JP2010210339A - On-vehicle navigation device, and method and program of controlling the on-vehicle navigation device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To present to a user a route to visit a spot in which the user would probably have interest. <P>SOLUTION: An on-vehicle navigation device 12 is mounted on a vehicle and performs a route guidance, by being connected via a communication network to an external server device in which information on a recommended visit spot is registered at any time. The on-vehicle navigation device acquires spot information from the server device via the communications network, when route guidance is performed and presents a drop-in guide route leading to a destination of the route guidance via the recommended visit spot, corresponding to the spot information from the current vehicle position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle navigation device, a control method for an in-vehicle navigation device, and a control program, and more particularly to an in-vehicle navigation device that can be connected to an external server device by wireless communication to acquire information, and in-vehicle navigation. The present invention relates to an apparatus control method and a control program.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in-vehicle navigation devices that provide route guidance from a departure place to a destination are known in order to assist a driver when driving a vehicle.
In this in-vehicle navigation device, when a user sets a departure point and a destination, a guidance route from the departure point to the destination is searched, the guidance route is displayed on the display screen, and the route guidance is displayed by voice and display. Was supposed to do.
By the way, in such a vehicle-mounted navigation device, there is a device that can set a waypoint in addition to a departure point and a destination (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2008-20334 A

By the way, there is no problem when the waypoints are determined in advance, but even if there is a spot to be visited that belongs to the category that the user is interested in in the land visited for the first time, it is registered in advance in the in-vehicle navigation device. However, there is a problem in that it is impossible to automatically search for such a spot and present it to the user, or to provide the user with a route to stop at the spot.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle navigation device, a control method for an in-vehicle navigation device, and a control program capable of presenting a route for stopping at a spot that the user may be interested in. It is in.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the first aspect of the present invention is an on-vehicle device that is mounted on a vehicle and connected to an external server device that is registered at any time with spot information related to recommended stop-off spots via a communication network to provide route guidance. A navigation device for obtaining spot information from the server device via the communication network during the route guidance, and a recommended stop spot corresponding to the spot information from the current vehicle position. And a doorway guidance route presenting unit for presenting a doorway guidance route toward the destination of the route guidance.

According to the said structure, a spot information acquisition part acquires spot information from a server apparatus via a communication network during route guidance.
Thereby, the doorway guidance route presentation unit presents the doorway guidance route from the current vehicle position to the destination of route guidance via the recommended stop spot corresponding to the spot information.
Therefore, it is possible to present a detour guide route via the recommended stop spot as needed, and the usability of the in-vehicle navigation device is improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the doorway guidance route presentation unit simultaneously presents a current guidance route and a detour guide route, and further presents the presented current guide route and detour guide route. A selection unit is provided for allowing the user to select one of them as a subsequent guide route.
According to the above configuration, the selection unit causes the user to select either the presented current guide route or the detour guide route as the subsequent guide route.
Therefore, it is possible to perform route guidance for the detour guide route immediately after selecting the detour guide route.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect or the second aspect, a type is set for the recommended stop spot, and the spot information acquisition unit only receives the spot information belonging to a preset type. It is characterized by acquiring.
According to the above configuration, since the spot information acquisition unit acquires only spot information belonging to a preset type, it is possible to present a recommended stop spot that meets the user's preference.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the spot information includes time information related to a registration date and time in the server device, and the spot information acquisition unit includes a predetermined time range from the current date and time. Only the spot information to which the registration date / time belongs is acquired.
According to the above configuration, the spot information acquisition unit acquires only the spot information to which the registration date / time belongs within a predetermined time range from the current date / time, so that the latest recommended stop spot can be always presented.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method for an in-vehicle navigation device that is mounted on a vehicle and connected to an external server device in which spot information related to recommended stop spots is registered as needed, and performs route guidance. A spot information acquisition process for acquiring the spot information from the server device via the communication network during the route guidance, and the route via a recommended stop spot corresponding to the spot information from the current vehicle position. A doorway guide route presentation process for presenting a doorway guide route toward the destination of the guide.
According to the said structure, it becomes possible to show the detour guide route | route via a recommended stop spot at any time, and the usability of a vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus improves.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a vehicle-mounted navigation device that is mounted on a vehicle and is connected via a communication network to an external server device in which spot information related to recommended stop spots is registered as needed is controlled by a computer. And a function for acquiring the spot information from the server device via the communication network during the route guidance and a recommended stop spot corresponding to the spot information from the current vehicle position. And a function of presenting a doorway guidance route toward the destination of the route guidance, wherein the computer is realized.
According to the said structure, it becomes possible to show the detour guide route | route via a recommended stop spot at any time, and the usability of a vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus improves.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to show a user the route for stopping at the spot which a user may be interested at any time.

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration block diagram of a car navigation system.
The car navigation system 10 has a wireless communication function, and includes a vehicle-mounted navigation device 12 mounted on the vehicle 11, a wireless base station 13 that communicates with the vehicle-mounted navigation device 12, a communication such as the wireless base station 13 and the Internet. A server device 15 connected to the in-vehicle navigation device 12 via the network 14 and a plurality of personal computer terminals 16 connected to the server device 15 via the communication network 14 are provided.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration block diagram of the in-vehicle navigation device.
The vehicle-mounted navigation device 12 includes a control unit 21 that centrally controls each unit, a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit 22 that detects the current position of the vehicle, a display panel 23, and a display that includes a touch panel 24 as an operation unit. An operation unit 25, a wireless communication unit 26 that communicates with the server device 15 via the wireless base station 13 and the communication network 14, an audio output unit 28 that outputs audio under the control of the control unit 21 via the speaker 27, It has.
The control unit 21 is configured as a microcomputer, an MPU 31 that centrally controls the control unit 21, a ROM 32 that stores a control program and various data in a nonvolatile manner, a RAM 33 that temporarily stores various data, It has.

In the above configuration, the GPS unit 22 receives GPS radio waves from GPS satellites via the GPS antenna 22A, and calculates current location information indicating the longitude and latitude of the current position of the vehicle 11 from the GPS signals superimposed on the GPS radio waves. Is obtained and output to the control unit 21.
In addition to the GPS unit 22, for example, a gyro sensor, a vehicle speed pulse sensor, and an acceleration sensor may be provided in the in-vehicle navigation device 12 so as to be capable of independent navigation.

  The display panel 23 of the display operation unit 25 displays information for route guidance such as a map, a current location mark indicating the current position of the vehicle 11, a route to the destination, and various landmarks under the control of the control unit 21. To do. An FM multiplex broadcast receiver and an optical / radio wave beacon receiver are provided in the in-vehicle navigation device 12 so as to be able to receive VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System) information, and this VICS information is displayed on the display panel 23. Anyway.

  In addition, the touch panel 24 of the display operation unit 25 is disposed so as to overlap the front side of the display panel 23, and when the user touches with a finger or the like, a signal indicating the touched location is input to the control unit 21, and control is performed. When such a signal is input, the unit 21 identifies which button is touch-operated in comparison with the positions of various buttons displayed on the display panel 23. Similarly, when a part other than the button is displayed at the place where the touch operation is performed, for example, when a landmark is displayed, the control unit 21 may have selected the landmark by the touch operation. To be interpreted.

The wireless communication unit 26 is connected to the communication network 14 via the wireless base station 13 and performs various types of data communication with the server device 15 via the communication network 14. For example, the wireless communication unit 26 is located at a position close to a guidance route from the later-described spot database 17 connected to the server device 15 to which the in-vehicle navigation device 12 performs guidance, and the registration time is from the current time. Receives spot data and the like within a predetermined period.
The voice output unit 28 outputs the voice stored in advance or the voice synthesized by the voice output command from the control unit 21 via the speaker 27.
In the above description, the in-vehicle navigation device 12 did not include an external storage device, but a hard disk that stores information using a magnetic or optical recording medium or a semiconductor storage element having a relatively large data storage area. A drive device, a CD / DVD drive device, or the like may be included.

A spot database (DB) 17 in which spot information, which is information about spots such as various facilities and sightseeing spots registered by the user of the personal computer terminal 16, is connected to the server device 15 via the personal computer terminal 16. Yes. The spot database 17 allows the user of the personal computer terminal 16 to register spot information at any time via the personal computer terminal 16, and the information is updated in real time.
Spots include shopping centers, stadiums such as baseball fields, concert halls, department stores, theme parks, scenic spots, hot springs, restaurants such as restaurants, parking, highway parking areas, and service areas. It is done.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an example of the data format of the spot database.
The spot data 40 stored in the spot database 17 includes spot name data 41 storing spot names (for example, “Hibiya Park”, “Tokyo Tower”, etc.), and spot types (for example, “park”, Spot type data 42 storing “tourist spot”, “restaurant”, etc.) and spot position data storing position coordinate data (for example, latitude-longitude coordinates) used for route guidance and map display. 43, spot information data 44 in which information about a spot such as a location is stored, and time stamp data 45 in which the date and time when the spot data 40 is registered are stored.
In the above configuration, the spot information data 44 includes basic information data 46 in which basic information (for example, location, telephone number, business hours, business contents, etc.) as spot information is stored, and a user who has registered the spot data 40. Alternatively, word-of-mouth information data 47 storing word-of-mouth information additionally registered by other users and rating data 48 storing ratings (for example, five-level rating, star rating, number of accesses, etc.) for the spot. I have.

The personal computer terminal 16 is configured as a so-called personal computer, and in addition to basic configurations such as MPU, ROM, and RAM, an interface operation with an external storage device such as a hard disk device that stores various data and the communication network 14. A communication interface unit is provided.
Then, the user (member or non-member) of the personal computer terminal 16 accesses the Web page of the server device 15 via the Web browser, and the spot information is within a previously permitted range (data capacity, data type, etc.). You can register at any time. With this registration process, the server device 15 updates the spot database 17.
Furthermore, the user of the personal computer terminal 16 can perform spot evaluation processing (for example, questionnaire input, favorite vote, etc.) corresponding to the already registered spot information. Based on this evaluation process, the server device 15 updates the evaluation data 48.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.
FIG. 4 is a process flowchart of the in-vehicle navigation device according to the embodiment.
In this case, it is assumed that the user (owner) of the vehicle-mounted navigation device 12 has the right to use the spot data 40 included in the spot database 17 via the server device 15, and the type of the spot data 40 to be used. Is registered in advance.
The control unit 21 of the in-vehicle navigation device 12 accesses the server device 15 via the wireless communication unit 26, the wireless base station 13 and the communication network 14 while the route guidance is being performed by the control unit 21, and the predetermined time from the inquiry time. It is determined whether or not there is new spot data 40 registered within the time range (for example, within 3 hours) (step S11). In this case, the new spot data 40 is not all the spot data registered within the time range, but the type of spot data to be used that is registered within the time range and registered in advance. It is the spot data to which it belongs.

If it is determined in step S11 that no new spot data 40 exists (step S11; No), the control unit 21 enters a standby state and performs normal route guidance processing and the like.
If it is determined in step S11 that there is new spot data 40 (step S11; Yes), the control unit 21 accesses the server device 15 via the wireless communication unit 26, and the new spot data 40 is obtained. Is downloaded from the spot database 17 (step S12).

Then, the control unit 21 refers to the spot position data 43 of the downloaded spot data 40, acquires the latitude data and longitude data of the spot, and from the current position of the vehicle 11 to the spot position and the route currently being routed. A detour route to the destination point is calculated via another route point already set (step S13). In this case, when there are a plurality of new spot data, the predetermined priority is set based on the priority of the spot type set in advance by the user, the height of evaluation by the evaluation data 48, the time required for the detour, the increasing distance, and the like. A detour route corresponding to the number (for example, two spots) is calculated.
Subsequently, when the calculation of the detour route is completed, the control unit 21 displays the calculated detour route in addition to the current guide route on the display panel 23 of the display operation unit 25 (step S14).

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of a detour route.
In FIG. 5, only the main road is shown, and route guidance is performed using a route GL (shown by a solid line in FIG. 5) from the current position M of the vehicle 11 to the destination OB via the road RW as a current guidance route. Suppose you are going.
In this case, when new spot data 40 corresponding to the spot SP1 and the spot SP2 is downloaded, the control unit 21 passes the road RW11, the spot SP1, the road RW12, and the road RW13 to the destination OB. The route GL1 (indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 5) is the first detour route, and the route GL2 (indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5) reaches the destination OB via the road RW21, the spot SP2, and the road RW22. ) As a second detour route in the map screen MAP.

Then, the control unit 21 displays a route selection window W for prompting route selection at the lower part of the display panel 23, a current guidance route selection button B1 for selecting a current guidance route in the route selection window W, and a spot SP1. A first detour route selection button B2 for selecting a route GL1 passing through and a second detour route selection button B3 for selecting a route GL2 passing through the spot SP2 are displayed.
Further, the control unit 21 displays a message “Please select a route.” In the route selection window W to prompt the route selection.

Subsequently, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the area of the touch panel 24 corresponding to the area where the current guidance route selection button B1, the first detour route selection button B2, and the second detour route selection button B3 are displayed is pressed. Is discriminated to determine whether or not a route selection operation has been performed (step S15).
In step S15, if the route selection operation is not performed (step S15; No), it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes) has elapsed since the detour route is displayed (step S16). ). This predetermined time is set as a time until the display of the displayed detour route when the user does not perform a route selection operation.

If it is determined in step S16 that the predetermined time has not elapsed (step S16; No), the control unit 21 proceeds to step S15 and enters a standby state.
If it is determined in step S16 that a predetermined time has elapsed (step S16; Yes), the control unit 21 deletes the displayed detour route display (step S17), returns to the normal route guidance screen, and presently guides. Only the route GL as the route is displayed, route guidance for the current guidance route is performed, and the process proceeds to step S11 again.
On the other hand, if a route selection operation is performed in the determination in step S15 (step S15; Yes), the guide route is set to the route selected by the user, and only the selected route is displayed on the display panel as the current guide route. (Step S18).

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a screen display example after the guide route is selected.
FIG. 6 shows the case where the user presses the first detour route selection button B2 for selecting the route GL1 passing through the spot SP1, and as a result, the control unit 21 performs the operation of the road RW11, the spot SP1, the road A route GL1 (indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 5) that reaches the destination OB via the RW12 and the road RW13 is displayed as the current guidance route, the route guidance of the route GL1 as the current guidance route is performed, and the process is performed again. The process proceeds to S11.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a new spot is registered in the server device 15, the registration route is reflected to the user of the in-vehicle navigation device 12 in real time. It can be presented, and the usability of the navigation device is improved.
In addition, since the spot information is registered by the user of the personal computer terminal 16 so that it is different from the viewpoint of the user of the in-vehicle navigation device 12, the spot information is in various spots unexpected for the user of the in-vehicle navigation device 12. It is also possible to stop by and increase expectations.

In the above explanation, only the case where the user does not perform the route selection operation has been explained about deleting the detour route. However, when the user has passed the branch point to the displayed detour route, it is automatically It is also possible to configure to delete the display of the sidewalk route. In addition, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the user explicitly deletes the display of one of the detour routes.
In the above description, the case where two routes are displayed as the detour route has been described, but it is also possible to display three or more routes within the range permitted by the display. It is also possible for the user to set the number of displays in advance.
In the above description, the line types are changed for a plurality of detour routes to be presented, but can be displayed in an arbitrary manner by changing the display manner such as changing the color.
In the above description, only the path of the detour route is displayed when the detour route is selected. Of the spot information data 44, the basic information based on the basic information data 46, the word-of-mouth information based on the word-of-mouth information data 47, or the evaluation data It is also possible to configure so that the evaluation based on 48 is appropriately selected and displayed.

It is a general | schematic block diagram of a car navigation system. It is a general | schematic block diagram of a vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus. It is explanatory drawing of an example of the data format of a spot database. It is a process flowchart of the vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a display of a detour route. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a screen display after guide route selection.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Car navigation system 11 Vehicle 12 Car-mounted navigation apparatus 13 Wireless base station 14 Communication network 15 Server apparatus 16 Personal computer terminal 17 Spot database 21 Control part 22 GPS part 22A GPS antenna 23 Display panel 24 Touch panel 25 Display operation part 26 Wireless communication part 27 Speaker 28 Audio output section 40 Spot data 41 Spot name data 42 Spot type data 43 Spot position data 44 Spot information data 45 Time stamp data 46 Basic information data 47 Review information data 48 Evaluation data B1 Current guidance route selection button B2 First side trip Route selection button B3 Second detour route selection button GL, GL1, GL2 Route M Current position MAP Map screen OB Destination R Road W path selection window

Claims (6)

An in-vehicle navigation device that is mounted on a vehicle and connected to an external server device in which spot information on recommended stop spots is registered as needed, and performs route guidance,
A spot information acquisition unit for acquiring the spot information from the server device via the communication network during the route guidance;
A doorway guidance route presentation unit for presenting a roadway guidance route from the current vehicle position to the destination of the route guidance via a recommended stop spot corresponding to the spot information;
A vehicle-mounted navigation device comprising: The in-vehicle navigation device according to claim 1,
The stoppage guidance route presentation unit simultaneously presents a current guidance route and a detour guidance route,
Furthermore, the vehicle-mounted navigation device further comprising a selection unit for allowing the user to select one of the presented current guide route and the detour guide route as a subsequent guide route. The in-vehicle navigation device according to claim 1 or 2,
A type is set for the recommended stop spot,
The in-vehicle navigation device, wherein the spot information acquisition unit acquires only the spot information belonging to a preset type. In the vehicle-mounted navigation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The spot information includes time information related to the registration date and time in the server device,
The spot information acquisition unit acquires only the spot information to which the registration date / time belongs within a predetermined time range from the current date / time. A method for controlling an in-vehicle navigation device that is mounted on a vehicle and connected to an external server device that registers spot information on recommended stop-off spots as needed, and performs route guidance,
A spot information acquisition process for acquiring the spot information from the server device via the communication network during the route guidance;
A doorway guidance route presentation process for presenting a roadway guidance route from the current vehicle position to a destination of the route guidance via a recommended stop spot corresponding to the spot information;
A control method for a vehicle-mounted navigation device, comprising: A control program for controlling a vehicle-mounted navigation device that is mounted on a vehicle and is connected to an external server device in which spot information related to recommended stop-off spots is registered as needed, and performs route guidance by a computer,
A function of acquiring the spot information from the server device via the communication network during the route guidance;
A function of presenting a stoppage guide route from the current vehicle position to the destination of the route guide via a recommended stop spot corresponding to the spot information;
A control program for realizing the computer.

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