JP2014066605A - Information processing device, information processing method, information processing program, recording medium storing information processing program, information providing device, information providing method, information providing program and recording medium storing information providing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, an information processing program, a recording medium storing the information processing program, an information providing device, an information providing method, an information providing program and a recording medium storing the information providing program that can learn a waiting time at a predetermined position and can make efficient use of the waiting time when a plurality of moving bodies move to the predetermined position.SOLUTION: A server 10 acquires current location information on each of a plurality of moving bodies from a communication part 12 and information on a destination for which the plurality of moving bodies head from a representative moving body 20. A control part 11 calculates an arrival time difference between an arrival time of the moving body lastly arriving at the destination of the plurality of moving bodies and the arrival times of other moving bodies on the basis of the acquired current location information and information on the destination, and outputs the arrival time difference to the plurality of moving bodies from the communication part 12.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, an information processing program, a recording medium storing the information processing program, an information providing apparatus, and information provision, which process and provide information related to movement of a moving object such as an automobile, a bicycle, or a pedestrian The present invention relates to a method, an information providing program, and a recording medium storing the information providing program.

  Conventionally, in-vehicle navigation devices and the like are usually configured such that a single user can present an optimum route to a destination by inputting the destination to the departure point.

  Therefore, in the case of movement from a plurality of points by a plurality of users, each navigation device calculates the arrival time independently, so that there is a difference in the arrival time. Therefore, there is a waiting time for users other than the user who arrives last. Further, even when there is a change in the traffic conditions of each mobile object, there may be a time margin.

  In order to solve such a problem, it has been proposed to calculate a meeting place or the like based on the current position of each moving body and present it to the user so that each moving body can arrive at the destination at the same time.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, a place that can be reached in a time obtained by subtracting a predetermined time from a required time from the current position of the host vehicle and the other vehicle to the destination is detected as a meeting place. That is, when the required time is short, the meeting place is detected near the destination, and when the required time is long, the meeting place is detected near the temporally intermediate position of both vehicles. . In this way, when there is a vehicle near the destination, a meeting place is calculated near the destination, and each vehicle can join the meeting place and travel to the destination without making a detour. When both vehicles are far from the destination, the meeting place is calculated near the temporally intermediate position of both vehicles, so that it is possible to extend the group traveling time together without making a detour.

Japanese Patent No. 4023400

  In the meeting place calculation device described in Patent Document 1, the scheduled departure time is calculated so as to arrive at the same time, but the arrival time may be shifted due to traffic jams or the like during movement. However, the waiting place calculation device described in Patent Document 1 does not consider such a matter, so even if a waiting time occurs at the waiting place, it is not possible to know how much it is. Therefore, the vehicle that has arrived at the meeting place first waits for the arrival of another vehicle. However, since the waiting time is unknown, there is a problem that the waiting time cannot be used effectively.

  In this way, even if a route or the like is selected so that the arrival times are matched in advance, the arrival time may change depending on the moving factor, so it is beneficial for the user to grasp the waiting time and use it effectively. is there.

  Therefore, the present invention provides an information processing apparatus and information that can know the waiting time at a predetermined position and effectively use the waiting time when, for example, a plurality of moving bodies move to the predetermined position. It is an object to provide a processing method, an information processing program, a recording medium and an information providing apparatus storing the information processing program, an information providing method, an information providing program, and a recording medium storing the information providing program.

  In order to solve the above problem, an information processing apparatus according to claim 1, a current position information acquisition unit that acquires information on a current position of each of a plurality of moving bodies, and a predetermined position to which the plurality of moving bodies go. A plurality of movements based on the predetermined position information acquisition unit that acquires the information of the current position, the information of the current position acquired by the current position information acquisition unit, and the information of the predetermined position acquired by the predetermined position information acquisition unit An arrival time difference calculating unit that calculates an arrival time difference between the moving body that arrives at the predetermined position latest among the bodies and another moving body, and an information output unit that outputs information on the arrival time difference. It is said.

  The information processing method according to claim 7, wherein a current position information acquisition step of acquiring information on a current position of each of the plurality of moving bodies, and predetermined position information for acquiring information on a predetermined position to which the plurality of moving bodies go. Based on the acquisition step, the information on the current position acquired in the current position information acquisition step and the information on the predetermined position acquired in the predetermined position information acquisition step, the latest predetermined among the plurality of moving bodies It includes an arrival time difference calculating step for calculating an arrival time difference between a mobile body that arrives at a position and another mobile body, and an information output step for outputting information on the arrival time difference.

  The information providing apparatus according to claim 10, which is an information providing apparatus arranged on a moving body, wherein a current position acquiring unit that acquires a current position of the moving body and the current position acquired by the current position acquiring unit The information on the difference in arrival time between the output unit that outputs and the moving body that arrives at the predetermined position the latest among the plurality of moving bodies is input to a predetermined position toward which the plurality of moving bodies including the moving body are headed. And an providing unit that provides the user with the arrival time difference information input to the input unit.

  The information providing method according to claim 12 is an information providing method of an information providing device arranged in a moving body, wherein the current position acquiring step of acquiring the current position of the moving body and the current position acquiring step The difference in arrival time between the output step of outputting the current position and the mobile body that arrives at the predetermined position latest among the plurality of mobile bodies at a predetermined position toward which the plurality of mobile bodies including the mobile body heads. It includes an input step that is input, and a providing step that provides the user with the arrival time difference information input in the input step.

It is a block block diagram of the server as an information processing apparatus concerning one Example of this invention. It is a block block diagram of the navigation apparatus as an information provision apparatus concerning one Example of this invention. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the navigation device shown in FIG. 1. It is the flowchart which showed operation | movement of the server shown by FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the example of a display in the display part shown by FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the other example of a display in the display part shown by FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the other example of a display in the display part shown by FIG.

  Hereinafter, an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, the current position information acquisition unit acquires information on the current position of each of the plurality of moving objects, and the predetermined position information acquisition unit acquires the predetermined position to which the plurality of moving objects go. Information is acquired, and based on the information on the current position acquired by the current position information acquiring unit and the information on the predetermined position acquired by the predetermined position information acquiring unit, the arrival time difference calculating unit The arrival time difference between the moving body that arrives at the position and the other moving body is calculated, and the output unit outputs the information on the arrival time difference. Therefore, when a plurality of moving bodies move to the predetermined position, The waiting time which is the arrival time difference is output and can be known. Therefore, since the action according to the waiting time can be taken, the waiting time can be used effectively.

  Further, the arrival time difference calculation unit calculates the required time for moving from the current position to the predetermined position or the estimated arrival time to arrive at the predetermined position for each of the plurality of moving bodies, and calculates the arrival time difference. It may be. In this way, the arrival time difference can be calculated if either the required arrival time or the estimated arrival time is calculated. For example, even if there is a mixture of movement by a vehicle such as an automobile, whose travel time is often calculated based on the required time, and public transportation such as a railway, where travel time is often calculated based on the scheduled arrival time, Can be calculated.

  In addition, a factor information acquisition unit that acquires information that causes the arrival time difference to change may be further provided, and the arrival time difference calculation unit may calculate the arrival time difference based on the factor information. By doing so, it is possible to calculate the arrival time difference in consideration of changes in the arrival time due to factors such as traffic jams and delays in transportation, etc., and the waiting time calculation accuracy can be increased.

  In addition, a facility information generation unit that generates information on a predetermined facility that can be used when each mobile body moves to the predetermined position based on the arrival time difference for each of the plurality of mobile bodies. Also good. In this way, the user can be notified of information that can be used by effectively digesting and using the waiting time calculated while moving, as well as when waiting at a predetermined position.

  Further, the information on the facility may include guidance information for a predetermined facility. In this way, it is possible to reach without getting lost without knowing the detailed route to the facility that effectively uses the waiting time.

  In addition, the arrival time difference calculation unit may calculate the arrival time difference at predetermined time intervals. By doing in this way, the arrival time difference can be corrected during the movement of a plurality of moving bodies, and the waiting time can be grasped more accurately.

  The information processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention acquires information on the current position of each of the plurality of mobile objects in the current position information acquisition process, and the predetermined position to which the plurality of mobile objects heads in the predetermined position information acquisition process. Based on the information on the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit and the information on the predetermined position acquired by the predetermined position acquisition unit in the arrival time difference calculating step Since the arrival time difference between the mobile body arriving at the position and the other mobile body is calculated and the information on the arrival time difference is output in the output step, when the plurality of mobile bodies move to the predetermined position, The waiting time which is the arrival time difference is output and can be known. Therefore, since the action according to the waiting time can be taken, the waiting time can be used effectively.

  The information processing method described above may be a communication program that is executed by a computer. By doing in this way, when a plurality of moving bodies move to a predetermined position, it is possible to know the waiting time that is the difference in arrival time at the predetermined position, so it is possible to take an action according to the waiting time. Since this is possible, the waiting time can be used effectively. Since the program is executed by a computer, dedicated hardware or the like is not necessary and can be installed and functioned in a general-purpose information processing apparatus.

  The information processing program described above may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium. In this way, the program can be distributed as a single unit in addition to being incorporated in the device, and version upgrades can be easily performed.

  An information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is arranged in a moving body, the current position acquisition unit acquires the current position of the moving body, and the output unit outputs the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit. . On the other hand, the input unit inputs the arrival time difference with the moving body that arrives at the latest position among the plurality of moving bodies at a predetermined position toward which the plurality of moving bodies including the moving body are headed. Since the information on the arrival time difference is provided to the user, the current position is acquired and output, and the arrival time difference calculated based on the current position is input and provided to the user. It is possible to know a waiting time that is a difference in arrival time from other mobile units.

  Information regarding a predetermined facility that can be used when each moving body moves to the predetermined position is input to the input unit, and the providing unit provides the user with information regarding the predetermined facility. Good. In this way, the user can be notified of information that can be used by effectively digesting and using the waiting time calculated while moving, as well as when waiting at a predetermined position.

  Moreover, in the information processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention, in the information processing device arranged on the moving body, the current position of the moving body is acquired in the current position acquisition step, and the current position acquisition unit is acquired in the output step. Output the current position. On the other hand, in the input step, since the arrival time difference with the latest moving body that arrives at the predetermined position among the plurality of moving bodies is input to the predetermined position where the plurality of moving bodies including the moving body are headed, the current position is Since the arrival time difference calculated based on the current position is acquired and output, the waiting time which is the arrival time difference between itself and another mobile body can be known.

  The information processing method described above may be a communication program that is executed by a computer. In this way, the current position is acquired and output, and the arrival time difference calculated based on the current position is input, so the waiting time that is the arrival time difference between itself and another mobile unit is known. be able to.

  The information processing program described above may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium. In this way, the program can be distributed as a single unit in addition to being incorporated in the device, and version upgrades can be easily performed.

  An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The server 10 as an information processing apparatus is configured by a computer or the like installed at a business office or the like. The representative mobile unit 20 and the subordinate mobile units 30 and 40 are provided with a navigation device 50 as an information providing device arranged in the mobile unit. The navigation device 50 is connected to the server 10 via the Internet, public network, or the like. Communication is possible.

  The representative mobile body 20 and the dependent mobile bodies 30 and 40 are a plurality of mobile bodies that share a destination, that is, configure a group or the like toward the same destination. Of the plurality of moving bodies, one representative moving body is set, and one or more subordinate moving bodies may be provided. In the present embodiment, the destination is described as a predetermined position to which a plurality of moving bodies go, but the predetermined position is a common position to which a plurality of moving bodies such as a meeting place go, and other moving bodies Any position where a waiting time is generated may be used.

  The representative mobile unit 20 transmits a destination for calculating an arrival time difference, which will be described later, setting information for calculating its own current position information and an arrival time difference, to the server 10, and arrival time difference information calculated by the server 10. And a navigation apparatus 50 that receives waiting time utilization information and the like. The subordinate mobile bodies 30 and 40 are mobile bodies in which a navigation device 50 that transmits its current location information and receives arrival time difference information and waiting time utilization information calculated by the server 10 is arranged. The representative moving body 20 and the subordinate moving bodies 30 and 40 may be a vehicle (vehicle) such as an automobile or a bicycle or a human (movement by walking). The identification of the representative mobile body 20 and the subordinate mobile bodies 30 and 40 will be described later.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the server 10 includes a control unit 11, a communication unit 12, a map database 13, a public transportation database 14, and a facility database 15.

  The control unit 11 as an arrival time difference calculation unit and a facility information generation unit is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) including a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory), for example. Controls, and performs access control to each database to be described later, calculation of arrival time difference, generation of waiting time utilization information, and the like.

  The current position information acquisition unit, the predetermined position information acquisition unit, the information output unit, and the communication unit 12 as the factor information acquisition unit communicate with the navigation device 50 arranged in the representative mobile unit 20 and the subordinate mobile units 30 and 40. . The communication unit 12 receives the current position information from the subordinate mobile bodies 30 and 40 such as the current position information, the destination information, and the setting information for calculating the arrival time difference from the representative mobile body 20, and is calculated by the control unit 11. The received arrival time difference information, waiting time utilization information, and the like are transmitted to the representative mobile unit 20 and the subordinate mobile units 30 and 40.

  The map database 13 calculates the required time and planned arrival time when heading to the destination using the road, and generates guidance information to the facility that can be used for the waiting time included in the waiting time utilization information It is a database in which map data for doing this is stored.

  The public transport database 14 can be used for calculating the required time and planned arrival time when heading to the destination using public transport such as railroads and buses, and for the waiting time included in the waiting time utilization information. It is a database in which a timetable for generating guide information to a facility that can be used is stored.

  The facility database 15 is a database used when searching for facility information that can be used during the waiting time included in the waiting time utilization information, and the genre, name, and position of the facility such as a convenience store, restaurant, or resting place. Information (latitude, longitude), location, time required for using each facility (facility time), and the like are set. Moreover, you may set the item of what kind of use the said facility can be used (meal, toilet, etc.).

  Each of the map database 13, the public transport database 14, and the facility database 15 may be provided in the same recording device such as a hard disk, or may be provided in another recording device.

  Moreover, although the server 10 was comprised by one server in FIG. 1, each database may be provided in another server. Furthermore, the operation performed by the control unit 11 and the operation performed by the communication unit may be divided into different servers (calculation server and distribution server). That is, the server 10 may be composed of a plurality of server groups. Of course, each server may be installed in a position distant from each other and configured to communicate with each other through a network or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the navigation device 50 includes a control unit 51, a communication unit 52, a GPS reception unit 53, a sensor input unit 54, a storage device 55, an operation unit 56, a display unit 57, and a voice. And an output unit 58.

  The control unit 51 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) including a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory), and controls the navigation device 50 as a whole. Further, as necessary, guidance information (a route, a traveling direction, etc.) to a predetermined position such as a destination input from the operation unit 56 is generated.

  The output unit and the communication unit 52 serving as an input unit are controlled by the control unit 51, so that the current position information of itself (the moving body in which the navigation device 50 is disposed), destination information, and setting information to the server 10 ( In the case of the representative mobile unit 20), the arrival time difference information, the waiting time utilization information, and the like are received from the server 10. In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the communication unit 52 is provided integrally with the navigation device 50. However, the communication unit 52 is configured as a separate unit, such as connecting a card-type communication device or a mobile phone with a cable or the like. The navigation device 50 may be detachable.

  A GPS receiving unit 53 as a current position acquisition unit receives radio waves transmitted from a plurality of GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites as known, and obtains current position information (current position information) to control the control unit. To 51. In the present embodiment, an example in which the GPS receiving unit 53 is provided integrally with the navigation device 50 is shown, but the GPS receiving unit 53 may be configured as a separate body and detachable from the navigation device 50. .

  For example, when the moving body is an automobile, the sensor input unit 54 performs sensor input related to the vehicle state such as a vehicle speed sensor and an acceleration sensor, or calculates the current position when the GPS reception unit 53 cannot calculate the current position. An input from a self-supporting sensor or the like is made and output to the control unit 51. That is, the self-supporting sensor may be the current location acquisition unit.

  The storage device 55 is configured by, for example, a hard disk or a nonvolatile memory, and stores programs and data for the control unit 51 to control the navigation device 50, map data displayed by the display unit 57, and the like. Reading and writing are performed under control.

  The operation unit 56 includes input means such as buttons and a touch panel. The operation unit 56 performs various input operations of the navigation device 50, and outputs a control signal indicating the input operation to the control unit 51.

  The display unit 57 as a providing unit includes a liquid crystal display, a driver circuit that controls the liquid crystal display, and the like, and map data, various icons, operation buttons, and the like are displayed on the liquid crystal display under the control of the control unit 51. .

  The audio output unit 58 includes a speaker and an amplifier that drives the speaker, and outputs guidance voices, confirmation sounds, and the like during operation under the control of the control unit 51.

  The navigation device 50 of FIG. 2 mainly shows a configuration for a vehicle such as an automobile, but is not limited thereto. For example, a navigation device for pedestrians may be used, and in that case, the sensor input unit 54 may not be provided. Moreover, although FIG. 1 shows an example in which navigation devices 50 having the same configuration are arranged in each mobile body, different configurations may be used. The information providing apparatus according to the present embodiment is at least communicable with the server 10, can calculate the current position, and provides (displays or outputs voice) arrival time difference information and waiting time utilization information received from the server 10. It is only necessary to be able to perform operations for performing these operations.

  Next, the operation of the navigation device 50 configured as described above and the operation of the server 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the navigation device 50. The flowchart shown in FIG. 3 is executed by the control unit 51.

  First, in step S101, it is determined whether or not to become the representative mobile body 20, and if it becomes the representative mobile body 20 (in the case of YES), the process proceeds to step S102, and if not in the representative mobile body 20 (in the case of NO). Proceed to step S103. In this step, it may be possible to directly ask the user whether or not it will be the representative mobile body 20, and in this embodiment, only the representative mobile body 20 inputs the destination, so the purpose of input in the step described later Either the input of the place or the input of the intention of participation may be input, and when the destination is input, it may be determined that the representative mobile body 20 is to be input.

  Next, in step S102, the destination is input from the operation unit 56, and the process proceeds to step S104.

  On the other hand, in step S103, an intention to participate is input from the operation unit 56, and the process proceeds to step S104. The intention to participate is to participate in receiving the arrival time difference information and waiting time utilization information from the representative mobile body 20 and other subordinate mobile bodies 30 or 40 toward the destination set by the representative mobile body 20. . In this step, for example, participation intention information is obtained by inputting a user name, ID information, and the like that can identify a mobile body that will be the representative mobile body 20.

  Next, in step S104, a transportation means for heading to the destination is input from the operation unit 56, and the process proceeds to step S105. Transportation means include those driven by users such as automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, etc., as well as public transportation such as railways and buses, as well as movement only on foot.

  Next, in step S105, it is determined whether or not various settings such as arrival time difference calculation frequency and facility time setting are necessary. If necessary (YES), the process proceeds to step S106. If (NO), the process proceeds to step S107. Since this setting can be performed only for the representative mobile body 20, when it becomes the subordinate mobile bodies 30 and 40, it is automatically determined as NO. In the case of the representative moving body 20, whether or not various settings are necessary is input from the operation unit 56 in this step. When the calculation time of arrival time difference and the facility time are not set, the calculation frequency and the facility time preset in the server 10 are used.

  Next, in step S106, the calculation of the arrival time difference and the setting of the facility time are input from the operation unit 56, and the process proceeds to step S107. The facility time is set in the facility database 15, but may be changed according to the user's preference. For example, the usage of the facility is set to 10 minutes for the toilet and 1 hour for the meal. When the server 10 generates the waiting time utilization information, the setting in this step is given priority over the setting in the facility database 15.

  Next, in step S107 as the current position acquisition step, the current position information obtained by the GPS receiving unit 53 is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S108. That is, the current position of the moving body is acquired.

  Next, in step S108 as an output process, the information input or acquired in steps S101 to S107 is transmitted to the server 10, and the process proceeds to step S109. That is, the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit is output.

  Next, in step S109 as an input process, it is determined whether or not information (arrival time difference information and waiting time utilization information) is received from the server 10 by the communication unit 52. If received (YES), step S110 is performed. If not received (NO), the process proceeds to step S111. In this step, it is determined based on the information transmitted in step S108 that information on the result of processing in the server 10 or updated information has been received. That is, at a predetermined position toward which a plurality of moving bodies including the moving body are headed, information on arrival time difference from the moving body arriving at the predetermined position the latest among the plurality of moving bodies and the moving path of each moving body are located. Information about a given facility is entered.

  Next, in step S110 as the providing step, the information (arrival time difference information and waiting time utilization information) received in step S109 is displayed on the display unit 57, and the process proceeds to step S111. That is, the information about the arrival time difference input to the input unit and information about a predetermined facility that can be used when each moving body moves to the predetermined position is provided to the user.

  Next, in step S111, it is determined whether or not the destination has been reached. If it has arrived (in the case of YES), the process ends. If not (in the case of NO), the process returns to step S107. Whether or not the destination has been reached may be obtained from the server 10 by obtaining information indicating that the destination has been reached, or by determining that the current position of the destination coincides with the destination.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, each information is input and acquired and then transmitted to the server 10. However, each information may be transmitted to the server 10 when each step is executed.

  Next, the operation of the server 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The flowchart shown in FIG. 4 is executed by the control unit 11.

  First, in step S201 as the current position information acquisition step and the predetermined position information acquisition step, inputs α, β, and γ are received, and the process proceeds to step S202. Inputs α, β, and γ are current position information transmitted from the representative mobile unit 20 and the subordinate mobile units 30 and 40, and the input α is a destination, transportation means, and various types transmitted from the representative mobile unit 20. Setting information and current position information are included, input β includes participation intention information, transportation means, and current position information transmitted from the dependent mobile body 30, and input γ includes participation intention transmitted from the dependent mobile body 40. Information, transportation, and current location information are included. That is, the information on the current positions of each of the plurality of moving bodies is acquired, and the information on the predetermined positions where the plurality of moving bodies go is acquired.

  Next, in step S202, based on the inputs α, β, and γ, the required time from the current position to the destination is calculated for each moving object, and the process proceeds to step S203. That is, the required time to the destination is calculated from the current position information of each of the representative mobile body 20 and the subordinate mobile bodies 30 and 40 and the transportation means. When the means of transportation is driven by a user such as an automobile, motorcycle, or bicycle, or travels mainly using roads, such as walking, it is calculated based on the map data stored in the map database 13. When the transportation means is public transportation such as a railway or a bus, the calculation is made based on the public transportation database 14. That is, for each of the plurality of moving bodies, the time required for moving from the current position to a predetermined position is calculated.

  Next, in step S203, the maximum value is calculated among the required times calculated in step S202, and the process proceeds to step S204. What is necessary is just to obtain | require the maximum value by comparing the required time of each moving body, for example.

  Next, in step S204 as an arrival time difference calculating step, the arrival time difference of each mobile unit is calculated, and the process proceeds to step S205. In this step, for example, the arrival time difference is calculated by subtracting the required time calculated in step S202 from the maximum value of the required time obtained in step S203. This arrival time difference is the waiting time at the destination. That is, based on the information on the current position acquired by the current position information acquisition unit and the information on the predetermined position acquired by the predetermined position information acquisition unit, the mobile unit that arrives at the predetermined position latest among the plurality of mobile units The arrival time difference from the moving object is calculated.

  Next, in step S205, an available facility located on the moving route of each moving body is extracted from the arrival time difference of each moving body calculated in step S204, and the process proceeds to step S206. For example, when the difference in arrival time of a certain mobile unit with respect to the final arrival mobile unit is one hour, the available facility is the facility database 15 on the mobile route, in the vicinity thereof, or in the vicinity of the destination, or step S104. Extract the facilities whose facility time set in step 1 is less than 1 hour. That is, the information regarding the predetermined | prescribed facility which can be utilized when each moving body moves to the said predetermined | prescribed position is produced | generated.

  Next, in step S206 as an information output process, arrival time difference information including required time and arrival time difference for each moving body, name and use of available facilities (toilet, meal, etc.), position information (latitude, longitude or location) ) And the like are transmitted from the communication unit 12 and the process proceeds to step S207. That is, information on arrival time difference is output.

  Next, in step S207, it is determined whether or not all the mobile bodies have arrived at the destination. If they have arrived (in the case of YES), the process ends. If they have not arrived (in the case of NO), the process proceeds to step S208. Whether the destination has been reached or not is determined if the destination position information input from the representative mobile unit 20 matches the current position information transmitted from each mobile unit (or is within a predetermined range). It can be determined that it has arrived.

  Next, in step S208, it is determined whether or not a change has occurred in the traffic situation. If a change has occurred, the process returns to step S201, and if not, the process proceeds to step 209. The change in the traffic condition is a factor that changes the required time calculated in step S202, that is, the arrival time difference, such as road congestion and accidents, railway delays and accidents. Information such as traffic jams, accidents, and railway delays can be determined by acquiring the information from outside the server 10 via the Internet or the like. That is, the arrival time difference is calculated based on information that causes the arrival time difference to change.

  Next, in step S209, it is determined whether or not the information update frequency time has been reached. If reached, the process returns to step S201, and if not, the process returns to step S207. The information update frequency is an update time interval of predetermined arrival time difference information and waiting time utilization information, and the arrival time difference information and waiting time utilization information are periodically updated every time the time interval (update frequency) is reached. That is, the arrival time difference is calculated at predetermined time intervals.

  In steps S208 and S209, if the traffic situation has changed or the information update frequency has been reached, the process returns to step S201, and at least the current position information of each mobile unit is obtained to update arrival time difference information and waiting time utilization information. .

  Here, a specific display example on the display unit 57 of the navigation device 50 when the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 4 are executed will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example on the display unit 57. There are A, B, and C as moving bodies, and A and C are automobiles and B is a railway. The flag in the figure is the destination. In the example of FIG. 5, it is assumed that A is itself (a mobile body in which the navigation device 50 performing the display of FIG. 5 is arranged), and C is a mobile body (final arrival person) that arrives last. And the position where A, B, and C are shown in the figure is the current position of each moving body. Lines a, b, and c from the current position of each moving object to the destination indicate the path of each moving object. Although omitted in FIG. 5, the current position, the destination, and the route are displayed on the map.

  Also, in FIG. 5, “C arrival time XX: XX for XX” is displayed above, and the arrival time of the last arrival and the difference between the arrival time of the last arrival and their own arrival time (waiting time) are displayed. it's shown. Also, “Convenience store (with toilet)”, “XX service area”, etc. are displayed on the route a, and the available facility name received as the waiting time utilization information is displayed.

  Further, in the display of FIG. 5, the color of the route of the last arriving person may be changed, or the color of the own route may be changed. Further, by selecting the displayed facility name, detailed information of the facility may be displayed, or guidance to the facility may be performed. That is, the information regarding the predetermined facility may include guidance information for the predetermined facility.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another display example on the display unit 57. For example, this is an example when the screen is narrow like a portable terminal. In the case of FIG. 5, the routes of all the moving bodies are shown, but in FIG. 6, only the route of itself is displayed. The case of FIG. 6A is a display example of a railway (using a railway from Y station) as a means of transportation. As the waiting time utilization information in FIG. 6A, it is displayed that there is a restaurant XX in front of Y station. FIG. 6B shows a display example in the case of the final arrival person. Since the waiting time (arrival time difference) is 0 for the final arrival person, there is no waiting time utilization information (not displayed).

  FIG. 7 shows an example in which text information is displayed instead of a map display. The display contents are the same as those shown in FIG. By making it as shown in FIG. 7B, the data size of the information to be provided can be reduced, and even when the data communication is slow or the memory of the information providing apparatus is small, the arrival time difference information and the waiting time are utilized. Information can be provided.

  According to the present embodiment, the server 10 acquires the current position information of each of the plurality of moving bodies from the communication unit 12 and the information on the destinations to which the plurality of moving bodies go from the representative moving body 20. Based on the acquired current position information and destination information, the arrival time difference between the mobile body that arrives at the latest destination among the plurality of mobile bodies and the other mobile body is calculated, and the arrival time difference is calculated from the communication unit 12. Is sent to multiple mobile units, so when multiple mobile units move to their destinations, they can know the waiting time, which is the arrival time difference at their destinations. Therefore, the waiting time can be used effectively.

  Moreover, the control part 11 of the server 10 produces | generates and transmits waiting time utilization information including the information regarding the utilization facility located on the movement path | route of each mobile body based on the arrival time difference about each of several mobile bodies. Therefore, the user can obtain information on facilities such as stores that can stop by during the waiting time, and information for effectively using the waiting time can be presented to the user.

  In addition, since the waiting time utilization information includes guidance information for the facility, the waiting time can be reached without knowing the detailed route to the facility that effectively uses the waiting time.

  In addition, the control unit 11 of the server 10 determines whether or not the traffic situation has changed, and if the change has occurred, the arrival time difference is calculated again. Therefore, the arrival time difference due to factors such as traffic congestion and transportation delays. Even when the value changes, the arrival time difference can be updated, and the calculation accuracy of the waiting time can be increased.

  In addition, since the control unit 11 of the server 10 calculates and updates the arrival time difference at the information update frequency, the arrival time difference can be corrected during movement of a plurality of moving bodies, and the waiting time can be grasped more accurately. can do.

  Further, the navigation device 50 acquires the current position by the GPS receiving unit 53 and transmits the current position from the communication unit 52. The communication unit 52 receives the arrival time difference information and the waiting time utilization information, and the display unit 57 inputs the information. The information on the arrival time difference and the waiting time utilization information are provided to the user, so that the current position is acquired and transmitted, and the arrival time difference information calculated based on the current position is received and provided to the user. In addition, it is possible to know a waiting time that is a difference in arrival time between itself and another mobile body. In addition, by receiving the waiting time utilization information, information for effectively utilizing the waiting time can be provided to the user.

  In the above-described embodiment, the arrival time difference is calculated as the required time. However, the arrival time difference may be calculated from a scheduled arrival time at a predetermined position such as a destination.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the subordinate mobile bodies 30 and 40 are input by inputting the intention of participation. However, the representative mobile body 20 registers in advance the ID or the like of the user who becomes the subordinate mobile body. The subordinate moving bodies 30 and 40 may be specified.

  In the above-described embodiment, the map data displayed on the navigation device 50 may be stored in the navigation device 50, or may be received from the server 10 or another server.

  In the above-described embodiment, the display unit 57 is shown as the providing unit. However, each information may be provided by voice from the voice output unit 58. In addition, the display unit 57 and the audio output unit 58 may be used together to provide each information with images (characters) and audio. In addition, although the operation unit 56 is used when inputting a destination or the like in the flowchart of FIG. 3, voice input may be used.

  Further, the information providing apparatus is not limited to the navigation apparatus 50, and may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a smartphone, a tablet personal computer, or the like. Further, the information providing device arranged on the mobile body may not have a guidance function (navigation function), and may receive guidance information from the server 10 to the facility indicated in the destination and waiting time utilization information. Good.

  According to the embodiment described above, the following server 10, information processing method and navigation device 50, and information providing method can be obtained.

(Additional remark 1) The communication part 12 which acquires each present position information of the representative mobile body 20 and the subordinate mobile bodies 30 and 40,
A communication unit 12 that acquires information on a destination to which the representative mobile body 20 and the subordinate mobile bodies 30 and 40 are directed;
Based on the current position information acquired by the communication unit 12 and the destination information acquired by the communication unit 12, the mobile unit arriving at the latest destination among the representative mobile unit 20 and the subordinate mobile units 30 and 40 and other movements A control unit 11 for calculating a difference in arrival time with the body;
A communication unit 12 that outputs an arrival time difference;
A server 10 comprising:

(Supplementary Note 2) Step S201 for acquiring current position information of each of the representative moving body 20 and the dependent moving bodies 30 and 40;
Step S201 for acquiring information of a purpose to which the representative moving body 20 and the dependent moving bodies 30 and 40 are directed;
Based on the current position information acquired in step S201 and the information on the destination acquired in step S201, an arrival time difference between the mobile body that arrives at the latest destination among the plurality of mobile bodies and another mobile body is calculated. When,
S206 for outputting the arrival time difference;
An information processing method comprising:

  According to the server 10 and the information processing method, when the representative mobile body 20 and the dependent mobile bodies 30 and 40 move to a predetermined position, a waiting time that is a difference in arrival time at the predetermined position is output and can be known. it can. Therefore, since the action according to the waiting time can be taken, the waiting time can be used effectively.

(Additional remark 3) It is the navigation apparatus 50 arrange | positioned at the representative moving body 20, Comprising:
A GPS receiver 53 that acquires the current position of the representative mobile unit 20;
A communication unit 52 that outputs the current position acquired by the GPS receiving unit 53;
The arrival time difference between the representative mobile body 20 and the subordinate mobile bodies 30 and 40 including the representative mobile body 20 and the mobile body arriving at the latest destination among the representative mobile body 20 and the subordinate mobile bodies 30 and 40 is the destination. An input communication unit 52;
A display unit 57 that provides the user with information on the arrival time difference input to the communication unit 52;
The navigation apparatus 50 characterized by comprising.

(Additional remark 4) It is the information provision method of the navigation apparatus 50 arrange | positioned at the representative mobile body 20,
Step S107 for acquiring the current position of the representative moving body 20,
Step S108 for outputting the current position acquired in Step S105;
The arrival time difference between the representative mobile body 20 and the subordinate mobile bodies 30 and 40 including the representative mobile body 20 and the mobile body arriving at the latest destination among the representative mobile body 20 and the subordinate mobile bodies 30 and 40 is the destination. Input step S109;
Step S110 for providing the user with the arrival time difference information input in Step S109;
An information providing method comprising:

  According to the navigation device 50 and the information processing method, the current position is acquired and output, and the arrival time difference calculated based on the current position is input and provided to the user. It is possible to know the waiting time, which is the arrival time difference from the moving object.

  In addition, the Example mentioned above only showed the typical form of this invention, and this invention is not limited to an Example. That is, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

10 servers (information processing equipment)
11 Control unit (arrival time difference calculation unit, facility information generation unit)
12 communication unit (current position information acquisition unit, predetermined position information acquisition unit, information output unit, factor information acquisition unit)
20 Representative moving body (moving body)
30 Subordinate moving bodies (moving bodies)
40 Subordinate mobiles (mobiles)
50 Navigation device (information providing device)
52 Communication unit (output unit, input unit)
53 GPS receiver (current position acquisition unit)
57 Display unit (providing unit)
S107 Current position acquisition (current position acquisition process)
S108 Transmission (output process)
S109 Information reception (input process)
S110 Information display (provision process)
S201 Input AC reception (current position information acquisition step, predetermined position acquisition step)
S204 Arrival time difference calculation of each mobile unit (arrival time difference calculation step)
S206 Information on required time, arrival time difference and available facilities is transmitted to each mobile unit (information output process)

Claims (14)

A current position information acquisition unit that acquires information on the current position of each of the plurality of mobile objects;
A predetermined position information acquisition unit that acquires information of a predetermined position toward which the plurality of moving bodies are headed;
Based on the information on the current position acquired by the current position information acquisition unit and the information on the predetermined position acquired by the predetermined position information acquisition unit, the mobile unit arrives at the predetermined position latest among the plurality of moving objects. An arrival time difference calculation unit for calculating an arrival time difference between the moving object and another moving object;
An information output unit for outputting information on the arrival time difference;
An information processing apparatus comprising:   The arrival time difference calculation unit calculates, for each of the plurality of moving objects, a required time for moving from the current position to the predetermined position or a scheduled arrival time to arrive at the predetermined position, and the arrival time difference The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: A factor information acquisition unit that acquires information that causes the arrival time difference to change;
The arrival time difference calculation unit calculates the arrival time difference based on information that causes the arrival time difference to change,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus.   For each of the plurality of moving bodies, a facility information generating unit is further provided that generates information on a predetermined facility that can be used when each moving body moves to the predetermined position based on the arrival time difference. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the information regarding the predetermined facility includes guidance information for the predetermined facility.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the arrival time difference calculation unit calculates the arrival time difference at predetermined time intervals. A current position information acquisition step of acquiring information of a current position of each of a plurality of mobile objects;
A predetermined position information acquisition step of acquiring information of a predetermined position toward which the plurality of moving bodies are headed;
Based on the information on the current position acquired in the current position information acquisition step and the information on the predetermined position acquired in the predetermined position information acquisition step, the mobile unit arrives at the predetermined position latest among the plurality of moving objects. An arrival time difference calculating step of calculating an arrival time difference between the moving object and another moving object;
An information output step for outputting information of the arrival time difference;
An information processing method comprising:   An information processing program for causing an information processing method according to claim 7 to be executed by a computer.   A computer-readable recording medium storing the information processing program according to claim 8. An information providing device arranged on a mobile body,
A current position acquisition unit for acquiring a current position of the moving body;
An output unit for outputting the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit;
An input unit for inputting information on an arrival time difference with the moving body that arrives at the latest position among the plurality of moving bodies at a predetermined position toward which the plurality of moving bodies including the moving body is directed;
A providing unit that provides the user with the arrival time difference information input to the input unit;
It is provided with the information provision apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. Information related to a predetermined facility that can be used when each moving body moves to the predetermined position is input to the input unit,
The providing unit provides the user with information on the predetermined facility;
The information providing apparatus according to claim 10. An information providing method for an information providing apparatus arranged on a mobile body,
A current position acquisition step of acquiring a current position of the mobile body;
An output step of outputting the current position acquired in the current position acquisition step;
An input step in which an arrival time difference with the latest mobile body that arrives at the predetermined position among the plurality of mobile bodies is input to a predetermined position toward which the plurality of mobile bodies including the mobile body heads;
A providing step of providing information of the arrival time difference input in the input step to a user;
An information providing method comprising:   An information providing program that causes a computer to execute the information providing method according to claim 12.   A computer-readable recording medium storing the information providing program according to claim 13.

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