JP2010250376A - Information providing system, in-vehicle device, and portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology that links a portable terminal with an in-vehicle device, and simplifies a browser function of the in-vehicle device more than before and causes a display unit of the in-vehicle device to display information useful for a user capable of acquiring it by the portable terminal. <P>SOLUTION: A display mode displayed by the in-vehicle device is specified previously, the portable terminal converts content data acquired by the portable terminal into the previously specified display mode, and converted information data are transmitted to the in-vehicle device. Then, the in-vehicle device receives converted content data converted by the portable terminal and displays the data on the display unit. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing system, an in-vehicle device, and a mobile terminal.

  A technology for linking a navigation device and a mobile phone has been developed. For example, in Patent Document 1, the position information is measured using the GPS function of a mobile phone, the position information thus measured is transmitted to the car navigation device, and the car navigation device determines the destination based on the transmitted position information. Has been disclosed. Thereby, according to the technique described in Patent Literature 1, a route search in the car navigation device can be performed based on the position information acquired by the mobile phone.

JP 2003-106854 A

  According to recent portable terminals (for example, cellular phones), it is possible to acquire various information by connecting to various servers. Moreover, by registering the user and setting the user's preference and information to be acquired in advance, only the information that the user is interested in can be acquired. On the other hand, in-vehicle devices such as navigation devices include a display, and the display of the in-vehicle device is generally larger than the display of a mobile terminal. Therefore, when the user is in the vehicle, the information acquired by the mobile terminal is easier to see when displayed on the display of the in-vehicle device. Moreover, if the information acquired with a portable terminal can be displayed on the display of a vehicle-mounted apparatus at predetermined timings, such as at the time of engine starting, for example, the user can obtain useful information for the user.

  By installing the same browser as the mobile terminal on the in-vehicle device, information acquired by the mobile terminal can be displayed on the display of the in-vehicle device. However, when a browser similar to that of a mobile terminal is installed, the memory capacity needs to be increased correspondingly, leading to an increase in the cost of the in-vehicle device. Moreover, what is necessary is just to be able to display required information on the display of a vehicle-mounted apparatus in the aspect according to the condition in the vehicle. In other words, even if a browser similar to the mobile terminal is mounted on the in-vehicle device, there is a possibility that even an unnecessary function is mounted.

  In the present invention, in view of the above-described background, it is a technology for linking a mobile terminal and an in-vehicle device, and the browser function of the in-vehicle device is simplified than before, and information useful for a user that can be acquired by the mobile terminal, It is an object to provide a technique for displaying on a display unit of an in-vehicle device.

  In the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problem, the display mode to be displayed on the in-vehicle device is specified in advance, the content data acquired on the mobile terminal is converted into the display mode specified in advance on the mobile terminal side, The converted information data is transmitted from the portable terminal to the in-vehicle device. The in-vehicle device receives the converted content data converted by the mobile terminal and displays it on the display unit. Thereby, the process regarding the display by the vehicle-mounted apparatus side can be reduced. In other words, it is possible to display information acquired by the mobile terminal on the in-vehicle device without mounting a browser similar to the mobile terminal.

  More specifically, the present invention is an in-vehicle device having a display device that is connected to a server and can communicate with a portable terminal capable of acquiring information held by the server and displays information acquired by the portable terminal. . The portable terminal is a data acquisition unit that acquires data including the information included in the server, and a data conversion unit that converts data acquired by the data acquisition unit, and provides information provided from the server. When displaying on the in-vehicle device, the data conversion unit for converting the data so that the information is displayed in a preset display mode, and the information data converted by the data conversion unit for the in-vehicle device An information data output unit for outputting. Then, the in-vehicle device processes the information data acquired by the information data acquisition unit and the information data acquisition unit that acquires information data output from the information data output unit of the portable terminal, and displays the information An information data processing unit that causes the display device to display information corresponding to the information data according to a display mode set in advance as a mode.

  In the in-vehicle device according to the present invention, the information data acquisition unit acquires information data output from the information data output unit of the mobile terminal. Information data is data converted by a data conversion unit of a mobile terminal, in other words, when displaying information provided from a server on the in-vehicle device, the information is displayed in a preset display mode. It is the converted data. Then, the information data processing unit processes the acquired information data. As a result, information corresponding to the information data is displayed on the display device. In the in-vehicle device, the information data already converted on the mobile terminal side is displayed on the display device, so that the processing related to the display on the in-vehicle device side can be reduced as compared with the conventional case. In other words, it is possible to display information acquired by the mobile terminal on the in-vehicle device without mounting a browser similar to the mobile terminal.

  Here, the on-vehicle apparatus according to the present invention further includes a storage unit that stores a template corresponding to the preset display mode, and the information data processing unit is information data acquired by the information data acquisition unit May be adapted to a template stored in the storage unit to display information corresponding to the information data on the display device.

  According to the present invention, it is only necessary to apply the acquired information data to the template, in other words, it can be applied. Therefore, the processing on the in-vehicle device side can be reduced as compared with the conventional case, and the information held by the server can be displayed on the display device. In addition, when the information conversion unit displays information provided from the server on the in-vehicle device so that the information data processing unit of the in-vehicle device can adapt the information data to the template, the information corresponds to the template. It is preferable to convert the data so that it is displayed according to the display mode.

  Further, in the in-vehicle device according to the present invention, the information includes individual information reflecting a preference for each user of the mobile terminal, and the information data acquiring unit is configured to turn on the power of the in-vehicle device. Acquisition of information data may be started, and the information data processing unit may cause the display device to display the individual information as information corresponding to the information data.

  By displaying on the display device the information that the server has, especially the information including individual information, triggered by turning on the power of the in-vehicle device, the user can reflect information that reflects the user's preferences, in other words, information that is useful to the user. Obtainable. For example, if the power source of the in-vehicle device is linked with the accessory power source of the vehicle, the individual information for each user is displayed on the display device of the in-vehicle device by turning on the accessory power source of the vehicle. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain effective information using the warm-up time when starting the engine. In addition, individual information can acquire only information which a user is interested by registering a user through a computer that can be connected to a mobile terminal or a server, and setting user preferences and information to be acquired in advance. .

The in-vehicle device according to the present invention further includes a reception unit that receives a communication request for starting communication with the portable terminal from a user, and the information data is received when the reception unit receives a communication request from the user. The acquisition unit may start acquisition of the information data, and the information data processing unit may display information corresponding to the information data on the display device. Since the in-vehicle device includes the reception unit, the information included in the server can be displayed on the display device at a timing desired by the user.

  In the in-vehicle device according to the present invention, the display mode includes a text mode in which the information is displayed only in text, an image mode in which the information is displayed only in an image, and a mixed mode in which the information is displayed in text and an image. The in-vehicle device further includes a storage unit that stores a template corresponding to the display mode including the text mode, the image mode, and the mixing mode, and the information data processing unit is acquired by the information data acquisition unit. The information data may be adapted to a template stored in the storage unit, and information corresponding to the information data may be displayed on the display device. By specifying the display mode in advance as described above, display according to the user's preference can be realized.

  Here, this invention is good also as a portable terminal which is used with the vehicle-mounted apparatus mentioned above and produces | generates the information data transmitted with respect to a vehicle-mounted apparatus. Specifically, the present invention is a portable terminal that can connect to a server and acquire information held by the server, and can communicate with an in-vehicle device that includes a display device that displays the information. And the portable terminal which concerns on this invention is a data acquisition part which acquires the data containing the said information which the said server has, and a data conversion part which converts the data acquired by the said data acquisition part, Comprising: Provided from the said server When the information to be displayed is displayed on the in-vehicle device, the data conversion unit that converts the data so that the information is displayed in a preset display mode, and the information data that is converted by the data conversion unit An information data output unit for outputting to the apparatus. The in-vehicle device includes an information data acquisition unit that acquires information data output from the information data output unit, and information data acquired by the information data acquisition unit. An in-vehicle device having an information data processing unit that displays information corresponding to the information data on the display device according to a display mode set in advance.

  Moreover, this invention is good also as an information provision system containing the vehicle-mounted apparatus mentioned above and a portable terminal. That is, the present invention relates to a mobile terminal that can connect to a server and acquire information held by the server, and a display device that can communicate with the mobile terminal and displays information acquired by the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal is a data acquisition unit that acquires data including the information included in the server, and a data conversion unit that converts data acquired by the data acquisition unit. When the information provided from the server is displayed on the in-vehicle device, the data conversion unit converts the data so that the information is displayed in a preset display mode, and the data conversion unit converts the information. An information data output unit for outputting information data to the in-vehicle device, and the in-vehicle device receives the information data output in the information data output step. And processing the information data acquired by the information data acquisition unit to display information corresponding to the information data in the display device according to a display mode preset as a display mode of the information. And an information data processing unit to be displayed.

Furthermore, the present invention may be a method for realizing the processing executed by the above-described in-vehicle device, portable terminal, or information providing system. For example, the present invention can be specified as follows if the method is executed by the information providing system. That is, the present invention relates to a portable terminal that can connect to a server and acquire information held by the server, and an in-vehicle apparatus that includes a display device that is capable of communicating with the portable terminal and displays information acquired by the portable terminal. An information providing method by an information providing system comprising: a data acquisition step in which the computer of the portable terminal acquires data including the information included in the server; and data that converts data acquired in the data acquisition step A data conversion step for converting the data so that when the information provided from the server is displayed on the in-vehicle device, the information is displayed in a preset display mode; and the data conversion An information data output step for outputting the information data converted in the step to the in-vehicle device; The computer of the in-vehicle device processes the information data acquired in the information data acquisition step and the information data acquisition step of acquiring the information data output in the information data output step, and is preset as the display mode of the information An information data processing step of displaying information corresponding to the information data on the display device is executed according to the displayed mode.

  Furthermore, the present invention may be a computer-readable recording medium that records such a program. In this case, the function can be provided by causing a computer or the like to read and execute the program of the recording medium. Note that a computer-readable recording medium is a recording medium that accumulates information such as data and programs by electrical, magnetic, optical, mechanical, or chemical action and can be read from a computer or the like. Say.

  According to the present invention, it is a technology for linking a mobile terminal and an in-vehicle device, and the browser function of the in-vehicle device is simplified compared to the conventional one, and information useful for the user that can be acquired by the mobile terminal is displayed on the in-vehicle device. It is possible to provide a technique for displaying on the screen.

1 shows a schematic configuration of an information providing system according to a first embodiment. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an in-vehicle device according to a first embodiment. The functional block diagram of the vehicle-mounted apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment is shown. An example of a sentence template is shown. The example of a display at the time of applying the information data converted by the portable terminal side to a text template is shown. 4B shows information data corresponding to the sentence template of FIG. 4A. An example of an image template is shown. An example of display when information data is applied to an image template is shown. 5B shows information data corresponding to the image template of FIG. 5A. An example of a mixed template is shown. A display example when information data is applied to a mixed template is shown. FIG. 6B shows information data corresponding to the mixed template of FIG. 6A. An example of a tabbed template is shown. The example of a display at the time of applying the information data converted by the portable terminal side to the template with a tab is shown. 7B shows information data corresponding to the tabbed template of FIG. 7A. An example of a menu screen template is shown. The example of a display at the time of applying the information data converted by the portable terminal side to the menu screen template is shown. The information data corresponding to the menu screen template of FIG. 8A are shown. The functional block diagram of the portable terminal which concerns on 1st embodiment is shown. The processing flow which concerns on the processing aspect 1 performed with the information provision system which concerns on 1st embodiment is shown. The display screen transition (1) of the vehicle-mounted device in the processing mode 1 is shown. The display screen transition (2) of the vehicle-mounted device in the processing mode 1 is shown. An example of the database stored in a server is shown. The processing flow which concerns on the processing aspect 2 performed with the information provision system which concerns on 1st embodiment is shown. The display screen transition (1) of the vehicle-mounted device in the processing mode 2 is shown. The display screen transition (2) of the vehicle-mounted device in the processing mode 2 is shown. The display screen transition (3) of the vehicle-mounted device in the processing mode 2 is shown. The schematic structure of the information provision system which concerns on 2nd embodiment is shown. The schematic structure of the vehicle-mounted apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment is shown. The functional block diagram of the vehicle-mounted apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment is shown. An example of the text template in 2nd embodiment is shown. The display example at the time of applying the information data converted by the portable terminal side to the text template in 2nd embodiment is shown. FIG. 18B shows information data corresponding to the sentence template of FIG. 18A. An example of the image template in 2nd embodiment is shown. The example of a display at the time of applying information data to the image template in 2nd embodiment is shown. FIG. 19B shows information data corresponding to the image template of FIG. 19A. An example of the mixing template in 2nd embodiment is shown. A display example when information data is applied to a mixed template is shown. FIG. 20B shows information data corresponding to the mixed template of FIG. 20A. The processing flow which concerns on the processing aspect 3 performed with the information provision system which concerns on 2nd embodiment is shown. The display screen transition (1) of the vehicle-mounted device in the processing mode 3 is shown. The display screen transition (2) of the vehicle-mounted device in the processing mode 3 is shown. The processing flow which concerns on the processing aspect 4 performed with the information provision system which concerns on 2nd embodiment is shown. The display screen transition (1) of the vehicle-mounted device in the processing mode 4 is shown. The display screen transition (2) of the vehicle-mounted device in the processing mode 4 is shown. The display screen transition (3) of the vehicle-mounted device in the processing mode 4 is shown.

  Next, embodiments of an in-vehicle device, a portable terminal, and an information providing system according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

[First embodiment]
<Configuration>
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an information providing system 4 according to the first embodiment. The information providing system 4 according to the first embodiment includes an in-vehicle device 2 mounted on the vehicle 1 and a portable terminal 3 that can acquire information provided by the server 5 through a network. The server 5 is connected to a plurality of terminals 6 and 7 including computers in addition to the portable terminal 3.

(In-vehicle device)
FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the in-vehicle device 2 according to the first embodiment. Unlike the vehicle-mounted device 2 according to the second embodiment described later, the vehicle-mounted device 2 according to the first embodiment does not have a navigation function and has a simple configuration. Specifically, the in-vehicle device 2 according to the first embodiment includes a disk playback unit 21, a memory card playback unit 22, a TV reception unit 23, a radio reception unit 24, a display 25, an operation unit 26, and communication. And a control unit 20 electrically connected thereto. In addition, in order to implement | achieve the vehicle-mounted apparatus which concerns on this invention, what is necessary is just to provide the display 25 at least. Therefore, the in-vehicle device 2 according to the first embodiment may have a simpler configuration.

The disc playback unit 21 plays back content recorded on an optical disc such as a CD, DVD, or BD (Blu-ray Disc). The disc reproducing unit 21 can be constituted by a CD / DVD deck, for example. The memory card playback unit 22 plays back content stored in a mobile storage medium that can be attached to and detached from the in-vehicle device 2 such as a USB memory or an SD memory card. The TV receiving unit 23 receives DTV (Digital Television) broadcasting and one-segment broadcasting. The TV receiving unit 23 can be configured by an existing tuner. The radio receiving unit 24 receives FM broadcast, AM broadcast, VICS information, and the like. The radio receiving unit 24 can be configured by an existing tuner.

  The display 25 displays an image of the rear of the vehicle 1 taken by a back camera (not shown) mounted on the rear of the vehicle 1. In addition to the above, the display 25 can display information related to the content to be reproduced, information held by the server acquired via the mobile terminal 3, operation buttons for receiving an operation from the user, and the like. In addition, although the display 25 which concerns on 1st embodiment is comprised by the touch panel, various existing displays are applicable. When not using a touch panel, the vehicle-mounted device 2 can be operated by an operation unit or a remote controller.

  The communication unit 27 transmits / receives data to / from the mobile terminal 3. In this embodiment, it is comprised by the antenna for Bluetooth which can implement | achieve wireless communication by Bluetooth (trademark). In addition to the above, the communication unit 27 may be configured by an infrared port or a connector for connecting a cable.

  Next, the control unit 20 of the in-vehicle device 2 will be described. FIG. 3 shows a functional block diagram of the in-vehicle device 2 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 20 includes a reproduction processing unit 201, an in-vehicle side communication control unit 202, an in-vehicle side data transmission / reception unit 203, an information data processing unit 204, a reception unit 205, a memory 206, and a camera processing unit 207. Prepare. The control unit 20 can be realized by a computer including a CPU, a memory, and the like and a program executed on the computer. In addition, the playback processing 201, the in-vehicle side communication control unit 202, the in-vehicle side data transmission / reception unit 203, the information data processing unit 204, the reception unit 205, the memory 206, and the camera processing unit 207 constituting the control unit 20 are performed by a dedicated processor. It may be configured.

  The reproduction processing unit 201 reproduces music information received by the radio reception unit 24 or the TV reception unit 23.

  The in-vehicle communication control unit 202 acquires a profile (HFP: Hands-Free Profile) for realizing a hands-free connection via the communication unit 27 including a Bluetooth antenna and executes the hands-free connection. More specifically, the in-vehicle communication control unit 202 always connects the in-vehicle device 2 and the mobile terminal 3 so that the user (driver) can talk without holding the mobile terminal 3 while the vehicle is running. To do. The execution of the hands-free connection by the in-vehicle side communication control unit 202 can be realized by a program for executing an existing hands-free connection used in the in-vehicle device or a dedicated processor.

The in-vehicle side data transmission / reception unit 203 acquires information data output from the mobile terminal 3. The information data is data converted by the data conversion unit 314 of the mobile terminal 3, and when the information provided from the server 5 is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2, the information is displayed in a preset display mode. Data converted to be displayed. In the information providing system 4 according to the first embodiment, the in-vehicle device 2 and the mobile terminal 3 are connected by Bluetooth. Therefore, data exchange between the in-vehicle device 2 and the mobile terminal 3 is performed using a dedicated profile. Specifically, the in-vehicle side data transmitting / receiving unit 203 acquires information data using a profile (for example, SPP (Serial Port Profile)) as a protocol established in advance between the in-vehicle device 2 and the mobile terminal 3. . In addition, when the portable terminal 3 corresponds to multi-profile, in other words, when the portable terminal 3 can execute the hands-free connection and the SPP connection at the same time, the in-vehicle side data transmission / reception unit starts the hands-free connection, An SPP connection can be performed to obtain information data. On the other hand, when the portable terminal 3 does not support the multi-profile, the in-vehicle data transmission / reception unit disconnects the hands-free connection and then executes the SPP connection to acquire information data. Information data includes text data, image data, and audio data. Further, the delivery of information data is performed in units of one page of the display screen of the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2. The data conversion unit 314 will be described later. Details of processing executed by the information providing system according to the first embodiment, including data conversion, will also be described later. The in-vehicle device 2 is preferably multi-profile compatible so that it can be used without being influenced by the Bluetooth function of the mobile terminal 3.

  The information data processing unit 204 processes the information data acquired by the in-vehicle side data transmission / reception unit 203 and causes the display 25 to display information corresponding to the information data in a preset display mode. Specifically, the information data processing unit 204 causes the display 25 to display information by adapting the acquired information data to a template corresponding to a preset display mode stored in the memory 206. In addition, the information data processing unit 204 causes the display 25 to display information data acquisition status, the state of the in-vehicle device 2, and the like. Note that the display of information data acquisition status and the like may be performed by another function unit (for example, a screen control unit).

  The accepting unit 205 accepts user instructions. The user instruction includes a request for displaying further detailed information when the information is displayed. Further, when there are a plurality of pages, a request for the next page or the previous page is also included in the user instruction. These user instructions are accepted via various operation buttons (also referred to as icons) displayed on the display 25 and the operation unit 26 of the in-vehicle device 2.

  The memory 206 stores a template corresponding to a preset display mode in addition to various control programs necessary for the in-vehicle device 2. Note that the memory 206 includes a volatile RAM and a nonvolatile ROM.

  Here, FIG. 4A is a sentence template corresponding to a sentence mode in which information is displayed only in sentences, and FIG. 4B shows a display example when information data converted on the mobile terminal 3 side is applied to the sentence template. 4C shows information data corresponding to the sentence template of FIG. 4A. 5A is an image template corresponding to an image mode in which information is displayed only as an image, FIG. 5B shows a display example when information data is applied to the image template, and FIG. 5C is an image of FIG. 5A. Indicates the information data corresponding to the template. Furthermore, FIG. 6A is a mixed template corresponding to a mixed mode in which information is displayed as text and images, FIG. 6B shows a display example when information data is applied to the mixed template, and FIG. 6C is a diagram of FIG. The information data corresponding to a mixed template is shown.

The text template shown in FIG. 4A has a content name area, a title area, a mobile terminal information area, a text area, an operation button A area, an operation button B1 area, an operation button B2 area, and a scroll bar display area. In the content name area, the name of the information providing service company (for example, provider name), the content service name, and the like are displayed. In the title area, the type of information and the name specifying the information are displayed. In the portable terminal information area, battery information of the portable terminal 3, information on Bluetooth communication status, and information on radio wave status of the portable terminal 3 are displayed. In the text area, information provided by the server 5 is displayed as text. In the operation button A area, an icon requesting “return” is displayed. In the operation button B1 area, when a previous page exists, an icon for requesting the previous page is displayed. In the operation button B2 area, when the next page exists, an icon for requesting the next page is displayed. In the scroll bar display area, presence / absence of the previous page and the next page is displayed. By applying the information data shown in FIG. 4C converted on the portable terminal 3 side to the sentence template as described above, a screen as shown in FIG. 4B is displayed on the display 25. In the automatic update area, it is displayed whether or not the displayed information is update information (for example, information in which information changes sequentially like baseball information). In the example shown in FIG. 4B, “Genre: Illumination”, “Venue: XX City XX Amusement Park”, and “Details: XXXXX ...” are displayed only in text. The drive information is displayed in a pop-up from the “Information button”. In addition to the “information button”, “weather button”, “gasoline price button”, “TV spot button”, and “news button” are displayed in the example shown in FIG. 4B. However, the above buttons are merely examples.

  The image template illustrated in FIG. 5A includes a content name area, a title area, a mobile terminal information area, an image area, an operation button A area, an operation button B1 area, an operation button B2 area, and a scroll bar display area. In the image area, information provided by the server 5 is displayed as an image. The area other than the image area is the same as the sentence template shown in FIG. By applying the information data shown in FIG. 5C converted on the portable terminal 3 side to the text template shown in FIG. 5A, a screen as shown in FIG. 5B is displayed on the display 25. In the example shown in FIG. 5B, an image showing the illuminated amusement park is displayed. Note that detailed information (for example, an address and a date and time) may be displayed by touching the image area.

  The mixed template shown in FIG. 6A has a content name area, a title area, a mobile terminal information area, a text area, an image area, an operation button A area, an operation button B1 area, an operation button B2 area, and a scroll bar display area. That is, the mixed template shown in FIG. 6A is a mixture of the text template shown in FIG. 4A and the image template shown in FIG. 5A, and the information provided by the server 5 is displayed as text in the text area. The In the image area, information provided by the server 5 is displayed as an image. The areas other than the text area and the image area are the same as the sentence template shown in FIG. By applying the information data shown in FIG. 6C converted on the mobile terminal 3 side to the mixed template shown in FIG. 6A, a screen as shown in FIG. 6B is displayed on the display 25. In the example shown in FIG. 6B, the amusement park that has been lit up is shown along with texts such as “Genre: Illumination”, “Venue: XX City XX Amusement Park”, and “Details: XXXXX”. An image is displayed. Detailed information (for example, an address, a date and time, etc.) may be displayed by touching a text area or an image area. In addition to the above, for example, an “update button” for updating the display content may be provided. For example, it is effective when information about baseball information whose display contents are sequentially updated and contents to be displayed cannot be acquired completely (for example, text data can be acquired but image data cannot be acquired). is there.

  The memory 206 stores a tabbed template and a menu screen template in addition to the three basic templates (text template, image template, and mixed template) described above. FIG. 7A is a template with tabs, FIG. 7B shows a display example when information data converted on the mobile terminal 3 side is applied to the template with tabs, and FIG. 7C corresponds to the template with tabs in FIG. 7A. Information data to be displayed. 8A shows a menu screen template, FIG. 8B shows a display example when information data converted on the mobile terminal 3 side is applied to the menu screen template, and FIG. 8C shows the menu screen template of FIG. 8A. The information data corresponding to is shown.

7A includes a content name area, a title area, a mobile terminal information area, an operation button A area, an operation button B1 area, an operation button B2 area, a scroll bar display area, a list area (list 1, 2, 3). 4), a tab area (tabs 1, 2, 3), an operation button C1 area, and an operation button C2 area. In the tab area, information titles of tab pages that are not displayed on the screen are displayed. For example, in the case of information related to sports information, items, team names, and the like are tab candidates. In the case of news, the field is a tab candidate. In addition, in the case of spot information, the current area, the destination area, the route area, and the like are tab candidates. In the list area, a list of information stored in the currently displayed tab page is displayed. For example, if it is information related to baseball information, the front / back and the like once become list candidates. In the operation button C1 area, when another tab exists, an icon for requesting the previous tab is displayed. In the operation button C2 area, when another tab exists, an icon for requesting the next tab is displayed. In the operation button D1 area, when another list exists, an icon for requesting the previous list is displayed. The operation button D2 area displays an icon for requesting the next list when another list exists. The presence / absence of the previous list and the next list is displayed in the scroll bar display area.

  By applying the information data shown in FIG. 7C converted on the mobile terminal 3 side to the tabbed template shown in FIG. 7A, a screen as shown in FIG. 7B is displayed on the display 25. In the example shown in FIG. 7B, “always seeing area”, “peripheral information”, and “national information” are displayed as drive information as the title of the tab page. At present, “always viewing area” is selected, and an address list is displayed as a list of “always viewing area”. The touched tab page is displayed by touching the tab area. Further, the detailed information of the list area is displayed by touching the list area. When shifting to a tab page or when transferring detailed information in the list area to a page, an information data request is made each time, and information data of the requested page is transmitted in units of one page. Here, when the in-vehicle device 2 supports Bluetooth multipoint access, the vehicle 1 can be connected to a plurality of portable terminals. At that time, each mobile terminal may be displayed in the tab area, and the mobile terminal may be selected by selecting a tab.

  The menu screen template shown in FIG. 8A has a content name area, a title area, a mobile terminal information area, and a menu area. In the menu area, a menu of information is displayed together with a content name and an image (may be text). By applying the information data shown in FIG. 8C converted on the mobile terminal 3 side to the menu screen template shown in FIG. 8A, a screen as shown in FIG. 8B is displayed on the display 25. In the example shown in FIG. 8B, “gourmet information”, “tourist information”, “drive information”, and “region information” are displayed as menus. Information corresponding to the touched menu is displayed by touching each menu in the menu area.

(Mobile device)
The portable terminal 3 acquires information provided from the server 5, converts data corresponding to the information, and transmits the converted information data to the in-vehicle device 2. Here, FIG. 9 shows a functional block diagram of the mobile terminal 3. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the mobile terminal 3 includes a CPU 34, a mobile terminal side control unit 31, an operation unit 32, a display unit 33, a camera 35, and an interface unit 36 that can be connected to an external device. The mobile terminal side control unit 31 includes a terminal side communication control unit 311, a search unit 312, a terminal side data transmission / reception unit 313, a data conversion unit 314, and a terminal side memory 315. The portable terminal side control unit 31 can be realized by a computer including a CPU, a memory, and the like and a program executed on the computer. The terminal-side communication control unit 311, the search unit 312, the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313, and the data conversion unit 314 that constitute the mobile terminal-side control unit 31 may be configured by a dedicated processor.

The CPU 34 is connected to each hardware, and executes predetermined processing according to a control program stored in a ROM as the terminal-side memory 315, for example. The terminal side memory 315
A volatile RAM and a nonvolatile ROM are included. The operation unit 32 may be a general operation button necessary for operating the mobile terminal 3 and may be a touch display system. The interface unit 36 includes a Bluetooth antenna that can communicate with the navigation device 2. However, in addition to the above, the interface unit 36 may be a connector for connecting an infrared port or a cable.

  The search unit 312 accesses the information search Web site (server 5) provided by the information providing service provider based on the search conditions input via the operation unit 32. At this time, the information search Web page provided by the information providing service provider is displayed on the display unit 33. In the Web page, for example, a purpose or a store genre is input to execute a search. Thereby, various information can be acquired. Moreover, by registering the user and setting the user's preference and information to be acquired in advance, only the information that the user is interested in can be acquired.

  The terminal-side communication control unit 311 acquires a profile (for example, HFP, SPP) via the interface unit 36 including a Bluetooth antenna, and executes hands-free connection and SPP connection. Execution of hands-free connection and SPP connection by the terminal-side communication control unit 311 can be realized by an existing execution program related to Bluetooth or a dedicated processor.

  The terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 transmits / receives data to / from the in-vehicle device 2 in addition to the information provided from the server 5. Information provided from the server 5 includes information searched by the search unit 312 and information customized in advance by the user. Data received from the in-vehicle device 2 includes data relating to identification information of the in-vehicle device 2 and data relating to page requests. Moreover, information data converted by the data conversion unit 314 is exemplified as data to be sent to the in-vehicle device 2.

  When the information provided from the server 5 is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2, the data conversion unit 314 performs conversion so that the information is displayed in a preset display mode. That is, the server 5 is configured so that the information acquired from the server 5 can be displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2 in conformity with the template (FIGS. 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A, and 8A) that the in-vehicle device 2 has. Convert the data provided by. For example, FIG. 4C is information data corresponding to the sentence template of FIG. 4A. The information data illustrated in FIG. 4C includes data such as menu, page, total # page, and the like. Therefore, the data conversion unit 314 extracts information necessary for each data such as menu, page, total # page, and the like from the data provided from the server 5 when the in-vehicle device 2 has a display mode based on the text template. The information data shown in 4C is generated for each page displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2. In addition to the above, the information data includes data related to icons that change depending on the state of the mobile phone, data related to icons that request a “return” request, data related to the display status of display content, data related to icons that request the previous page, and requests for the next page Data relating to the icon to be displayed, data relating to whether or not the displayed information is update information that is sequentially updated, data relating to the text to be displayed, and data relating to the image to be displayed. Whether or not it is update information is provided with an “update information button”, for example, by changing the color of the “update button” to display whether or not it is update information and accepting an update request. May be. Further, when the in-vehicle device 2 has a display mode based on another template, the data conversion unit 314 extracts information necessary for the information data corresponding to each template from the data provided from the server 5 and generates information data. To do.

  The terminal-side memory 315 stores various control programs necessary for the mobile terminal 3, that is, programs configuring the terminal-side communication control unit 311.

<Processing flow>
Next, processing performed in the information providing system 4 according to the first embodiment will be described based on the drawings.

(Processing mode 1)
As processing mode 1, an example in which information (individual information) customized in advance for each user is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2 when the accessory power is turned on will be described.

  FIG. 10 shows a processing flow according to processing mode 1 executed by the information providing system according to the first embodiment. 11A and 11B show screen transition of the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2 in the processing mode 1. First, the processing (steps S01 to 04) executed on the in-vehicle device 2 side will be mainly described. In step S01, the accessory power supply of the vehicle 1 is turned on. Thereby, the power supply of the vehicle-mounted apparatus 2 is turned ON. At this time, an opening screen is displayed on the display 25 (see the opening screen in FIG. 11A). When the power source of the in-vehicle device 2 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S02.

  In step S <b> 02, a hands-free connection (hereinafter also referred to as “HFP connection”) is executed by the in-vehicle side communication control unit 202 of the in-vehicle apparatus 2. That is, the vehicle-mounted side communication control unit 202 acquires a profile (HFP) and executes hands-free connection. As a result, the in-vehicle device 2 and the portable terminal 3 are always connected, and the user (driver) can talk without holding the portable terminal 3 while the vehicle 1 is traveling. When the HFP connection is executed, the process proceeds to step S03. In the mobile terminal 3, the HFP connection is executed in step S11 in accordance with the execution of the HFP connection of the in-vehicle device 2. The terminal-side communication control unit 311 acquires a profile (HFP) and executes hands-free connection.

  In step S03, the in-vehicle communication control unit 202 executes a connection (hereinafter referred to as an SPP connection) using a profile (for example, SPP) for transferring information data and the like. As a result, data can be transferred between the in-vehicle device 2 and the mobile terminal 3. The display 25 displays a message “Connecting mobile terminal” (see the communication screen in FIG. 11A). Thereby, the user can recognize that the mobile terminal connection is being executed. When the SPP connection is executed, the process proceeds to step S04. In the mobile terminal 3, the SPP connection is executed in step S12 in accordance with the execution of the SPP connection of the in-vehicle device 2. The terminal-side communication control unit 311 acquires a profile (SPP) and executes SPP connection.

  In step S04, the vehicle data transmission / reception unit 203 requests information data. When requesting the information data, identification information for identifying the in-vehicle device 2 is transmitted to the portable terminal 3 together with the request for information data. On the display 25, a message “information is being acquired” is displayed (see the information acquisition screen in FIG. 11A). The message “acquiring information” may be omitted, that is, not displayed. On the information acquisition screen, an information data acquisition status and a cancel button for canceling the information data acquisition are displayed. The information data request may include designation of which template (text template, image template, mixed template) to use. However, which template is used may be specified on the mobile terminal 3 side. When the information data request is made, the process proceeds to step S13. Hereinafter, the description up to step S18 relates to processing executed on the mobile terminal 3 side.

In step S <b> 13, an information data request is acquired by the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 of the mobile terminal 3. Further, when the information data request is acquired, the identification information of the in-vehicle device 2 is acquired together with the information data request. When the acquisition of the information data request is completed, the process proceeds to step S15.
In addition, when the program to process beforehand is not installed in the portable terminal 3, it times out without displaying individual information.

  Note that after the acquisition of the information data request is completed, the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 may determine whether or not data conversion is possible. For example, the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 determines whether the data conversion unit 314 is activated, in other words, whether a program for data conversion is activated. If the data conversion unit 314 is activated, in other words, if the program as the data conversion unit 314 is activated, the process proceeds to step S15. On the other hand, when the data conversion unit 314 is not activated, the data conversion unit 314 may be activated. If the data conversion unit 314 does not exist, in other words, if the program as the data conversion unit 314 is not installed, the program as the data conversion unit 314 may be installed. In this case, the in-vehicle device 2 is notified that the program is not installed. The in-vehicle device 2 is provided with a functional unit such as an introduction unit for executing installation of a program as the data conversion unit 314 in advance. Then, the introduction unit may provide the mobile terminal 3 with an address on the Web where the program as the data conversion unit 314 is stored.

  In step S <b> 15, individual information customized in advance by the user is acquired as information provided by the server 5 by the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313. Here, FIG. 12 shows an example of a database stored in the server 5. In the example illustrated in FIG. 12, the server 5 includes a database for each genre (for example, gourmet information, sightseeing information, and drive information). Information stored in these servers 5 can be accessed through a mobile terminal 3 and terminals 6 and 7 to a Web site provided by an information providing service provider. In the first embodiment, individual information is displayed on the in-vehicle device 2. This individual information can be customized by accessing information that the user likes to the website via the portable terminal 3 or the terminals 6 and 7. In the Web page, various information can be obtained by inputting a purpose, a genre of a shop, and the like. In the following description of the processing mode 1, a case will be described as an example in which “golf equipment sale information” is set in advance as individual information through a website. When the acquisition of the individual information is completed, the process proceeds to step S17.

  In step S <b> 17, when the data conversion unit 314 displays the acquired information (in the processing mode 1, individual information regarding “golf equipment sale information”) on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2, this information is set in advance. Convert to be displayed by aspect. When a template is specified in the information data request, information data corresponding to the specified template is generated. When a template is specified on the mobile terminal 3 side, information data corresponding to the specified template is generated. For example, when the individual information related to the “golf equipment sale information” is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2 by the display mode based on the mixed template, the data conversion unit 314 has the same data as the information data illustrated in FIG. 6C. Data necessary for the configuration is extracted from the data supplied from the server 5 and generated. When the information data is generated, the process proceeds to step S18.

  In step S <b> 18, information data is transmitted by the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313. When the transmission of the information data is completed, the process proceeds to step S05. Hereinafter, the description up to step S09 relates to processing executed on the in-vehicle device 2 side.

  In step S <b> 05, information data is acquired by the vehicle-mounted data transmission / reception unit 203. When the information data is acquired, the process proceeds to step S06.

In step S06, the information data processing unit 204 performs processing for adapting the acquired information data to the template corresponding to the preset display mode stored in the memory 206. In step S07, the information is stored. It is displayed on the display 25 (see the information display screen in FIG. 11B). In the information display screen shown in FIG. 11B, “golf equipment sale information” is displayed as individual information. More specifically, an image corresponding to the time sale of the XX golf shop is displayed together with information about the time sale. By turning on the accessory power supply, such individual information is displayed on the display 25, so that the user can obtain useful information for the user by using the warm-up time when starting the engine. it can. Individual information is registered only through terminals 6 and 7 that can be connected to the mobile terminal 3 and the server 5, and only information that the user is interested in is acquired by setting user preferences and information to be acquired in advance. be able to. For example, the date of litter removal, the sale date of the supermarket, etc. may be set at the time of user registration, and the individual information may be displayed when the accessory power supply is turned on. When the display of the individual information is completed, the process proceeds to step S08.

  In step S08, the receiving unit 205 receives a user instruction. In the information display screen shown in FIG. 11B, an “information erase button” and a “detail button” are displayed. When the “information erase button” is touched, “golf equipment sale information” is erased from the screen. On the other hand, when the “detail button” is touched, the screen is switched to the detail screen. More specifically, in the processing mode 1, a user instruction is accepted via the “information erase button” or the “detail button”. When the “information erase button” is touched, “golf equipment sale information” is erased from the screen of the display 25. In this case, the process ends without proceeding to step S09. In addition, even when none of the buttons is touched, the “golf equipment sale information” is erased from the screen of the display 25 after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the process ends. When a user instruction is accepted (in this aspect, the “detail button” is touched), the process proceeds to step S09.

  In step S09, the vehicle data transmission / reception unit 203 requests information data again. In the processing mode 1, information data corresponding to the detailed information of “golf equipment sale information” is requested. On the display 25, a message “information is being acquired” is displayed (see the detailed information acquisition screen in FIG. 11B). When the information data request is made, the process proceeds to step S19. Hereinafter, the description up to step S21 relates to processing executed on the mobile terminal 3 side. Note that the processing from step S19 to step 21 corresponds to the above-described steps S15, 17, and 18.

  In step S19, the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 acquires individual information, particularly detailed information, customized in advance by the user as information provided by the server 5. Subsequently, in step S20, when the data conversion unit 314 displays the detailed information of the individual information related to “golf equipment sale information” on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2, this information is displayed in a preset display mode. Is converted as follows. Subsequently, in step S <b> 21, information data is transmitted by the terminal-side data transmitting / receiving unit 313. When the information data is transmitted, the process proceeds to step S10. Hereinafter, the description up to step S12 relates to processing executed on the in-vehicle device 2 side. Note that the processing from steps S10 to S12 corresponds to the above-described steps S05 to 07.

  Specifically, in step S <b> 10, information data of detailed information of the individual information is acquired by the in-vehicle side data transmitting / receiving unit 203. Subsequently, in step S11, the information data processing unit 204 executes processing for adapting the acquired information data to a template stored in the memory 206 and corresponding to a preset display mode. 11, detailed information is displayed on the display 25 (see the detailed display screen in FIG. 11B). On the detailed information display screen, as the detailed information of the individual information, the price of the golf club to be sold and a corresponding image are displayed. When the display of the detailed information is completed, the process proceeds to step S08 again.

As described above, when the processing mode 1 is executed in the information providing system 4 according to the first embodiment, when the accessory power source is turned on, the in-vehicle device 2 and the mobile terminal 3 automatically start communication, and then Individual information is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2. Therefore, individual information that is user-specific information can be obtained using, for example, the warm-up time when the engine of the vehicle 1 is started.

(Processing mode 2)
Next, processing mode 2 will be described. In the processing mode 1, the individual information is automatically displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2 when the accessory power is turned on. However, in the processing mode 2, after the in-vehicle device 2 is activated, an “information button” is displayed, and “ Acquisition of information is started by touching the “information button”. That is, information can be acquired based on the user's intention.

  Here, FIG. 13 shows a processing flow according to the processing mode 2 executed in the information providing system according to the first embodiment. 14A, 14B, and 14C show screen transitions of the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2 in the processing mode 2. Also in the processing mode 2, as in the processing mode 1, the power source of the in-vehicle device 2 is turned on and the HFP connection is executed (steps S01 and 02). When the HFP connection is executed, the process proceeds to step S02-1.

  In step S02-1, an “information button” is displayed on the display 25 together with other buttons (see the information acquisition reception screen in FIG. 14A), and a user instruction is received. In addition to the “information button”, the display 25 includes a “CD button” for starting a CD deck, a “DVD button” for starting a DVD deck, a “TV button” for watching a television broadcast, and a radio broadcast. "Radio button" to listen to is displayed. Other buttons may display “weather button”, “gasoline price button”, “TV spot button”, and “news button”, for example, as shown in FIG. 4B. . The screen on which each button including the “information button” is displayed can be set in advance by the in-vehicle device 2 so as to be automatically displayed after the opening screen is activated. When the user's instruction is accepted, in other words, when the “information button” is touched, the process proceeds to step S03. Data relating to the screen including the “information button” may be included in the information data transmitted from the mobile terminal 3. In this case, the screen including the “information button” may be displayed after the process of step S05 described later is completed.

  In step S03, the in-vehicle communication control unit 202 executes SPP connection using a profile (for example, SPP) for transferring information data and the like. On the display 25, a message “mobile terminal connected” is displayed (see the communication screen in FIG. 14B). When the SPP connection is executed, the process proceeds to step S04. In the mobile terminal 3, the SPP connection is executed in step S12 in accordance with the execution of the SPP connection of the in-vehicle device 2.

  In step S04, the vehicle data transmission / reception unit 203 requests information data. On the display 25, a message “information is being acquired” is displayed (see the information acquisition screen in FIG. 14B). In processing mode 2, information data for displaying a menu screen (see FIG. 8B) is required. When the information data request is made, the process proceeds to step S13. Hereinafter, the description up to step S18 relates to processing executed on the mobile terminal 3 side.

  In step S13, the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 of the mobile terminal 3 acquires an information data request for displaying the menu screen. When the acquisition of the information data request is completed, the process proceeds to step S15. In addition, when the program to process beforehand is not installed in the portable terminal 3, it times out without displaying individual information. As described in the processing mode 1, also in the processing mode 2, after the acquisition of the information data request is completed, the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 may determine whether or not data conversion is possible.

In step S <b> 15, information necessary for displaying the menu screen is acquired as information provided by the server 5 by the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313. When acquisition of information necessary for displaying the menu screen is completed, the process proceeds to step S17.

  In step S <b> 17, when the menu screen is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2, the data conversion unit 314 performs conversion so that the menu screen is displayed in a preset display mode. Specifically, when the individual information related to the “golf equipment sale information” is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2 by the display mode based on the mixed template, the data necessary for the information data as illustrated in FIG. Information data is generated so that the menu screen is displayed by extracting the data supplied from the server 5 and applying the information data to the menu screen template shown in FIG. 8A. When the information data is generated, the process proceeds to step S18.

  In step S18, the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 transmits information data for displaying the menu screen. When the transmission of the information data for displaying the menu screen is completed, the process proceeds to step S05. Hereinafter, the description up to step S18 relates to processing executed on the in-vehicle device 2 side.

  In step S <b> 05, information data for displaying the menu screen is acquired by the in-vehicle side data transmitting / receiving unit 203. When the information data for displaying the menu screen is acquired, the process proceeds to step S06.

  In step S06, the information data processing unit 204 performs processing for adapting the information data for displaying the menu screen to the menu screen template stored in the memory 206. In step S07, a menu screen is displayed as information on the display 25 (see the menu screen in FIG. 14C). When the display of the menu screen is completed, the process proceeds to step S08.

  In step S08, the receiving unit 205 receives a user instruction. The menu screen shown in FIG. 14C displays various menu buttons such as “gourmet information”, “tourist information”, “drive information”, “regional information”, and the like when each menu button is touched. Move to the menu page. When the user instruction is accepted, the process proceeds to step S09.

  In step S09, the vehicle data transmission / reception unit 203 requests information data again. In processing mode 2, information data of information corresponding to the touched menu button (information data of drive information in this mode) is requested. The display 25 displays a message “Information is being acquired” (see the information acquisition screen in FIG. 14C). When the information data request is made, the process proceeds to step S19. Hereinafter, the description up to step S21 relates to processing executed on the mobile terminal 3 side. Note that the processing from step S19 to step 21 corresponds to the above-described steps S15, 17, and 18.

In step S 19, drive information is acquired as information provided by the server 5 by the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313. Subsequently, in step S20, when the drive information is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2 by the data conversion unit 314, the drive information is converted to be displayed in a preset display mode. In this aspect, the data related to the drive information provided from the server 5 is converted to be displayed using the mixed template. Subsequently, in step S21, the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 transmits information data related to drive information. When the information data related to the drive information is transmitted, the process proceeds to step S10. Hereinafter, the description up to step S12 relates to processing executed on the in-vehicle device 2 side. Note that the processing from steps S10 to S12 corresponds to the above-described steps S05 to 07.

  In step S <b> 10, information data related to drive information is acquired by the in-vehicle data transmission / reception unit 203. Subsequently, in step S <b> 11, the information data processing unit 204 executes processing for adapting the information data regarding the acquired drive information to the mixed template stored in the memory 206. Subsequently, in step 11, the drive information is displayed on the display 25 (see the information display screen in FIG. 14C). The information display screen of FIG. 14C is lighted up with text such as “Genre: Illumination”, “Venue: XX City XX Amusement Park”, “Details: XXX ...” as drive information. An image showing the amusement park that has been played is displayed. When the display of the drive information is completed, the process proceeds to step S08 again. For example, when a text area or an image area is touched on the information display screen in FIG. 14C, acquisition of further detailed information of the drive information is started.

  As described above, when the processing state 2 is executed in the information providing system 4 according to the first embodiment, the accessory power source is turned on, the in-vehicle device 2 and the portable terminal 3 automatically start communication, and The “information button” is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2 together with other buttons. And since acquisition of information is started by touching an “information button” as an “information button”, it is possible to acquire information based on the user's intention.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the information providing system 4a according to the second embodiment will be described. Here, FIG. 15 shows a schematic configuration of the information providing system 4a according to the second embodiment. The information providing system 4a according to the second embodiment includes an in-vehicle device 2a mounted on the vehicle 1 and a mobile terminal 3 that can acquire information provided by the server 5 through a network. The server 5 is connected to a plurality of terminals 6 and 7 including computers in addition to the portable terminal 3. The difference from the information providing system 4 according to the first embodiment is that the in-vehicle device 2a has a navigation function. Other configurations are the same as those of the information providing system 4 according to the first embodiment. Therefore, the same components as those of the information providing system 4 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

(In-vehicle device)
FIG. 16 shows a schematic configuration of the in-vehicle device 2a according to the second embodiment. Unlike the in-vehicle device 2 according to the first embodiment, the in-vehicle device 2a according to the second embodiment includes a navigation function. Specifically, the in-vehicle device 2 according to the first embodiment includes a disk playback unit 21, a memory card playback unit 22, a TV reception unit 23, a radio reception unit 24, a display 25, an operation unit 26, and communication. Unit 27, GPS information receiving unit 28, and control unit 20a electrically connected thereto.

  The GPS information receiving unit 28 receives GPS (Global Positioning System) information. The GPS information receiving unit 28 can be configured by a GPS receiving antenna (not shown).

  Next, the control unit 20a of the in-vehicle device 2a according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 17 shows a functional block diagram of the in-vehicle device 2 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 17, the control unit 20a includes a reproduction processing unit 201, an in-vehicle side communication control unit 202, an in-vehicle side data transmission / reception unit 203, an information data processing unit 204, a reception unit 205, a memory 206, a camera processing unit 207, a path. A search unit 208 is provided. The control unit 20a can be realized by a computer including a CPU, a memory, and the like and a program executed on the computer. In addition, the playback processing 201, the in-vehicle side communication control unit 202, the in-vehicle side data transmission / reception unit 203, the information data processing unit 204, the reception unit 205, the memory 206, the camera processing unit 207, and the route search unit 208, which constitute the control unit 20a. Alternatively, a dedicated processor may be used.

  The route search unit 208 performs a route search based on longitude / latitude information regarding the destination (hereinafter also referred to as destination information) and longitude / latitude information regarding the current location (hereinafter also referred to as current location information). The current position information may be received from the mobile terminal 3 or may be obtained from the GPS information receiving unit 28 of the in-vehicle device 2a. The route search by the route search unit 208 can be realized by a route search program used in an existing navigation device.

  Similar to the first embodiment, the memory 206 stores templates corresponding to preset display modes in addition to various control programs necessary for the in-vehicle device 2. Here, since the template stored in the memory 206 of the in-vehicle device 2a according to the second embodiment is slightly different from the template in the first embodiment, the differences will be described.

  Here, FIG. 18A is a sentence template corresponding to a sentence mode in which information is displayed only as a sentence, and FIG. 18B shows a display example when information data converted on the portable terminal 3 side is applied to the sentence template. FIG. 18C shows information data corresponding to the sentence template of FIG. 18A. 19A shows an image template corresponding to an image mode in which information is displayed only by an image. FIG. 19B shows a display example when information data is applied to the image template. FIG. 19C shows an image of FIG. 19A. Indicates the information data corresponding to the template. Further, FIG. 20A is a mixed template corresponding to a mixed mode in which information is displayed as text and images, FIG. 20B shows a display example when information data is applied to the mixed template, and FIG. 20C is a diagram of FIG. The information data corresponding to a mixed template is shown.

  The sentence template shown in FIG. 18A is the same as that in the first embodiment, such as a content name area, a title area, a mobile terminal information area, a text area, an operation button A area, an operation button B1 area, an operation button B2 area, and a scroll bar display area. In addition to the area, the operation button C area is further provided. In the operation button C area, an icon requesting execution of the navigation function is displayed. More specifically, an icon that requests execution of the navigation function is displayed in the operation button C area when a destination is determined from information displayed based on information data from the mobile terminal 3. . When the “go here” button displayed in the operation button C area is touched, in the display example shown in FIG. 18B, route guidance (navigation) to “XX city XX amusement park” is started. It will be. That is, in the information providing system 4a according to the second embodiment, since the in-vehicle device 2a has a navigation function, information useful for the user that can be acquired by the mobile terminal 3 is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2a. The destination can be determined from the displayed information to guide the route. In the information data shown in FIG. 18, point is data related to point coordinates for realizing route guidance when the “go here button” is touched.

  The image template shown in FIG. 19A is the same as that in the first embodiment, such as a content name area, a title area, a mobile terminal information area, an image area, an operation button A area, an operation button B1 area, an operation button B2 area, and a scroll bar display area. In addition to the area, the operation button C area is further provided.

  The mixed template shown in FIG. 20A includes a content name area, a title area, a mobile terminal information area, a text area, an image area, an operation button A area, an operation button B1 area, an operation button B2 area, and a scroll bar display area. In addition to the same area, the operation button C area is further provided. In addition, although explanation is omitted, in addition to the three basic templates (text template, image template, and mixed template) described above, the memory 206 of the in-vehicle device 2a according to the second embodiment includes a template with a tab and a menu. Stores screen templates.

<Processing flow>
Next, processing performed in the information providing system 4a according to the second embodiment will be described based on the drawings.

(Processing mode 3)
As processing mode 3, an example will be described in which information (individual information) customized in advance for each user is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2a when the accessory power is turned on. Processing mode 3 is processing similar to processing mode 1 described above. Therefore, in the following description, the description of the same processing as the processing mode 1 is simplified.

  FIG. 21 shows a processing flow according to processing mode 3 executed in the information providing system according to the second embodiment. 22A and 22B show screen transition of the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2a in the processing mode 3. First, the processing (steps S01 to 04) executed on the in-vehicle device 2a side will be mainly described. In step S01, the accessory power supply of the vehicle 1 is turned on. Thereby, the power supply of the vehicle-mounted apparatus 2 is turned ON. At this time, an opening screen is displayed on the display 25 (see the opening screen in FIG. 22A). When the power source of the in-vehicle device 2 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S02.

  In step S02, the HFP connection is executed by the in-vehicle side communication control unit 202 of the in-vehicle device 2, and in step S03, the SPP connection is executed by the in-vehicle side communication control unit 202. In the mobile terminal 3, the HFP connection is executed in step S11 in accordance with the execution of the HFP connection of the in-vehicle device 2. The terminal-side communication control unit 311 acquires a profile (HFP) and executes hands-free connection. On the display 25, a message “Connecting mobile terminal” is displayed on the navigation screen (see the communication screen in FIG. 22A). The navigation screen displayed in the background of “Connected to mobile device” includes a “reduced button” for reducing the map, an “enlarged button” for expanding the map, a “menu button” for transitioning to the navigation function menu screen, Icons such as a “destination button” for setting a place, a “peripheral button” for calling a surrounding map, and a “home button” for starting route guidance to a registered home are displayed.

  In step S04, the vehicle data transmission / reception unit 203 requests information data. When requesting the information data, identification information for identifying the in-vehicle device 2 a is transmitted to the portable terminal 3 together with the request for information data. In the information providing system 4 a according to the second embodiment, the current location information (longitude / latitude information) acquired by the in-vehicle device 2 a is also transmitted to the mobile terminal 3. On the display 25, a message “information is being acquired” is displayed on the navigation screen (see the information acquisition screen in FIG. 22A). The message “acquiring information” may be omitted, that is, not displayed. When the information data request is made, the process proceeds to step S13. Hereinafter, the description up to step S18 relates to processing executed on the mobile terminal 3 side.

  In step S <b> 13, an information data request is acquired by the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 of the mobile terminal 3. Further, when the information data request is acquired, the identification information and the current location information of the in-vehicle device 2 are acquired together with the information data request. Based on the current location information, information provided from the server 5 to the mobile terminal 3 is selected. For example, information around the current location is provided for gourmet information, tourism information, drive information, and regional information. When the acquisition of the information data request is completed, the process proceeds to step S15. In addition, when the program to process beforehand is not installed in the portable terminal 3, it times out without displaying individual information. After the acquisition of the information data request is completed, the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 may determine whether or not data conversion is possible as in the first embodiment.

In step S <b> 15, individual information customized in advance by the user is acquired as information provided by the server 5 by the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313. If the provided individual information is information related to the position, the individual information in consideration of the current location is acquired. For example, as in the case of the processing mode 1, in the case where “golf equipment sale information” is set in advance so as to be provided as individual information through the website, “golf equipment sale information” around the current location is provided. Hereinafter, in the description of the processing mode, a case where “golf equipment sale information” is provided as individual information will be described as an example. When the acquisition of the individual information is completed, the process proceeds to step S17.

  In step S <b> 17, when individual information related to “golf equipment sale information” around the current location is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2 by the data conversion unit 314, conversion is performed so that this information is displayed in a preset display mode. Is done. That is, the data conversion unit 314 extracts and generates data necessary for the data structure similar to the information data illustrated in FIG. 20C from the data supplied from the server 5. When the information data is generated, the process proceeds to step S18.

  In step S <b> 18, information data is transmitted by the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313. When the transmission of the information data is completed, the process proceeds to step S05. Hereinafter, the description up to step S18 relates to processing executed on the in-vehicle device 2 side.

  In step S <b> 05, information data is acquired by the vehicle-mounted data transmission / reception unit 203. When the information data is acquired, the process proceeds to step S06. In step S06, the information data processing unit 204 performs processing for adapting the acquired information data to the mixed template stored in the memory 206. In step S07, the information is displayed on the display 25 (FIG. 22B). (Refer to the information display screen.) On the information display screen, “golf equipment sale information” around the current location is displayed as individual information, and “go to here” buttons are also displayed. When the “go here” button is touched, route guidance to the XX golf shop is started (step S08-2 described later). By turning on the accessory power supply, such individual information around the current location is displayed on the display 25, so that the user can use the warm-up time when starting the engine for information useful to the user. Obtainable. In addition, since it is information around the current location, the user's willingness to purchase is improved. In other words, the advertising effect is enhanced. When the display of the individual information is completed, the process proceeds to step S08.

  In step S08, the receiving unit 205 receives a user instruction. Subsequently, in step S08-1, it is determined whether or not there is a navigation request. Specifically, when the “go here” button is touched, the process proceeds to step S08-2 to start route guidance. On the other hand, if the “go here” button is not touched, the process proceeds to step S09. In the detailed information display screen shown in FIG. 22B, an “information erase button” and a “detail button” are displayed. When the “information erase button” is touched, “golf equipment sale information” is erased from the screen. . On the other hand, when the “detail button” is touched, the screen is switched to the detail screen.

  In step S09, the vehicle data transmission / reception unit 203 requests information data again. In the processing mode 3, information data corresponding to detailed information of “golf equipment sale information” around the current location is requested. On the display 25, a message “information is being acquired” is displayed (see the detailed information acquisition screen in FIG. 22B). When the information data request is made, the process proceeds to step S19. Hereinafter, the description up to step S21 relates to processing executed on the mobile terminal 3 side. Note that the processing from step S19 to step 21 corresponds to the above-described steps S15, 17, and 18.

In step S <b> 19, the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 acquires detailed information of individual information regarding “golf equipment sale information” around the current location as information provided by the server 5. Subsequently, in step S20, when the data conversion unit 314 displays the detailed information of the individual information on the “golf equipment sale information” around the current location on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2, this information is displayed in a preset display mode. Converted to be displayed. Subsequently, in step S <b> 21, information data is transmitted by the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313. When the information data is transmitted, the process proceeds to step S10. Hereinafter, the description up to step S12 relates to processing executed on the in-vehicle device 2a side. Note that the processing from steps S10 to S12 corresponds to the above-described steps S05 to 07.

  In step S <b> 10, information data of detailed information of the individual information is acquired by the vehicle-side data transmission / reception unit 203. Subsequently, in step S11, the information data processing unit 204 executes processing for adapting the acquired information data to a template stored in the memory 206 and corresponding to a preset display mode. 11, the detailed information is displayed on the display 25 (see the detailed information display screen in FIG. 22B). On the detailed information display screen, as the detailed information of the individual information, the price of the golf club to be sold and a corresponding image are displayed. When the display of the detailed information is completed, the process proceeds to step S12-1.

  In step S12-1, a user instruction is accepted. Then, it progresses to step S12-2 and it is determined whether there exists a navigation request | requirement. Specifically, when the “go here” button is touched, the process proceeds to step S08-2 to start route guidance. On the other hand, if the “go here” button is not touched, the process proceeds again to step S08.

  As described above, when the processing mode 3 is executed in the information providing system 4a according to the second embodiment, when the accessory power source is turned on, the in-vehicle device 2a and the mobile terminal 3 automatically start communication, and then Individual information in consideration of the current location is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2a. Therefore, individual information that is more useful to the user can be obtained using, for example, the warm-up time when the engine of the vehicle 1 is started.

(Processing mode 4)
Next, processing mode 4 will be described. In the processing mode 3, when the accessory power is turned on, the individual information is automatically displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2a. However, in the processing mode 4, after starting the in-vehicle device 2a, an “information button” is displayed, and “ Acquisition of information is started by touching the “information button”. That is, information can be acquired based on the user's intention. The processing mode 3 includes processing similar to the processing modes 2 and 3 described above. Therefore, in the following description, the description of the same processing as the processing mode 1 is simplified.

  Here, FIG. 23 shows a processing flow according to the processing mode 4 executed in the information providing system according to the second embodiment. 24A, 24B, and 24C show screen transitions of the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2a in the processing mode 4. Also in the processing mode 4, as in the processing mode 3, the power source of the in-vehicle device 2a is turned on, and the HFP connection is executed (steps S01 and 02). When the HFP connection is executed, the process proceeds to step S02-1.

  In step S02-1, an “information button” is displayed on the navigation screen of the display 25, and a user instruction is accepted (see the acceptance screen in FIG. 24A). When the user's instruction is accepted, in other words, when the “information button” is touched, the process proceeds to step S03. In this embodiment, the “information button” is displayed on the screen of the navigation device. However, after the opening screen is activated, for example, as shown in FIG. 4B, the “weather button”, “gasoline price button”, “ “TV spot button” and “news button” may be displayed. Such a screen display can be set in advance by the in-vehicle device 2 so as to be automatically displayed after the opening screen is activated.

  In step S03, the in-vehicle side communication control unit 202 executes SPP connection. On the display 25, a message “Connecting mobile terminal” is displayed (see the communication screen in FIG. 24B). When the SPP connection is executed, the process proceeds to step S04. In the mobile terminal 3, the SPP connection is executed in step S12 in accordance with the execution of the SPP connection of the in-vehicle device 2.

  In step S04, the vehicle data transmission / reception unit 203 requests information data. When requesting information data, identification information for identifying the in-vehicle device 2 a is transmitted to the portable terminal 3 together with the request for information data. In the information providing system 4 a according to the second embodiment, the current location information (longitude / latitude information) acquired by the in-vehicle device 2 a is also transmitted to the mobile terminal 3. On the display 25, a message “information is being acquired” is displayed on the navigation screen (see the information acquisition screen in FIG. 24B). When the information data request is made, the process proceeds to step S13. Hereinafter, the description up to step S18 relates to processing executed on the mobile terminal 3 side.

  In step S13, the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 of the mobile terminal 3 acquires an information data request for displaying the menu screen. Further, when the information data request is acquired, the identification information and the current location information of the in-vehicle device 2 are acquired together with the information data request. Based on the current location information, information provided from the server 5 to the mobile terminal 3 is selected. For example, information around the current location is provided for gourmet information, tourism information, drive information, and regional information. When the acquisition of the information data request is completed, the process proceeds to step S15. In addition, when the program to process beforehand is not installed in the portable terminal 3, it times out without displaying individual information. Also in the processing mode 4, after the acquisition of the information data request is completed, the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 may determine whether or not data conversion is possible.

  In step S <b> 15, information necessary for displaying the menu screen is acquired as information provided by the server 5 by the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313. When acquisition of information necessary for displaying the menu screen is completed, the process proceeds to step S17.

  In step S17, when the menu screen is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2, the data conversion unit 314 converts the menu screen so that the menu screen is displayed in a preset display mode. Specifically, when the menu screen is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle apparatus 2a, the data necessary for the information data as illustrated in FIG. 8C is extracted from the data supplied from the server 5, and the menu shown in FIG. By applying the information data to the screen template, the information data is generated so that the menu screen is displayed. When the information data is generated, the process proceeds to step S18.

  In step S18, the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 transmits information data for displaying the menu screen. When the transmission of the information data for displaying the menu screen is completed, the process proceeds to step S05. Hereinafter, the description up to step S09 relates to processing executed on the in-vehicle device 2 side.

  In step S <b> 05, information data for displaying the menu screen is acquired by the in-vehicle side data transmitting / receiving unit 203. When the information data for displaying the menu screen is acquired, the process proceeds to step S06.

  In step S06, the information data processing unit 204 performs processing for adapting the information data for displaying the menu screen to the menu screen template stored in the memory 206. In step S07, a menu screen is displayed as information on the display 25 (see the menu screen in FIG. 24C). When the display of the menu screen is completed, the process proceeds to step S08.

  In step S08, the receiving unit 205 receives a user instruction. Various menu buttons such as “gourmet information”, “tourist information”, “drive information”, “region information”, and the like are displayed on the menu screen shown in FIG. 24C, and each menu button is touched. Move to the menu page. When the user instruction is accepted, the process proceeds to step S09.

  In step S09, the vehicle data transmission / reception unit 203 requests information data again. In the processing mode 4, information data of information corresponding to the touched menu button (information data of drive information in this mode) is requested. On the display 25, a message “information is being acquired” is displayed (see the information acquisition screen in FIG. 24C). When the information data request is made, the process proceeds to step S19. Hereinafter, the description up to step S21 relates to processing executed on the mobile terminal 3 side. Note that the processing from step S19 to step 21 corresponds to the above-described steps S15, 17, and 18.

  In step S 19, drive information is acquired as information provided by the server 5 by the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313. At this time, drive information with the current location information added is acquired. Subsequently, in step S20, when the drive information is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2 by the data conversion unit 314, the drive information is converted to be displayed in a preset display mode. In this aspect, the data related to the drive information provided from the server 5 is converted to be displayed using the mixed template. Subsequently, in step S21, the terminal-side data transmission / reception unit 313 transmits information data related to drive information. When the information data related to the drive information is transmitted, the process proceeds to step S10. Hereinafter, the description up to step S12 relates to processing executed on the in-vehicle device 2a side. Note that the processing from steps S10 to S12 corresponds to the above-described steps S05 to 07.

  In step S <b> 10, information data related to drive information is acquired by the in-vehicle data transmission / reception unit 203. Subsequently, in step S <b> 11, the information data processing unit 204 executes processing for adapting the information data regarding the acquired drive information to the mixed template stored in the memory 206. Subsequently, in step 12, drive information is displayed on the display 25 (see the information display screen in FIG. 24C). The information display screen of FIG. 24C is lighted up with text such as “Genre: Illumination”, “Venue: XX City XX Amusement Park”, “Details: XXX ...” as drive information. An image showing the amusement park that has been played is displayed. When the display of the drive information is completed, the process proceeds to step S12-1.

  In step S12-1, a user instruction is accepted. Then, it progresses to step S12-2 and it is determined whether there exists a navigation request | requirement. Specifically, when the “go here” button is touched, the process proceeds to step S08-2 to start route guidance. On the other hand, if the “go here” button is not touched, the process proceeds again to step S08. For example, when a text area or an image area is touched on the information display screen in FIG. 24C, acquisition of further detailed information of the drive information is started.

  As described above, when the processing state 4 is executed in the information providing system 4a according to the second embodiment, when the accessory power source is turned on, the in-vehicle device 2a and the mobile terminal 3 automatically start communication, and then An “information” button as an information button is displayed on the display 25 of the in-vehicle device 2. And since acquisition of information is started when an information button is touched, acquisition of information becomes possible based on a user's intention.

  According to the information providing system according to the embodiment described above, the portable data terminal 3 and the in-vehicle devices 2 and 2a are linked to each other, and the information data processing unit 204 processes the acquired information data. As a result, information corresponding to the information data is displayed on the display 25. In the in-vehicle devices 2 and 2a, the information data already converted on the mobile terminal 3 side is used to display on the display 25. Therefore, the processing related to the display on the in-vehicle devices 2 and 2a side can be reduced as compared with the conventional case. In other words, it is possible to display information acquired by the mobile terminal 3 on the displays of the in-vehicle devices 2 and 2a without mounting a browser similar to the mobile terminal 3. The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to these, and can include combinations thereof as much as possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vehicle 2, 2a ... Vehicle-mounted apparatus 3 ... Portable terminal 4 ... Information provision system 5 ... Server 6, 7 ... Terminal 20 ... Control part 21 ... Disc reproduction | regeneration Unit 22 ... memory card reproduction unit 23 ... TV reception unit 24 ... radio reception unit 25 ... display 26 ... operation unit 27 ... communication unit 28 ... GPS information reception unit 31 .... Portable terminal side control unit 201 ... Reproduction processing unit 202 ... In-vehicle side communication control unit 203 ... In-vehicle side data transmission / reception unit 204 ... Information data processing unit 205 ... Reception unit 206 ... Memory 207 ... Camera processing unit 208 ... Path search unit 311 ... Terminal side communication control unit 312 ... Search unit 313 ... Terminal side data transmission / reception unit 314 ... Data conversion unit 315 ... Terminal memory

Claims (11)

An in-vehicle device having a display device that is connected to a server and can communicate with a mobile terminal capable of acquiring information held by the server and displays information acquired by the mobile terminal,
A data acquisition unit that acquires data including the information included in the server, and a data conversion unit that converts data acquired by the data acquisition unit, and displays information provided from the server on the in-vehicle device At this time, a data conversion unit that converts the data so that the information is displayed in a preset display mode, and an information data output unit that outputs information data converted by the data conversion unit to the in-vehicle device And an information data acquisition unit for acquiring information data output from the information data output unit of the mobile terminal,
An information data processing unit that processes information data acquired by the information data acquisition unit and causes the display device to display information corresponding to the information data in a display mode preset as a display mode of the information; A vehicle-mounted device. A storage unit for storing a template corresponding to the preset display mode;
The information data processing unit adapts information data acquired by the information data acquisition unit to a template stored in the storage unit, and displays information corresponding to the information data on the display device. The in-vehicle device described in 1. The information includes individual information reflecting a preference for each user of the mobile terminal,
When the on-vehicle device is turned on, the information data acquisition unit starts acquiring the information data, and the information data processing unit causes the display device to display the individual information as information corresponding to the information data. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1 or 2. A reception unit that receives a communication request for starting communication with the mobile terminal from a user;
When the reception unit receives a communication request from a user, the information data acquisition unit starts acquisition of the information data, and the information data processing unit causes the display device to display information corresponding to the information data. The in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The display mode includes a text mode for displaying the information only in text, an image mode for displaying the information only in an image, and a mixed mode for displaying the information in text and an image.
A storage unit for storing a template corresponding to the display mode including the text mode, the image mode, and the mixed mode;
The information data processing unit adapts information data acquired by the information data acquisition unit to a template stored in the storage unit, and displays information corresponding to the information data on the display device. To 4. The in-vehicle device according to any one of 4. to 4. A portable terminal that can be connected to a server to acquire information held by the server and can communicate with an in-vehicle device having a display device that displays the information,
A data acquisition unit for acquiring data including the information of the server;
A data conversion unit for converting data acquired by the data acquisition unit, information provided from the server, information data acquisition unit for acquiring information data output from the information data output unit, and the information An information data processing unit that processes information data acquired by the data acquisition unit and causes the display device to display information corresponding to the information data in a display mode preset as the display mode of the information. A data conversion unit that converts the data so that the information is displayed in a preset display mode when displayed on the in-vehicle device;
An information data output unit that outputs information data converted by the data conversion unit to the in-vehicle device. The in-vehicle device further includes a storage unit that stores a template corresponding to the preset display mode,
7. The data conversion unit according to claim 6, wherein when the information provided from the server is displayed on the in-vehicle device, the data conversion unit converts the data so that the information is displayed in a display mode corresponding to the template. Mobile devices. The information includes individual information reflecting a preference for each user of the mobile terminal,
By turning on the power of the in-vehicle device, the information data acquisition unit starts acquiring the information data, and the information data processing unit causes the display device to display the individual information as information corresponding to the information data. The mobile terminal according to claim 6 or 7. The in-vehicle device further includes a reception unit that receives a communication request for starting communication with the mobile terminal from a user;
When the reception unit receives a communication request from a user, the data conversion unit converts the data, and the information data output unit outputs information data converted by the data conversion unit to the in-vehicle device. The information data acquisition unit starts acquisition of the information data, and the information data processing unit displays information corresponding to the information data on the display device. Mobile device. The display mode includes a text mode for displaying the information only in text, an image mode for displaying the information only in an image, and a mixed mode for displaying the information in text and an image.
The in-vehicle device further includes a storage unit that stores a template corresponding to the display mode including the sentence mode, the image mode, and the mixing mode,
The data conversion unit converts the data so that the information is displayed in a display mode corresponding to the template when displaying the information provided from the server on the in-vehicle device. The portable terminal as described in any one of. An information providing system comprising: a portable terminal connected to a server and capable of acquiring information held by the server; and an in-vehicle apparatus having a display device capable of communicating with the portable terminal and displaying information acquired by the portable terminal Because
The portable terminal is
A data acquisition unit for acquiring data including the information of the server;
A data conversion unit that converts data acquired by the data acquisition unit so that when the information provided from the server is displayed on the in-vehicle device, the information is displayed in a preset display mode. A data converter for converting the data;
An information data output unit that outputs information data converted by the data conversion unit to the in-vehicle device, and
The in-vehicle device is
An information data acquisition unit for acquiring the information data output in the information data output step;
An information data processing unit that processes information data acquired by the information data acquisition unit and causes the display device to display information corresponding to the information data in a display mode preset as a display mode of the information; The information providing system.

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