JP2015210775A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing system capable of transferring acquired information to external devices to appropriately store the information in the external device, and providing appropriate information based on information provided from the external devices.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus 1 mounted in a vehicle 50 transfers surrounding situation information representing surrounding situations of the vehicle 50 to external server devices 61 and 63 if a preset transfer condition is satisfied. The surrounding situation information includes at least one of traffic accident occurrence information representing the occurrence of a traffic accident around the vehicle 50 and parking lot information relating to parking lots present around the vehicle 50. The information processing apparatus 1 receives externally generated information obtained by the server devices 61 and 63 from the surrounding situation information from the server devices 61 and 63 on the basis of preset reception setting. The received externally generated information is output from, for example, a loudspeaker and a display.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing system that process acquired information and provide it to a user.

  As an information processing apparatus that processes acquired information and provides it to a user, for example, there is a navigation apparatus. For example, the navigation device is mounted on a vehicle, acquires information such as travel route information and position information of the vehicle, and stores data of the acquired information in a storage medium such as an SD (Secure Digital) card.

  In addition, drive recorders are increasingly installed in vehicles. For example, the drive recorder stores driving status information such as video data representing the driving status of the vehicle in a storage medium such as an SD card. Information such as driving status information stored in the storage medium is used, for example, for analyzing the cause of an accident when a traffic accident occurs. A navigation device equipped with a drive recorder is also used.

  There is a limit to the storage capacity of storage media used in navigation devices, drive recorders, and the like. Many navigation devices and drive recorders are configured such that when data storage exceeding a limited storage capacity is instructed, old data stored in the stored date and time is erased without the user's knowledge. .

  If a driver of a vehicle causes a traffic accident, he or she may not have time to take out a storage medium such as an SD card from a drive recorder or a navigation device. In this case, the driver is subjected to on-site verification without knowing the situation of the traffic accident, and particularly a weak driver is often drunk in the atmosphere of the place and often cannot give a correct testimony.

  In preparation for such a case, Patent Documents 1 to 5 propose techniques for transferring information acquired by a drive recorder or a navigation device to an external device such as a server device.

  In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 4, when a drive recorder that constantly stores audio data and video data for a certain period of time, when the acceleration of the vehicle measured by the acceleration sensor exceeds a predetermined value, the data before and after the data is stored. It has a function to send the attached mail to the contact.

  In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 5, when the key information received from the terminal outside the vehicle matches the predetermined key information, the vehicle information is read from the in-vehicle storage means and transmitted to the terminal outside the vehicle. Is done.

JP 2004-139204 A JP 2010-238214 A JP 2009-169869 A JP 2011-34215 A JP 2003-109168 A

  In the techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 5, when information acquired by a drive recorder or the like is transferred to an external device, no user operation is required. In addition, since the user is not notified that the information has been transferred to the external device, the user recognizes that important information such as the occurrence of a traffic accident has been transferred even if the information is transferred to the external device. There are things that are not. Therefore, when the transferred information includes information that is not desired to be seen by others, there is a possibility that the information may be seen by others.

  In addition, in the techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 5, for example, even if traffic accident occurrence information indicating that a traffic accident has occurred is acquired, the acquired traffic accident occurrence information is only transferred to an external device. It is required to effectively use information such as traffic accident occurrence information transferred to an external device to prevent a secondary disaster, for example.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing apparatus capable of transferring acquired information to an external device and appropriately storing the information and providing appropriate information based on information given from the external device A method and information processing system are provided.

  An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus mounted on a vehicle, and is mounted on another vehicle and a transmission unit capable of transferring peripheral state information representing the state of the periphery of the vehicle to an external device outside the vehicle. A receiving unit capable of receiving externally generated information obtained from the peripheral state information transferred from the other information processing device to the external device, and an output unit capable of outputting the externally generated information received by the receiving unit. The surrounding situation information includes traffic accident occurrence information indicating that a traffic accident has occurred around the vehicle, parking lot information related to a parking lot existing around the vehicle, and vehicle traffic information for the vehicle to pass on the road. Including at least one of them, the transmission unit transfers the peripheral state information to the external device when the predetermined transfer condition is satisfied, and the reception unit receives the externally generated information based on the predetermined reception setting. And features.

  An information processing method according to the present invention includes a transmission step of transferring surrounding state information representing a surrounding state of a vehicle to an external device outside the vehicle, and transferring the information from another information processing device mounted on another vehicle to the external device. A reception step for receiving externally generated information obtained from the peripheral situation information received from the external device, and an output step for outputting the externally generated information received in the reception step. Including at least one of traffic accident occurrence information indicating that the vehicle has occurred, parking lot information relating to a parking lot existing in the vicinity of the vehicle, and vehicle traffic information for the vehicle to pass on the road. When the transfer condition is satisfied, the peripheral state information is transferred to the external device, and the reception step receives the externally generated information based on a predetermined reception setting. That.

  The information processing system of the present invention is a plurality of information processing devices mounted on a plurality of vehicles, respectively, and is provided outside the above-described information processing device of the present invention and each information processing device. An external device capable of receiving information, and the external device generates external generation information based on the received peripheral situation information when receiving the peripheral situation information from each information processing apparatus.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to transfer peripheral situation information to an external device and appropriately store it, and to provide appropriate information based on externally generated information given from the external device. .

  According to the information processing method of the present invention, the peripheral situation information can be transferred to an external device and appropriately stored. Also, appropriate information can be provided at the output step based on the externally generated information received from the external device at the reception step.

  According to the information processing system of the present invention, the information processing apparatus can transfer the peripheral state information to the external apparatus and appropriately store it. Further, the information processing apparatus can provide appropriate information based on the externally generated information given from the external apparatus.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the information processing system 100 which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus 1 which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the driving record assistance part 11 contained in the information processing apparatus 1 of FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an automatic transfer setting screen 30. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an information acquisition setting screen 40. FIG. 3 is a flowchart regarding information transfer in the information processing apparatus 1; 3 is a flowchart regarding cause analysis of a traffic accident in the information processing apparatus 1. 5 is a flowchart relating to calculation of a traffic accident negligence rate in the information processing apparatus 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the aspect of a traffic accident, and the multiplication value corresponding to it. It is a figure which shows an example of the superiority and inferiority on a road traffic law, and the multiplication value corresponding to it. 4 is a flowchart regarding information reception in the information processing apparatus 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the traffic accident frequent occurrence point display screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the traffic accident frequent occurrence spot list screen 310. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the detailed information screen 330 of a traffic accident frequent occurrence point. It is a figure which shows an example of the parking information display screen 350 in a facility. It is a figure which shows an example of the detailed information screen 360 of in-facility parking lot information. It is a figure which shows an example of the vehicle traffic information screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the traffic accident negligence ratio screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the traffic accident frequent occurrence point avoidance search screen 340. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the in-facility parking lot guidance screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the empty situation 380 of the spot of the parking lot in a facility.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an information processing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information processing system 100 includes an information processing device 1, a server system 60, an electric bulletin board 70, and a client device 80. The information processing apparatus 1, the server system 60, the electronic bulletin board 70, and the client apparatus 80 are connected via the Internet 90.

  In the present embodiment, the information processing system 100 transmits / receives data transmission / reception between the information processing apparatus 1 installed in each vehicle 50 and the server system 60 or each client apparatus 80 and data transmission / reception of the electronic bulletin board 70. 90. Although FIG. 1 shows a case where there are three vehicles 50 in the information processing system 100, the number of the information processing devices 1 and the vehicles 50 on which the information processing devices 1 are mounted is not limited to this.

  The server system 60 includes a shared information server device 61 and a personal information server device 63. The shared information server device 61 includes a shared information storage database (Data Base; DB) 62 for storing shared information to be described later, and the personal information server device 63 is information for each individual (want to be disclosed to the outside). No personal information) is stored and managed by URL (Uniform Resource Locator). In the following description, it is assumed that the shared information server device 61 and the personal information server device 63 are collectively referred to as a “server device” and are always connected to the Internet 90.

  The electronic bulletin board 70 displays an image corresponding to the accident information given from the server devices 61 and 63 on the display screen 71. The accident information given from the server devices 61 and 63 is, for example, a simplified diagram and character information. When a traffic accident occurs, the electronic bulletin board 70 displays the location of the traffic accident, the road situation, and the like on the display screen 71 based on the traffic accident occurrence information given from the shared information server device 61, for example.

  The client device 80 is realized by, for example, personal computers (abbreviated as PCs) 81 and 82 owned by an individual. By providing the client device 80, an individual can easily view his / her own traffic accident information and other shared information such as traffic accident occurrence points and parking lot information from the company and his / her home via the Internet.

  In addition, when the client device 80 is realized by a PC installed in a public office, for example, a police station, traffic accident information and other shared information such as traffic accident occurrence points and parking lot information are occasionally displayed on a system monitor connected to the PC. By displaying, it is possible to instantly see what kind of traffic accident has occurred at which point.

  Although details will be described later, in the information processing system 100, the information processing apparatus 1 acquires peripheral situation information representing the situation around each vehicle 50 in which the information processing apparatus 1 is mounted. The surrounding situation information includes traffic accident occurrence information indicating that a traffic accident has occurred around the vehicle 50, parking lot information relating to a parking lot existing around the vehicle 50, and vehicle traffic information for the vehicle 50 to pass through the road. At least one of them.

  The surrounding situation information includes image information representing an image captured by the camera 4 described later, CAN (Controller Area Network) information, map information, and traveling environment information representing a traveling environment such as date, weather, speed, and traffic information. May be included. For example, the traffic accident occurrence information may include accident image information representing an accident image. Further, the parking lot information may include parking lot image information representing an image of the parking lot. The image information includes video information representing a video.

  The information processing device 1 transfers the acquired peripheral state information to the external server devices 61 and 63 via the Internet 90 and stores them. When the information transferred to the server devices 61 and 63 is traffic accident occurrence information, the information processing apparatus 1 also forwards the traffic accident occurrence information to the electric bulletin board 70, and displays information related to the generated traffic accident on the display screen of the electric bulletin board 70. 71 is displayed.

  Information transferred from the information processing apparatus 1 to the external server apparatuses 61 and 63 is classified into shared information premised on disclosure and personal information premised on nondisclosure according to the contents. Access to personal information is restricted by, for example, identification information (abbreviation: ID) and a password. The shared information includes information indicating the cause of the traffic accident, and parking information and vehicle traffic information around the vehicle 50 on which the information processing apparatus 1 is mounted. As personal information, for example, there is information that represents a negligence ratio of a traffic accident and information that represents a mode of a traffic accident.

  The information transferred to the server devices 61 and 63 can be viewed from the information processing device 1 and an electronic device that can be connected to the Internet 90, such as a personal computer or a mobile phone. The information processing apparatus 1 can also use information from each vehicle 50 for route search and guidance.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the information processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The information processing apparatus 1 is mounted on a vehicle 50 and used as an in-vehicle navigation apparatus. In the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus 1 is an in-vehicle navigation composite apparatus having a navigation function for guiding a route and an audio visual (abbreviation: AV) function for reproducing video and audio.

  The vehicle 50 includes an information processing device 1, a communication device 3, a camera 4, a global positioning system (GPS) receiver 5, a self-contained navigation sensor 6, a traffic information transmission / reception unit 8, an in-vehicle control device 9, an impact A sensor 10, a speaker 18, and a display 20 are provided.

  The information processing device 1 includes a control unit 2, a current position detection unit 7, a driving record support unit 11, an instruction input unit 12, a facility search unit 13, a route calculation unit 14, a guidance guide unit 15, an information drawing unit 16, and a voice control unit. 17, the display control part 19, the information storage part 21, the information update part 22, and the information input part 23 are comprised.

  The control unit 2 is realized by a central processing unit (abbreviation: CPU). The control unit 2 includes a current position detection unit 7, a driving record support unit 11, a facility search unit 13, a route calculation unit 14, a route guidance unit 15, and the information processing apparatus 1 according to a control program stored in a built-in memory. The information drawing unit 16, the voice control unit 17, the display control unit 19, the information storage unit 21, and the information update unit 22 are controlled in an integrated manner.

  The communication device 3 transmits / receives information to / from the external server devices 61 and 63. That is, when an event set by a user who uses the information processing apparatus 1 occurs, information is transferred to the external server apparatuses 61 and 63 via the communication device 3, and the external server apparatuses 61 and 63 are transferred. The information is received from the control signal and given to the external signal input unit 112 of the driving record support unit 11 described later.

  The camera 4 captures the situation around the vehicle 50 on which it is mounted. The camera 4 gives image data representing the captured image to the external signal input unit 112 of the driving record support unit 11 described later.

  The GPS receiver 5 receives a radio signal transmitted from a GPS satellite. The GPS receiver 5 gives the received radio signal to the current position detection unit 7. The radio wave signal given to the current position detector 7 is used when measuring the current position of the vehicle 50 to be mounted by applying a satellite navigation system.

  The self-contained navigation sensor 6 includes an azimuth sensor that detects the azimuth of the mounted vehicle 50 and a mileage sensor that detects the mileage by detecting the number of rotations of the wheels of the mounted vehicle 50. The self-contained navigation sensor 6 uses information indicating the direction detected by the direction sensor (hereinafter referred to as “direction information”) and information indicating the travel distance detected by the travel distance sensor (hereinafter referred to as “travel distance information”). This is given to the position detector 7. The direction information and the travel distance information given to the current position detection unit 7 are used when the current position and direction of the vehicle 50 to be mounted are detected by applying the self-contained navigation system.

  The current position detection unit 7 uses a satellite navigation system and a self-contained navigation system together based on the radio wave signal given from the GPS receiver 5 and the azimuth information and travel distance information given from the self-contained navigation sensor 6, and map information By performing the map matching based on the current position, the current position and the traveling direction of the vehicle 50 to be mounted are detected.

  Here, “map matching” is most probable in comparison with the detected current position of the vehicle 50 in consideration of the road information included in the map information and the travel locus of the vehicle 50 including the right / left turn. This is one method for determining the position as the current position of the vehicle 50. In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which a hybrid method using both a satellite navigation system and a self-contained navigation system is employed, but only one of the navigation systems may be employed.

  The traffic information transmission / reception unit 8 transmits / receives traffic information to / from the control unit 2. More specifically, the traffic information transmitting / receiving unit 8 receives or transmits traffic information sequentially or at a predetermined timing. The traffic information transmission / reception unit 8 gives the received traffic information to the external signal input unit 112 of the driving record support unit 11 described later.

  The traffic information transmission / reception unit 8 receives traffic information provided by FM multiplex broadcasting, radio wave beacons, or optical beacons, for example, from a road traffic information communication system (abbreviation: VICS (registered trademark)). The traffic information includes information such as the traffic congestion status of each road, the traffic congestion distance, traffic restrictions, and travel time.

  The traffic information transmitting / receiving unit 8 is configured to be able to communicate by DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication). DSRC is a narrow-band radio technology that uses radio waves in the 5.8 GHz band. Various services can be provided to the user by using the DSRC for bidirectional communication or one-way communication between the roadside device and the information processing apparatus 1 that is an in-vehicle device.

  The traffic information transmission / reception unit 8 functions as a transmitter for transmitting traffic information, for example, when transmitting information about the vehicle 50 mounted, for example, information called current position, traveling speed, and other probe information. is there. When traffic information is not exchanged bidirectionally, the traffic information transmission / reception unit 8 can be replaced with a traffic information reception unit.

  The in-vehicle control device 9 acquires various vehicle signals via an in-vehicle network such as CAN. Specifically, the in-vehicle control device 9 provides, for example, a signal indicating the speed of the vehicle 50 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “vehicle speed”), a signal indicating a driving operation, a signal indicating a brake operation, and a direction instruction. It is a device for inputting a vehicle signal such as a signal to represent. The in-vehicle control device 9 gives the acquired vehicle signal to the external signal input unit 112 of the driving record support unit 11 described later.

  The impact sensor 10 detects an event that gives an impact, such as sudden braking, sudden steering, and rear-end collision. The impact sensor 10 gives a detection result to an impact detection unit 115 of the operation record support unit 11 described later.

  The instruction input unit 12 is, for example, a hardware operation switch operated by the user, a touch switch displayed on the display 20 described later, a remote controller installed on the handle of the vehicle 50, or an instruction by the user's voice It is comprised by the speech recognition apparatus etc. which have the speech recognition function which recognizes.

  The instruction input unit 12 is used when the user inputs information such as numeric information, character information, and instruction information to the information processing apparatus 1. When the instruction input unit 12 is operated by the user, the instruction input unit 12 generates an instruction signal representing an instruction according to the user's operation, and the facility search unit 13, the route calculation unit 14, the guidance guide unit 15 And at least one of the information drawing unit 16.

  The facility search unit 13, the route calculation unit 14, the guidance guide unit 15, and the information drawing unit 16 give the instruction signal given from the instruction input unit 12 to the control unit 2. Therefore, the user of the information processing apparatus 1 operates the instruction input unit 12 to send an instruction according to the operation to the facility search unit 13, the route calculation unit 14, the guidance guide unit 15, the information drawing unit 16, and the control unit 2. Can be given to.

  The information storage unit 21 is realized by a hard disk drive (abbreviation: HDD) device. The information storage unit 21 stores information necessary for various functions such as a navigation function and an entertainment function.

  Specifically, the information storage unit 21 includes a map information storage unit 211 and an AV information storage unit 212. The map information storage unit 211 stores map information representing a map. The AV information storage unit 212 stores AV information, specifically, audio and / or video information. The information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is an independent navigation apparatus that operates based on map information stored in the map information storage unit 211.

  The map information storage unit 211 includes a plurality of maps corresponding to a predetermined scale as layered information as map information. These pieces of map information include map display information. Map display information is information for displaying a map, including “road information” about roads, “facility information” indicating the type, name, and location of facilities, place names, facility names, intersection names, and road names. It includes at least one of “various character information” that represents and “various icon information” that represents facilities, road numbers, and the like. The map display information is displayed on the display 20.

  The map information storage unit 211 also stores guidance information for use in the guidance guide unit 15 and information not displayed on the display 20. The guidance information includes position information of predetermined important points, drawing information at predetermined important points, voice guidance information, and the like. The information that is not displayed on the display 20 includes, for example, information that expresses a road by a line segment called a link and a point called a node, information on a link cost as a load required to travel the link, and the like. Information that is not displayed on the display 20 is not limited to these, and may include various other information.

  The map information and AV information stored in the information storage unit 21 can be changed. Based on an instruction from the control unit 2, the information update unit 22 partially updates, partially adds, partially deletes, all Changes such as deletion or full update are possible.

  The information update unit 22 updates information such as map information and AV information stored in the information storage unit 21 based on an instruction from the control unit 2.

  Information such as map information and AV information is input to the information input unit 23 from outside the information processing apparatus 1. Information given to the information input unit 23 from the outside of the information processing apparatus 1 is used when information stored in the information storage unit 21 is updated.

  The information input part 23 is comprised as an insertion part which can insert / extract a storage medium, for example. The storage medium stores information such as map information and AV information. Examples of the storage medium include disk media such as CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) and DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disk Read Only Memory), and semiconductor media such as SD (Secure Digital) card.

  The control unit 2 reads information such as the above-described map information or AV information from the storage medium inserted in the insertion unit. Information such as map information or AV information read from the storage medium inserted in the insertion unit is stored in the information storage unit 21. The information input unit 23 may be configured to function as an information storage unit.

  The information input unit 23 may be configured as a connection terminal such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus). In this case, the information input unit 23 which is a connection terminal and a portable storage medium having information are connected directly or by wire. The portable storage medium may be a portable music player or a device equipped with the function.

  The portable storage medium may be a portable information communication device such as a cellular phone or a portable tablet. The portable information communication device and the information input unit 23 may be connected by wire, but need not be physically connected, and may exchange information wirelessly. Here, the term “wireless” means that the wire is not connected by a line, and there is no limitation on the information transmission / reception method, for example, the radio wave method or the optical method.

  The information input unit 23 includes a communication device that exchanges information with a separately installed information center. Depending on the communication device, for example, any of the above-described map information, AV information, or other information may be used. You may give and receive. Instead of incorporating this communication device, the above-described portable information communication device may be used.

  The facility search unit 13 searches for a desired facility from the facility information stored in the map information storage unit 211. Specifically, the facility search unit 13 searches the map information stored in the map information storage unit 211 based on the user's instruction given from the instruction input unit 12, and the facility desired by the user And search for places and more. The result retrieved by the facility retrieval unit 13 is given to the display 20 via the control unit 2 and the display control unit 19 and displayed on the display 20.

  The route calculation unit 14 calculates a desired route for reaching a point desired by the user. Specifically, the route calculation unit 14 is recommended as a route from the current position of the vehicle 50 to a point such as a destination or waypoint set by the user based on an instruction signal given from the instruction input unit 12. Route (hereinafter referred to as “recommended route”). The recommended route is, for example, the shortest route with the shortest mileage, the fastest route with the shortest required time, the cheapest route including the cost of the toll road, the cheapest route with the best fuel efficiency, or the time A standard route with a good balance between costs. The recommended route may be configured to be selectable from these routes.

  The route calculation unit 14 acquires the current position of the vehicle 50 from the current position detection unit 7 via the control unit 2. The route calculation unit 14 calculates a recommended route based on the spot information input from the instruction input unit 12 and the map information acquired from the map information storage unit 211. The recommended route calculated by the route calculation unit 14 is given to the display 20 via the control unit 2 and the display control unit 19 and displayed on the display 20.

  When the route calculation unit 14 performs route calculation, for example, a well-known Dijkstra method for calculating a route having a minimum link cost by accumulating the link costs assigned to the links representing the roads as line segments is used. It is done.

  The guidance guide unit 15 provides guidance information to the control unit 2 based on the instruction signal given from the instruction input unit 12, and assists the driving operation of the user at predetermined points. For example, the guidance guide unit 15 provides guidance information indicating a point where a course should be changed, such as an intersection or a branch road, or a point where a mistake is easily made while traveling along a recommended route. In addition, the guidance unit 15 provides guidance information that represents a point to guide the vehicle to change to a predetermined lane in consideration of the left or right turn ahead when traveling on a road having multiple lanes. .

  The guidance guide unit 15 acquires the current position of the vehicle 50 from the current position detection unit 7 via the control unit 2. In addition, the guidance guide unit 15 acquires a recommended route from the route calculation unit 14 via the control unit 2. Further, the guidance guide unit 15 acquires the guidance information included in the map information from the map information storage unit 211 via the control unit 2.

  When the vehicle 50 reaches a predetermined key point, for example, an intersection, the guidance guide unit 15 visually gives a direction to be advanced at the intersection, for example, by an arrow or a paint color on a road, and is enlarged or enlarged. The display controller 19 is instructed via the control unit 2 to display the enlarged guide map on the display 20. Alternatively, the guidance guide unit 15 visually gives a direction to travel, and displays an actual image of a critical point or an image similar thereto on the display 20 via the control unit 2. 19 is instructed.

  The information drawing unit 16 performs information processing for drawing various information desired by the user such as map information and guidance information on the display 20. The information drawing unit 16 performs information processing for drawing various function settings of the information processing apparatus 1 on the display 20 as a menu screen.

  Specifically, the information drawing unit 16 includes a map drawing unit 161 and a menu drawing unit 162. The map drawing unit 161 processes the map information stored in the map information storage unit 211 based on the instruction signal given from the instruction input unit 12 and performs information processing for drawing a desired map on the display 20. Do. The menu drawing unit 162 manages the state of the menu screen based on the instruction signal given from the instruction input unit 12 and performs information processing for drawing the menu screen on the display 20.

  The map drawing unit 161 acquires necessary information from the map information storage unit 211, the current position detection unit 7, the facility search unit 13, the route calculation unit 14, the guidance guide unit 15, and the menu drawing unit 162, and from the instruction input unit 12. Based on the given instruction, information to be displayed on the display 20 is processed. The map drawing unit 161 gives drawing information about the map to be drawn on the display 20 to the display control unit 19 via the control unit 2.

  The menu drawing unit 162 gives drawing information related to the menu screen to be drawn on the display 20 to the display control unit 19 via the control unit 2 based on the instruction given from the instruction input unit 12. Drawing of the menu screen includes setting of a touch switch set on the display screen of the display 20. When the user operates the touch switch, the operation is recognized by the instruction input unit 12.

  When information related to sound such as AV information (hereinafter referred to as “sound data”) is input, the sound control unit 17 outputs sound from the speaker 18 connected to the information processing apparatus 1. Specifically, the voice control unit 17 converts the voice data given from the control unit 2 into a voice signal that can be handled by the speaker 18 based on the control command given from the control unit 2 and gives the voice signal to the speaker 18. . As a result, sound is output from the speaker 18.

  When the guidance information is input from the guidance guide unit 15 via the control unit 2, the voice control unit 17 can instruct the speaker 18 to output the input guidance information by voice. Specifically, when voice data is inputted as guidance information, the voice control unit 17 converts the inputted voice data into a voice signal that can be handled by the speaker 18 and gives the voice signal to the speaker 18. As a result, guidance information is output from the speaker 18 as sound.

  The speaker 18 outputs the voice represented by the voice signal given from the voice control unit 17. In the present embodiment, a plurality of speakers 18 are provided. When the input voice data is guidance information, the voice control unit 17 controls the speaker 18 so that guidance information is output from a speaker near the driver's seat among the plurality of speakers 18.

  The plurality of speakers 18 may all have the same structure or different structures. For example, the roles may be shared by speakers having different structures, such as a structure that mainly outputs high sounds, a structure that mainly outputs middle sounds, and a structure that mainly outputs low sounds. The speaker 18 used for outputting the guidance information preferably has a structure that mainly outputs medium sound in consideration of ease of hearing.

  Also, the voice control unit 17 gives the voice information obtained from the AV information storage unit 212 or the information input unit 23 to each speaker 18 in an appropriate distribution and gives an output instruction.

  The display control unit 19 converts the drawing information given from the information drawing unit 16 through the control unit 2 into a video signal that can be handled by the display 20 according to the control command given from the control unit 2, An instruction to display an image represented by the drawing information is given. In addition, the display control unit 19 can instruct the image information stored in the AV information storage unit 212 to be drawn on the display 20.

  The display 20 is realized by a liquid crystal display, for example. The display 20 displays an image represented by the drawing information on the display screen based on an instruction given from the display control unit 19.

  When the information obtained from the AV information storage unit 212 or the information input unit 23 is information including both audio information and video information, such as television broadcast or DVD, the audio control unit 17 is obtained. The audio information is given to the speaker 18 to give an output instruction, and the display control unit 19 gives the obtained video information to the display 20 to give an output instruction. Thus, the audio control unit 17 and the display control unit 19 operate in cooperation to realize an entertainment function.

  In the present embodiment, the case where each representative function is configured independently of the control unit 2 has been described. However, each of these functions, for example, the current position detection unit 7, the information update unit 22, and the facility search unit 13, the function of the route calculation unit 14, the guidance guide unit 15, the information drawing unit 16, the voice control unit 17, and the display control unit 19 may be built in the control unit 2, and is realized by, for example, a microcomputer. It may be a configuration. Further, the information drawing unit 16 and the display control unit 19 may be configured integrally.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus 1 is an independent navigation apparatus that operates based on the map information stored in the map information storage unit 211. The information processing apparatus 1 is not limited to this. For example, when necessary, map information in a necessary range is acquired by communication, and the acquired map information is configured by a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) or the like. It may be a communication type navigation device that is temporarily stored in an internal work memory device.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the driving record support unit 11 included in the information processing apparatus 1 of FIG. The driving record support unit 11 corresponds to a drive recorder that records images and sounds such as accidents that occur during driving of the vehicle 50. That is, the information processing apparatus 1 has a drive recorder function.

  The driving record support unit 11 includes an image recognition unit 111, an external signal input unit 112, an information editing unit 113, an information recording unit 114, an impact detection unit 115, an accident factor analysis unit 116, and a negligence rate calculation unit 117. .

  The image recognition unit 111 recognizes an image captured by the camera 4. The image recognition unit 111 provides image information representing the recognized image to the external signal input unit 112.

  The external signal input unit 112 receives various types of information obtained during the traveling of the mounted vehicle 50 from the GPS receiver 5, the self-contained navigation sensor 6, the traffic information transmission / reception unit 8, and the in-vehicle control device 9. For example, the external signal input unit 112 receives various vehicle signals such as a position of the vehicle 50 to be mounted, a vehicle speed, and a signal related to a driving operation such as a back, a brake operation, and a direction instruction. The external signal input unit 112 gives various input information to the information editing unit 113 and the accident factor analysis unit 116.

  The information editing unit 113 edits various types of information given from the external signal input unit 112 for reuse in the information processing apparatus 1. The information editing unit 113 gives the edited information to the information recording unit 114.

  The impact detection unit 115 detects the impact and acceleration of the mounted vehicle 50 based on the detection result given from the impact sensor 10. The impact detection unit 115 determines whether or not the mounted vehicle 50 has caused a traffic accident based on the detection result. The impact detection unit 115 gives the detection result and the determination result to the accident factor analysis unit 116.

  The accident factor analysis unit 116 is activated when the impact detection unit 115 determines that the mounted vehicle 50 has caused a traffic accident. The accident factor analysis unit 116 analyzes a cause of occurrence of a traffic accident (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “accident factor”) when the mounted vehicle 50 causes a traffic accident. The accident factor analysis unit 116 gives the analysis result of the accident factor to the information recording unit 114 and the negligence ratio calculation unit 117.

  When there is a traffic accident partner, the negligence ratio calculation unit 117 uses the accident factor analysis result given from the accident factor analysis unit 116 to determine the type of the traffic accident partner (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “partner type”). The traffic accident negligence ratio is calculated as an objective index based on at least one of the aspect of the traffic accident and the superiority or inferiority of the road traffic law. The traffic accident partners include not only vehicles but also pedestrians and bicycles. The negligence ratio calculation unit 117 gives the calculated negligence ratio to the information recording unit 114.

  The information recording unit 114 records various types of information given from the information editing unit 113 and information such as the analysis result given from the accident factor analysis unit 116 by storing them in a storage medium provided. The storage medium is realized by, for example, an SD card, an HDD device, or the like. The information recording unit 114 corresponds to a storage unit.

  Information recorded on the storage medium by the information recording unit 114 is stored in a folder on the Internet 90, specifically, a folder in an external device such as the server devices 61 and 63, via the communication device 3, as needed. The For example, according to an instruction from the control unit 2, the information recording unit 114 transmits the information recorded in the storage medium to the external device such as the server devices 61 and 63 via the communication device 3 to be stored.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the driving record support unit 11 is built in the information processing apparatus 1 has been described. However, the driving record support unit 11 is configured to be connected from the outside of the information processing apparatus 1. Also good.

  A transfer condition that is a condition for transferring the information acquired by the information processing apparatus 1 to the server apparatuses 61 and 63 is set by a user, for example. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the automatic transfer setting screen 30. FIG. 4 shows an automatic transfer setting screen 30 for setting transfer conditions in an automatic transfer mode in which information acquired by the information processing apparatus 1 is transferred automatically, that is, without requiring a user operation. If the user does not want to automatically transfer any information, the user can prevent all information from being automatically transferred by selecting “Do not automatically transfer” on the automatic transfer setting screen 30 shown in FIG. Can do.

  An automatic transfer setting screen 30 is displayed on the display screen 20 a of the display 20. A touch panel is overlapped on the display screen 20a, and the user can input a desired instruction by touching a desired position on the touch panel through the display screen 20a.

  The automatic transfer setting screen 30 includes a transfer condition list 31 representing a list of transfer conditions, an upper display button 32 for instructing to display the upper part of the transfer condition list 31, and a lower instruction for displaying the lower part of the transfer condition list 31. A display button 33, a setting button 34 for setting a specific point, an information acquisition setting button 35, an initial value button 36 for setting an initial value, a transfer destination setting button 37 for setting a transfer destination, and a user A manual transfer button 38 for transferring information at an arbitrary timing is provided.

  The information acquisition setting button 35 is operated by the user when acquiring information indicating a traffic accident frequent occurrence point, parking lot information, and the like. The transfer destinations set by operating the transfer destination setting button 37 are the shared information server device 61 and the personal information server device 63 shown in FIG.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the automatic transfer conditions that are the transfer conditions in the automatic transfer mode are, for example, “when the engine ends”, “when the media capacity is full”, “when a traffic accident occurs”, “specific” At the time of arrival at a point, etc., at least one of which can be selected.

  “When the engine is finished” is selected when setting that the engine of the vehicle 50 is stopped as a transfer condition. When “when the engine is finished” is selected, the transfer is performed when the engine of the vehicle 50 is stopped.

  “When the media capacity is full” means that the amount of information stored in a storage medium such as an SD card (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “media”) has reached the storage capacity of the storage section as a transfer condition, That is, it is selected when setting that the storage capacity of the storage unit is full. When “when the media capacity is full” is selected, the transfer is performed when the amount of information stored in the storage unit, for example, the medium reaches the storage capacity of the medium.

  “When a traffic accident occurs” is selected when the fact that a traffic accident has occurred is set as the transfer condition. When “when a traffic accident occurs” is selected, transfer is performed when a traffic accident occurs.

  “At the time of arrival at a specific point” is selected when setting that the vehicle 50 has reached a predetermined point (hereinafter also referred to as “specific point”) as a transfer condition. When “when reaching a specific point” is selected, the transfer is performed when the vehicle 50 reaches the specific point. By operating the setting button 34, a specific point can be selected according to the user's preference such as “Destination / Intermediate / Registered”, “Road with poor visibility”, “Park”, “Supermarket”, “Theme park / amusement park”, etc. Selectable.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the information processing device 1 determines that the engine of the vehicle 50 is stopped, the amount of information stored in the storage unit has reached the storage capacity of the storage unit, It is configured to be able to set at least one of the occurrence of an accident and the fact that the vehicle 50 has reached a predetermined point. The automatic transfer conditions that are transfer conditions in the automatic transfer mode are not limited to these, and may include other conditions set by the user.

  The information transfer by the information processing apparatus 1 may be performed in a manual transfer mode in which transfer is performed according to a user instruction. The manual transfer condition, which is a transfer condition in the manual transfer mode, includes, for example, that the manual transfer button 38 that instructs transfer is operated by the user.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the information acquisition setting screen 40. When the information acquisition setting button 35 is operated by the user on the automatic transfer setting screen 30 shown in FIG. 4, the information acquisition setting screen 40 is displayed on the display screen 20a. The information acquisition setting screen 40 includes an acquisition item display unit 41, a detailed setting button 42, a detailed setting display unit 43, an information acquisition button 44, and an initial value button 45.

  In the acquisition item display section 41, for example, “traffic accident occurrence point”, “in-facility parking lot information”, and “vehicle traffic information” are displayed as acquisition items. The user can set acquisition conditions such as acquisition area, period, date, time, and weather by operating the detailed setting button 42 of each acquisition item.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart regarding information transfer in the information processing apparatus 1. Each process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 is executed by the control unit 2 and the driving record support unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 1. The flowchart shown in FIG. 6 is started when power is supplied from the power source to the information processing apparatus 1, and the process proceeds to step a1.

  In step a1, the external signal input unit 112 acquires traffic information. As traffic information, for example, map information including information such as photographic images, travel routes, travel speeds, place names, signs and road shapes, VICS information including traffic regulation information and traffic jam information, and driving operations such as brake operation and direction indication CAN information including information is mentioned. The external signal input unit 112 gives the acquired information to the control unit 2, the information editing unit 113, and the accident factor analysis unit 116.

  In step a2, the control unit 2 determines whether or not the transfer condition is satisfied, that is, whether or not the transfer condition is met. The transfer conditions include manual transfer conditions and automatic transfer conditions.

  The manual transfer condition is, for example, that the above-described manual transfer button 38 is operated by the user, that is, transfer is instructed. The automatic transfer conditions are, for example, that the engine of the vehicle 50 is stopped, the accessory (ACC) key of the vehicle 50 is turned off, the storage capacity of the storage medium such as the SD card is full, a traffic accident Is the occurrence of

  If the transfer condition is met, the process proceeds to step a3. If the transfer condition is not met, the process returns to step a1.

  In step a3, the control unit 2 determines whether or not the transfer condition is due to the occurrence of a traffic accident, that is, whether or not a traffic accident has occurred. Whether or not a traffic accident has occurred is determined based on information detected by the impact detection unit 115 and each information input to the external signal input unit 112. If it is determined that a traffic accident has occurred, the process proceeds to step a4.

  In step a4, the accident factor analysis unit 116 analyzes an accident factor, that is, a traffic accident occurrence factor, according to a flowchart shown in FIG. When the process of step a4 ends, the process proceeds to step a5.

  In step a5, the negligence ratio calculation unit 117 calculates the negligence ratio of the traffic accident according to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the process of step a5 ends, the process proceeds to step a6.

  If it is determined in step a4 that the transfer condition is not due to the occurrence of a traffic accident, that is, if it is determined that no traffic accident has occurred, the processing of step a4 and step a5 is not performed, and the process proceeds to step a6. Transition.

  In step a6, the control unit 2 sorts the information to be transferred among the information stored in the information recording unit 114 into shared information and personal information. In step a <b> 7, the control unit 2 transfers the distributed shared information and personal information to the server devices 61 and 63 via the communication device 3.

  In step a8, the control unit 2 determines whether or not to send mail to a predetermined destination. If it is determined that the mail is to be transmitted, the process proceeds to step a9. In step a9, the control unit 2 transmits the mail to a predetermined transmission destination via the communication device 3. When the process of step a9 ends, all the processes end.

  If it is determined in step a8 that no mail is transmitted, all the processes are terminated.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart regarding the cause analysis of the traffic accident in the information processing apparatus 1. Each process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 corresponds to the specific contents of the process of step a4 in FIG. Each process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 is executed by the control unit 2 and the driving record support unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 1. The flowchart shown in FIG. 7 is started when it is determined in step a3 of FIG. 6 that the transfer condition is due to the occurrence of a traffic accident, that is, it is determined that a traffic accident has occurred, and the process proceeds to step b1.

  In step b1, information related to traffic accidents is stored. All the information related to the traffic accident is stored in the information recording unit 114 via the information editing unit 113.

  The accident factor analysis unit 116 derives the factor that caused the traffic accident and stores the derived factor in the information recording unit 114. In step b2, it is determined whether or not the cause of the traffic accident is excessive speed. If one of the factors of the traffic accident is excessive speed, the traffic accident factor is stored in the information recording unit 114 in step b3.

  In step b4, it is determined whether or not the cause of the traffic accident is a drowsy or a drunk. If one of the causes of the traffic accident is either a drowsy or drunk, the traffic accident factor is stored in the information recording unit 114 in step b5.

  In step b6, it is determined whether or not the cause of the traffic accident is carelessness ahead. If one of the factors of the traffic accident is carelessness ahead, the traffic accident factor is stored in the information recording unit 114 in step b7.

  In step b8, it is determined whether or not the cause of the traffic accident is a road shape. If one of the causes of the traffic accident is a road shape, the traffic accident factor is stored in the information recording unit 114 in step b9.

  In step b10, it is determined whether other factors are included in the factors of the traffic accident. If it is determined that other factors are included in the cause of the traffic accident, the traffic accident factor is stored in the information recording unit 114 in step b11. Thereafter, all the processes are terminated.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart regarding the calculation of the traffic accident negligence ratio in the information processing apparatus 1. Each process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 corresponds to the specific contents of the process of step a5 in FIG. Each process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 is executed by the control unit 2 and the driving record support unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 1. The flowchart shown in FIG. 8 is started when the process of step a4 in FIG. 6 ends, and the process proceeds to step c1.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, when there is a traffic accident partner including a pedestrian and a bicycle, the objective is based on at least one of the partner type, the mode of the traffic accident, and superiority or inferiority in the road traffic law. As an index, the accident rate of traffic accidents is calculated.

  In step c1, the negligence ratio calculation unit 117 sets an initial value of the negligence ratio for each partner type of the traffic accident. Examples of the partner type include large vehicles such as buses and trucks, ordinary vehicles including light vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles and pedestrians. The partner type is not limited to these, and may include other types.

  In step c2, the negligence ratio calculation unit 117 determines whether there is a traffic accident partner. That is, the negligence ratio calculation unit 117 determines whether or not it is a single accident. If there is a traffic accident partner, that is, if it is not a single accident, the process proceeds to step c3.

  In step c3, the negligence rate calculation unit 117 calculates the negligence rate according to the mode of the traffic accident. Specifically, a value obtained by multiplying the initial value of the negligence ratio set in step c1 by a multiplication value determined in advance corresponding to the mode of the traffic accident is calculated as the negligence ratio according to the mode of the traffic accident. The multiplication value corresponding to the mode of the traffic accident is acquired from a table as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a traffic accident mode and a corresponding multiplication value. As an example of the mode of traffic accident, as shown in FIG. 9, the own vehicle rear-end collision, lane departure by own vehicle, lane departure by other vehicles, passing contact, right turn progress collision, right turn waiting collision, encounter collision, crosswalk Accidents, traffic accidents, and other accidents.

  Returning to FIG. 8, in step c4, the negligence ratio calculation unit 117 causes the information recording unit 114 to store the negligence ratio calculated in step c3 and the reason thereof, specifically, the mode of the traffic accident.

  In step c2, when there is no traffic accident partner, that is, when it is determined that the accident is a single accident, the calculation of the negligence ratio is skipped, and the processing of this flowchart is terminated.

  In step c5, the negligence ratio calculation unit 117 determines whether there is superiority or inferiority in the road traffic law. If there is superiority or inferiority in the road traffic law, the process proceeds to step c6.

  In step c6, the negligence ratio calculation unit 117 calculates the negligence ratio according to superiority or inferiority in the road traffic law. Specifically, the initial value of the negligence ratio set in step c1 or the negligence ratio stored in the information recording unit 114 in step c4 is multiplied by a predetermined multiplication value corresponding to superiority or inferiority in the road traffic law. The value is calculated as a negligence ratio according to superiority or inferiority under the Road Traffic Law.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of superiority or inferiority in the road traffic law and a corresponding multiplication value. Examples of superiority or inferiority in the road traffic law include travel speed, traffic light display, priority road, signs, and others.

  Returning to FIG. 8, in step c7, the negligence ratio calculation unit 117 causes the information recording unit 114 to store the negligence ratio calculated in step c6 and the reason thereof, specifically, superiority or inferiority in the road traffic law.

  If it is determined in step c5 that there is no superiority or inferiority in the road traffic law, all the processes are terminated.

  The negligence ratio can be an objective index for field verification with a police or insurance company and a trial. Since the information on the negligence rate is often submitted only when advantageous to the vehicle 50 equipped with the information processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, it is preferable that personal information is not viewed or altered from others.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart regarding information reception in the information processing apparatus 1. Each process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 11 is executed by the control unit 2 and the driving record support unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 1. The flowchart shown in FIG. 11 is started when power is supplied from the power source to the information processing apparatus 1, and the process proceeds to step d1.

  In step d1, the control unit 2 determines whether or not a traffic accident has occurred in the vicinity of the host vehicle. If it is determined that a traffic accident has occurred in the vicinity of the host vehicle, the process proceeds to step d2. If it is determined that no traffic accident has occurred in the vicinity of the host vehicle, the process proceeds to step d4.

  In step d2, the driving record support unit 11 receives the traffic accident information and proceeds to step d3.

  In step d3, the control unit 2 performs an accident occurrence guidance by the guidance guide unit 15 and re-searches the route by the route calculation unit 14. After finishing the process of step d3, it transfers to step d4.

  In step d4, the control unit 2 determines whether to acquire past traffic accident information. When it is determined that the past traffic accident information is acquired, the process proceeds to step d5, and when it is determined that the past traffic accident information is not acquired, the process proceeds to step d6.

  In step d5, the control unit 2 acquires the past traffic accident information for the specified period from the driving record support unit 11. After the process of step d5 is complete | finished, it transfers to step d6.

  In step d6, the control unit 2 determines whether or not to acquire parking lot information. If it is determined that the parking lot information is acquired, the process proceeds to step d7. If it is determined that the parking lot information is not acquired, the process proceeds to step d9.

  In step d7, the control unit 2 acquires the parking area information of the designated area from the driving record support unit 11, and proceeds to step d8.

  In step d8, the control unit 2 uses the information drawing unit 16 to simplify the acquired parking lot information. After finishing the process of step d8, it transfers to step d9.

  In step d9, the control unit 2 determines whether or not to acquire vehicle traffic information. When it is determined that the vehicle traffic information is acquired, the process proceeds to step d10. When it is determined that the vehicle traffic information is not acquired, all the processes are ended. In step d10, the control unit 2 acquires vehicle traffic information of the designated area from the driving record support unit 11, and proceeds to step d11.

  In step d11, the control unit 2 simplifies the acquired vehicle traffic information by the information drawing unit 16. After finishing the process of step d11, all the processes are finished.

  The information processing apparatus 1 displays information such as traffic accident information, parking lot information, and vehicle traffic information acquired as described above as shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a traffic accident frequent occurrence point display screen 300. The traffic accident information is displayed on the display screen 20a of the display 20 as a traffic accident frequent occurrence point display screen 300, for example. The traffic accident frequent occurrence point display screen 300 includes an accident frequent occurrence list button 301 for instructing to display a list of traffic accident frequent occurrence points, and frequent occurrence point display lines 302, 303, 304, and 305 representing the traffic accident frequent occurrence points. .

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a traffic accident frequent occurrence spot list screen 310. When the accident frequent occurrence list button 301 is operated by the user on the traffic accident frequent occurrence spot display screen 300 shown in FIG. 12, a traffic accident frequent occurrence spot list screen 310 is displayed on the display screen 20a. The traffic accident frequent occurrence point list screen 310 includes a map 311 of frequent occurrence points, a search starting point 312, an accident frequent occurrence point list 313, an operation button 314 for operating display of the accident frequent occurrence point list, an extraction button 321 and a point address 322. In the example shown in FIG. 13, a title explaining the contents of the traffic accident frequent occurrence point list screen 310 is displayed together with the search starting point.

  The operation button 314 displays a number display section 315 indicating the number of accident-prone points, an upper display buttons 316 and 317 for instructing to display the upper part of the accident-prone point list 313, and a lower part of the accident-prone point list 313. It includes lower display buttons 318 and 319 for instructing, and a display position bar 320 indicating a display position in the accident frequent occurrence point list 313.

  By operating the extraction button 321, a list of specific accident factors can be displayed. For example, each time the extraction button 321 is pressed, the accident factors to be extracted and displayed are switched in the order of “all cases”, “overspeed”, “sleeping / drunkenness”,. In FIG. 13, a list of all cases is being displayed, and the extraction button 321 shows an “overspeed” display as an example. By pressing the extraction button 321, it is possible to display only a list of traffic accident points having a factor of “excessive speed”.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a detailed information screen 330 of traffic accident frequent occurrence points. In the traffic accident frequent occurrence point list screen 310 shown in FIG. 13, when the user touches and selects any point in the accident frequent occurrence point list 313, the detailed information screen displays the details of the traffic accident information of the selected point. 330 is displayed on the display screen 20a. FIG. 14 shows a case where “xx units” shown in FIG. 13 is selected as an example.

  The detailed information screen 330 includes a map 311 of frequent occurrence points, a spot name 331, detailed information 332, and operation buttons 333. The operation button 333 includes upper display buttons 316 and 317 for instructing to display the upper part of the detailed information 332, lower display buttons 318 and 319 for instructing to display the lower part of the detailed information 332, and a display position in the detailed information 332 Is displayed.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of the in-facility parking lot information display screen 350. When the information processing device 1 receives the parking lot information from the external server devices 61 and 63, the information processing device 1 displays the in-facility parking lot information display screen 350 on the display screen 20a of the display 20 based on the received parking lot information. The in-facility parking lot information display screen 350 includes parking lot icons 351 and 352.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of the detailed information screen 360 for in-facility parking lot information. When the user touches and selects one of the parking lot icons 351 and 352 on the in-facility parking lot information display screen 350 shown in FIG. 15, the information processing apparatus 1 displays the parking lot indicated by the selected parking lot icon 351. The detailed information screen 360 showing the detailed information is displayed on the display screen 20 a of the display 20. The detailed information screen 360 includes an in-facility schematic diagram 361, in-facility parking lot information 362, operation buttons 363, a facility surrounding map 366, and a facility name 367. The operation buttons 363 include an upper display button 364 and a lower display button 365.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of the vehicle traffic information screen 390. When the information processing device 1 receives the vehicle traffic information from the server devices 61 and 63, for example, the information processing device 1 displays a vehicle traffic information screen 390 shown in FIG. 17 on the display screen 20 a of the display 20. The vehicle traffic information screen 390 includes traffic information icons 391, 392, 393 representing traffic signs and the like, and traffic line icons 394, 395 representing allowed routes.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of the traffic accident negligence ratio screen 400. When the user operates the traffic accident negligence ratio display button on the menu screen, the traffic accident negligence ratio screen 400 shown in FIG. 18 is displayed on the display screen 20a. The traffic accident negligence rate screen 400 includes a title display unit 401, an negligence rate display unit 402, a reason display unit 411, operation buttons 412, and an accident situation display unit 420. The accident situation display unit 420 includes a map display unit 421, an icon display unit 422, a speed display unit 423, and a moving image display unit 424.

  The title display unit 401 displays a title explaining the contents of the traffic accident negligence ratio screen 400. The negligence ratio display unit 402 displays an objective negligence ratio as the negligence ratio of the traffic accident. Specifically, the negligence ratio display unit 402 displays a bar graph 403 representing the negligence ratio of a traffic accident together with a value of the negligence ratio, for example, a percentage.

  The reason display part 411 displays the reason used as the basis of calculation of a negligence ratio as a list | wrist (it may be hereafter called a "reason list"), for example. The reasons include information on the type of traffic accident partner, the mode of the traffic accident, such as rear-end collision, lane departure, etc., and superiority or inferiority in the road traffic law, such as speed and traffic lights. The reasons are, for example, the traveling speed of the opponent vehicle, the signal, the protruding from the oncoming lane, the jumping out from the side, etc. The reason is determined based on the running video and the map. The information processing apparatus 1 collects information that is as advantageous as possible in a vehicle (hereinafter, may be referred to as “own vehicle”) 50 in which the information processing apparatus is mounted and displays the information on the reason display unit 411.

  The operation button 412 includes an upper display button 413 for instructing to display the upper part of the reason list displayed on the reason display unit 411, a lower display button 414 for instructing to display the lower part of the reason list, and a display in the reason list. A display position bar 415 indicating the position is included.

  The map display unit 421 displays a map in the vicinity of the accident occurrence point and the vehicle running state on the map. The icon display unit 422 displays the superiority or inferiority on the road traffic law in an easy-to-understand manner with icons in order to determine the superiority or inferiority on the road traffic law. Examples of icons include traffic lights, speed limits, pedestrian crossings, and road priority. The speed display unit 423 displays the traveling speed of the own vehicle. The moving image display unit 424 displays a video when a traffic accident occurs as a moving image.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a traffic accident frequent occurrence point avoidance search screen 340. When the information processing apparatus 1 is instructed by the user to search for a route that avoids a traffic accident occurrence point based on the traffic accident occurrence information shown in FIGS. The search screen 340 is displayed on the display screen 20 a of the display 20. The traffic accident frequent occurrence point avoidance search screen 340 includes a traffic accident factor list 341, an operation button 333, a search start button 342, an initial value button 343, a route map 344, and route information 345.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the in-facility parking lot guidance screen 370, and this screen is automatically displayed when the vehicle approaches a corresponding facility such as a supermarket or a park. The in-facility parking lot guide screen 370 of FIG. 20 displays a facility surrounding map 371, an in-facility travel guide map 372, and a full vehicle icon 373. The in-facility travel guide diagram 372 is a simplified output of the in-facility parking lot image including the empty situation image. Specifically, the display control unit 19 serving as the output unit displays an image of the camera 4 sent from the information processing apparatus 1 mounted on another vehicle 50 as an in-facility parking lot image in the in-facility travel guide map 372. Data, for example, data of a video taken by the camera 4 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “camera video”) is displayed in a simplified manner, and an empty state image indicating the empty state of the parking lot, for example, a full icon indicating that the vehicle is full 373 is superimposed and displayed.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram relating to acquisition of the vacancy status of the in-facility parking lot, and is a diagram illustrating an example of the vacancy status 380 of the on-site parking lot. In FIG. 21, among the parking lots in the facility, “full” is described in the full parking lot indicated by reference numeral “381”, and “empty” is described in the empty parking lot indicated by reference numeral “382”. However, this is an explicit notation for easy-to-understand explanation of the parking space availability acquisition. The camera video from the information processing device 1 of each vehicle 50 is synthesized to determine the availability of the parking lot. Based on the parking lot availability acquired in this way, the above-described availability status image is displayed. In addition, when there is only one parking lot in the facility, a vacant part may be partially displayed by a camera image. In this case, for example, it is considered convenient when it is raining and the location near the store entrance is as good as possible.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the information processing device 1 can transfer the acquired peripheral state information to the external server devices 61 and 63 and appropriately store the information. The information processing apparatus 1 can provide appropriate information based on the externally generated information given from the external server apparatuses 61 and 63.

  In the present embodiment, the surrounding situation information includes shared information that can be shared with other vehicles 50 and personal information that is non-shared information that cannot be shared with other vehicles 50. The server devices 61 and 63 that are external devices include a shared information server device 61 that processes shared information and a personal information server device 63 that processes personal information that is non-shared information. The information processing device 1 transmits shared information to the shared information server device 61 and transmits personal information to the personal information server device 63 that is an external device for non-shared information by the information recording unit 114 corresponding to the transmission unit. .

  As a result, information that is not desired to be seen by others, such as detailed information on traffic accidents, can be protected as personal information with a password, ID, etc., and not shared with other vehicles 50.

  In the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus 1 determines that the transfer condition is that the engine of the vehicle 50 has been stopped, the amount of information stored in the storage unit has reached the storage capacity of the storage unit, and a traffic accident has occurred. At least one of the occurrence, the vehicle 50 has reached a predetermined point, and the transfer is instructed by the user can be set. As a result, the peripheral status information can be transferred to the server devices 61 and 63 as external devices at a timing desired by the user. Therefore, convenience for the user can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, when the externally generated information obtained from the traffic accident occurrence information is received by the external signal input unit 112 corresponding to the receiving unit, the display control unit 19 corresponding to the output unit displays the display 20. Based on the received externally generated information, the occurrence time and place of the traffic accident are output on the display screen 20a of the display 20, that is, displayed. As a result, it is possible to notify the user of the time and place of occurrence of the traffic accident, so that the occurrence of a secondary disaster can be prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus 1 includes an accident factor analysis unit 116 that analyzes the cause of a traffic accident in the driving record support unit 11. The traffic accident occurrence information includes accident factor information indicating the cause of the traffic accident analyzed by the accident factor analysis unit 116. As a result, the accident factor information can be transferred to the server devices 61 and 63. Accordingly, since the externally generated information obtained from the accident occurrence information can be provided to the other vehicle 50, the occurrence of a secondary disaster by the other vehicle 50 can be prevented more reliably.

  In the present embodiment, the traffic accident occurrence information includes accident image information captured by the camera 4 serving as an imaging unit. As a result, the accident factor analysis unit 116 can analyze the cause of the traffic accident more easily and accurately. Therefore, the occurrence of a secondary disaster can be prevented more reliably.

  Further, in the present embodiment, based on the accident factor information accumulated in the server devices 61 and 63 which are external devices, for each traffic accident factor set in advance, so as to avoid passing through a traffic accident frequent occurrence point, It is controlled by the control unit 2 which is a control unit. As a result, secondary disasters of traffic accidents, as well as congestion and congestion can be suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, the negligence rate calculation unit 117 calculates the negligence rate of the traffic accident based on at least one of the type of the traffic accident partner, the mode of the traffic accident, and the superiority or inferiority in the road traffic law. Is done. This makes it possible to use a traffic accident negligence ratio that objectively captures the traffic accident phenomenon.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the negligence ratio calculation unit 117 searches for the reason that is the basis for calculating the negligence ratio of the traffic accident by image recognition from the video of the traffic accident captured by the camera 4 that is the imaging unit. The reason detected in this manner is output and displayed on the display 20 as character information by the display control unit 19 which is an output unit. As a result, the user can easily grasp the grounds for calculating the traffic accident negligence ratio.

  In the present embodiment, the display control unit 19 corresponding to the output unit controls the display 20 when the external signal input unit 112 corresponding to the reception unit receives externally generated information obtained from the parking lot information. Then, based on the received externally generated information, the position and status of the parking lot are output, that is, displayed on the display screen of the display 20. For example, the parking lot information is parking lot image information captured by the camera 4, and a vacancy status image representing the vacancy status of the parking lot is displayed. Specifically, an in-facility parking lot image representing the status of the parking lot in the facility including the availability is displayed. The in-facility parking lot image includes an empty state image such as a full vehicle icon 373 and is displayed in a simplified manner. Accordingly, the user can be notified of the location and status of the parking lot, and can be guided to a vacant parking lot in facilities such as a supermarket and a park.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the information processing apparatus 1 has a drive recorder function, and memorize | stores traffic accident occurrence information by the information recording part 114 corresponded to a memory | storage part. Thereby, the user can confirm the occurrence situation of the traffic accident when the traffic accident occurs. In addition, the information recorded by the information recording unit 114 can be used as evidence of the occurrence of a traffic accident.

  The information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment described above is constructed as a system in which not only a navigation device mounted on a vehicle and used, but also a communication terminal device that can be mounted on the vehicle, a server device, and the like are appropriately combined. The present invention can also be applied to an information processing apparatus. The communication terminal device is, for example, a PND (Portable Navigation Device) and a portable communication device having a function of communicating with a server device. The mobile communication device is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, and a tablet terminal device.

  As described above, when the system is constructed by including the information processing device 1, the communication terminal device, and the server device, each function and each component of the information processing device 1 according to the present embodiment constructs the system. Distributed in each device.

  For example, in the above description, the configuration in which the information processing apparatus 1 is applied to a navigation apparatus has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be applied to any of a PND, a communication terminal apparatus, and a server apparatus. Good.

  In the present invention, any component of the embodiment can be appropriately changed or omitted within the scope of the invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing apparatus, 2 Control unit, 3 Communication equipment, 4 Camera, 5 GPS receiver, 6 Autonomous navigation sensor, 7 Current position detection part, 8 Traffic information transmission / reception part, 9 Vehicle-mounted control apparatus, 10 Impact sensor, 11 Driving record Support section, 12 Instruction input section, 13 Facility search section, 14 Route calculation section, 15 Guide guidance section, 16 Information drawing section, 17 Voice control section, 18 Speaker, 19 Display control section, 20 Display, 21 Information storage section, 22 Information update unit, 23 Information input unit, 111 Image recognition unit, 112 External signal input unit, 113 Information editing unit, 114 Information recording unit, 115 Impact detection unit, 116 Accident factor analysis unit, 117 Negligence rate calculation unit, 161 Map drawing Part, 162 menu drawing part, 211 map information storage part, 212 AV information storage part.

Claims (15)

An information processing apparatus mounted on a vehicle,
A transmitter capable of transferring peripheral situation information representing a situation around the vehicle to an external device outside the vehicle;
A receiving unit capable of receiving externally generated information obtained from the surrounding situation information transferred from the other information processing device mounted on another vehicle to the external device;
An output unit capable of outputting the externally generated information received by the receiving unit;
The surrounding situation information includes traffic accident occurrence information indicating that a traffic accident has occurred around the vehicle, parking lot information relating to a parking lot existing around the vehicle, and vehicle traffic for the vehicle to pass through the road Including at least one of the information,
When the transmission unit satisfies a predetermined transfer condition, the transmission unit transfers the peripheral state information to the external device,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the receiving unit receives the externally generated information based on a predetermined reception setting. The surrounding situation information includes shared information that can be shared with the other vehicle, and non-shared information that cannot be shared with the other vehicle,
The external device includes a shared information external device that processes the shared information and a non-shared information external device that processes the non-shared information,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits the shared information to the shared information external apparatus and transmits the non-shared information to the non-shared information external apparatus. A storage unit for storing information including the surrounding situation information;
As the transfer condition, that the engine of the vehicle has been stopped, the amount of information stored in the storage unit has reached the storage capacity of the storage unit, a traffic accident has occurred, a point determined by the vehicle in advance 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the setting information and the transfer instruction by the user is settable.   The output unit, when the externally generated information obtained from the traffic accident occurrence information is received by the receiving unit, outputs an occurrence time and place of occurrence of a traffic accident based on the received externally generated information The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus. An accident factor analysis unit for analyzing the cause of the traffic accident;
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the traffic accident occurrence information includes accident factor information representing the cause of the traffic accident analyzed by the accident factor analysis unit.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the traffic accident occurrence information includes accident image information captured by an imaging unit.   The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a control unit configured to perform control so as to avoid passing through a traffic accident occurrence point for each of the traffic accident factors set in advance based on the accident factor information stored in the external device. Item 7. The information processing apparatus according to Item 5 or 6. A negligence rate calculation unit for calculating the negligence rate of the traffic accident,
The negligence ratio calculation unit calculates the negligence ratio of the traffic accident based on at least one of the type of the partner of the traffic accident, the mode of the traffic accident, and superiority or inferiority in the road traffic law. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The negligence ratio calculation unit searches for a reason that is a basis for calculating the negligence ratio of the traffic accident by image recognition from the video of the traffic accident captured by the imaging unit,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the output unit outputs the reason detected by the negligence ratio calculation unit as character information.   The output unit, when the externally generated information obtained from the parking lot information is received by the receiving unit, outputs a parking lot position and status based on the received externally generated information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is characterized in that: The parking lot information includes parking lot image information imaged by the imaging unit,
When the externally generated information obtained from the parking lot image information is received by the receiving unit, the output unit, based on the received externally generated information, a vacant situation image representing a vacant situation of the parking lot The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein:   The information processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the output unit outputs an in-facility parking lot image including the vacancy status image in a simplified manner. The information processing apparatus has a drive recorder function,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit that stores the traffic accident occurrence information. A transmission step of transferring peripheral situation information representing a situation around the vehicle to an external device external to the vehicle;
A receiving step of receiving externally generated information obtained from the peripheral state information transferred from the other information processing device mounted on another vehicle to the external device;
An output step of outputting the externally generated information received in the receiving step,
The surrounding situation information includes traffic accident occurrence information indicating that a traffic accident has occurred around the vehicle, parking lot information relating to a parking lot existing around the vehicle, and vehicle traffic for the vehicle to pass through the road Including at least one of the information,
In the transmission step, when the predetermined transfer condition is satisfied, the peripheral state information is transferred to the external device,
In the receiving step, the externally generated information is received based on a predetermined reception setting. A plurality of information processing devices respectively mounted on a plurality of vehicles, wherein the information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 13;
An external device provided outside each of the vehicles and capable of receiving the surrounding situation information from each of the information processing devices;
When the external device receives the surrounding state information from each of the information processing devices, the external device generates the externally generated information based on the received surrounding state information.

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