to E stored in the in-vehicle device setting storage area 70a are rearranged in a predetermined arrival order 1 to 5 and displayed (120). When the user selects “Map (124)”, the screen is switched to the map display screen shown in FIG. 8B, and a plurality of course destinations are displayed on the map 130 (Steps S60 and S62 in FIG. 7). Thereby, before transferring a drive course to the vehicle-mounted apparatus 10, the positional relationship of several destinations can be confirmed. To return to the drive course setting screen of FIG. 8A, the “list (132)” of FIG. 8B is selected.

  With reference to FIG. 8A, the user can switch the memory point selection by moving the destination selection icon 122 up and down. In response, the course setting means 62 selects one destination from a plurality of destinations displayed on the display unit 40 by switching the selection of the destination (steps S64 and S66 in FIG. 7). When the user selects “delete (126)”, the course setting means 62 deletes the selected destination from the drive course (steps S68 and S70 in FIG. 7). When the user selects “SETTING (128)”, the course setting means 62 stores the plurality of course destinations 120 in the in-vehicle device setting storage area 70a. The drive course is edited by the above operation, and the drive course to be finally transmitted to the in-vehicle device 10 is determined.

  FIG. 9 is a display screen corresponding to the destination setting operation (steps S18 and S20 in FIG. 4) in the in-vehicle device 10. Referring to FIG. 9, when confirmation message 140 indicating that a drive course has been received from portable device 30 is displayed on display unit 20, the user selects whether or not to set a destination based on the received drive course. . If the user selects “Yes (142)”, it is determined Yes in step S20 of FIG. When the user selects “No (144)”, it is determined No in step S20 of FIG.

  According to the first embodiment, the course setting unit 62 of the portable device 30 sets a plurality of destinations and the arrival order (drive course) to the plurality of destinations as in step S10 of FIG. And the receiving means 80 of the vehicle-mounted apparatus 10 receives a drive course from the portable apparatus 30 (step S16), and a vehicle guidance means guides a vehicle to several destinations based on the received drive course (step S24). In this way, by setting a plurality of destinations on the portable device 30 side in advance, the destination setting of the in-vehicle device 10 is performed only by transmitting the plurality of destinations that have been coursed to the in-vehicle device 10. be able to. Thereby, the trouble of inputting a plurality of destinations in the in-vehicle device 10 and the trouble of setting the arrival order of the plurality of inputted destinations can be saved, and the complexity of the destination setting operation can be reduced. Therefore, convenience when guiding the user to a plurality of destinations can be improved.

  Further, as shown in step S <b> 22 of FIG. 4, the transmission unit 86 of the in-vehicle device 10 sends set information indicating that the destination has been set based on the drive course received from the mobile device 30 to the mobile device 30. To send. Thereby, it can suppress that the drive course already set as the destination of a vehicle is retransmitted from the portable apparatus 30 to the vehicle-mounted apparatus 10. FIG.

  In step S <b> 16 of FIG. 4, the in-vehicle device 10 can receive the drive course from the portable device 30 at any timing, but the receiving unit 80 of the in-vehicle device 10 is portable in response to the activation of the in-vehicle device 10. Preferably, the drive course is automatically received from the device 30. Thereby, since the destination can be set immediately after the vehicle-mounted device 10 is activated, the convenience can be further improved.

  In the first embodiment, an example has been described in which the user sets a drive course by inputting a plurality of destinations and arrival orders (FIGS. 6 to 8), but the drive course is set by other methods. May be. For example, a plurality of destinations determined in order of arrival may be stored in the storage means 70 as courses, and one course may be selected from the plurality of courses when setting a drive course. Thereby, the user's labor at the time of destination input can be reduced.

  In the first embodiment, the mobile device 30 may be other than a mobile phone as long as it includes the course setting unit 62 and the transmission unit 64 described in FIG. However, it is preferable that the device includes connection means (corresponding to the telephone IF in FIG. 2) that can be connected to the mobile communication network. By being able to access the center server 50 via the mobile communication network, it is possible to obtain the latest information on the destination and increase the amount of information that can be obtained. Examples of such devices include notebook computers and PDAs in addition to mobile phones.

  In the above case, the course setting unit 62 can acquire the course from the center server 50 by mobile communication. For example, a recommended drive course determined by the administrator of the center server 50 can be downloaded. As a result, the user's labor for setting the drive course can be further reduced, and a drive course with higher satisfaction can be provided to the user.

  In the first embodiment, an example in which the drive course transmitted from the portable device 30 is directly set as the destination of the vehicle has been described. However, the received drive course is appropriately edited on the in-vehicle device 10 side (addition and deletion of destinations). , Change of order, etc.). Further, not all destinations transmitted from the portable device 30 may be used as vehicle destinations, but only a part of the destinations may be used as vehicle destinations. For example, when the final destination of the vehicle is a parking lot, the user guidance means 66 of the mobile device 30 uses a method other than an automobile (walking) for the remaining destinations among a plurality of destinations transmitted from the mobile device 30. The user may be guided by a train). Further, by notifying the mobile device 30 of the destination edited by the in-vehicle device 10, the user can use this for navigation to the final destination after getting off, and resetting on the mobile device side is possible. Time and effort can be reduced.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims.・ Change is possible.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the navigation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the portable device. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the in-vehicle device. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the navigation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5A is a flowchart (part 1) showing processing of the mobile device, and FIG. 5B is an example showing a screen of the display unit corresponding to FIG. FIG. 6A is a flowchart (part 2) showing the processing of the portable device, and FIG. 6B is an example showing the screen of the display unit corresponding to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart (part 3) illustrating the process of the portable device. FIG. 8 is an example showing a screen of the display unit of the portable device corresponding to FIG. FIG. 9 is an example showing a screen of the display unit of the in-vehicle device corresponding to FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 In-vehicle apparatus 30 Portable apparatus 60 (Portable apparatus side) Receiving means 62 Course setting means 64 (Portable apparatus side) Transmitting means 66 User guide means 70 (Portable apparatus side) Storage means 80 (In-vehicle apparatus side) Receiving means 82 Destination setting Means 84 Vehicle guidance means 86 (on-vehicle apparatus side) transmission means 90 (on-vehicle apparatus side) storage means 100 Navigation system

Claims (8)

Receiving means for receiving first information including a plurality of destinations and an order of arrival at the plurality of destinations from the portable device;
Guidance means for guiding the vehicle to the plurality of destinations based on the first information;
A vehicle-mounted device comprising: Destination setting means for setting a destination based on the first information;
Transmitting means for transmitting second information indicating that a destination has been set based on the first information to the portable device;
The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, further comprising: Course setting means for setting a plurality of destinations and arrival order to the plurality of destinations, and transmitting the first information including the plurality of destinations and the arrival order set by the course setting means to the in-vehicle device A portable device comprising:
An in-vehicle device having receiving means for receiving the first information, and guiding means for guiding the vehicle to the plurality of destinations based on the first information;
A navigation system comprising: The in-vehicle device includes destination setting means for setting a destination based on the first information, and second information indicating that the destination is set based on the first information for the portable device. And a transmission means for transmitting
The portable device includes receiving means for receiving the second information, and the portable device does not transmit the first information when receiving the second information. 3. The navigation system according to 3.   5. The navigation system according to claim 3, wherein the receiving unit of the in-vehicle device automatically receives the first information from the portable device in response to activation of the in-vehicle device.   The portable device has storage means for storing a plurality of courses in which different arrival orders are determined with respect to a plurality of destinations, and the course setting means is one of the plurality of courses stored in the storage means. The navigation system according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein one course is selected.   The navigation system according to claim 6, wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone, and the course setting unit acquires the course by mobile communication. A method for controlling a navigation system having a portable device and an in-vehicle device,
The portable device setting a plurality of destinations and an order of arrival at the plurality of destinations;
Transmitting the first information including the plurality of destinations and the arrival order from the portable device to the portable device;
The vehicle-mounted device guiding the vehicle to the plurality of destinations based on the first information;
A navigation system control method comprising:

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