JP2016121904A - Navigation cooperation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make navigation devices share setting information on various functions.SOLUTION: A navigation cooperation device according to the present invention makes a plurality of navigation devices 101 for supporting the driving of mutually-different mobile bodies cooperate with each other. The navigation cooperation device comprises: a communication unit 1 that is comprised in each navigation device 101 and performs the communication of setting information with the other navigation devices 101; and a function setting unit 2 that sets various functions of its navigation device 101 on the basis of setting information received from another navigation device 101. The setting information is at least any of entertainment station selection information, road traffic information, destination information, and route information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for sharing setting information among a plurality of navigation devices mounted on a plurality of moving bodies.

  When heading to the same destination with a plurality of moving bodies, the following moving bodies must follow the preceding moving bodies in order to act together. For this reason, it is necessary to contact the mobile phone when it is lost or when it is desired to take a detour. In addition, since the driver of the following mobile body needs to drive while being aware of the behavior of the preceding mobile body, there is a problem that driving becomes distracting.

  In order to solve such a problem, Patent Document 1 proposes a technique of sharing position information between moving bodies that act together and displaying the positions of other moving bodies together with the positions of their own moving bodies on a map screen. Has been. According to the group interaction system of Patent Document 1, icons of other moving objects are displayed on the map screen. When the user selects the icon, an application that communicates with the other mobile object such as a cellular phone can be executed.

JP 2006-521599 A

  The navigation device has a function of searching for a route to a set destination or waypoint (route search function), a function of guiding and guiding a moving body along the searched route (route guide function), traffic information or It has various functions such as a function for displaying traffic information such as a closed point (traffic information display function). However, depending on the system of Patent Document 1, setting information of various functions of the navigation device cannot be shared between moving bodies.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to share setting information of various functions between navigation devices.

  The navigation cooperation device according to the present invention is a navigation cooperation device that cooperates with a plurality of navigation devices that support driving of different mobile bodies, and is configured to transmit setting information between other navigation devices provided in each navigation device. A communication unit that performs communication, and a function setting unit that sets various functions of the navigation device based on setting information acquired from another navigation device. The setting information includes entertainment channel selection information, traffic information, and purpose. It is at least one of location information and waypoint information.

  The navigation cooperation device according to the present invention is a navigation cooperation device that cooperates with a plurality of navigation devices that support driving of different mobile bodies, and is configured to transmit setting information between other navigation devices provided in each navigation device. A communication unit that performs communication, and a function setting unit that sets various functions of the navigation device based on setting information acquired from another navigation device. The setting information includes entertainment channel selection information, traffic information, and purpose. It is at least one of location information and waypoint information. Therefore, setting information of various functions can be shared between navigation devices.

It is a block diagram of a navigation cooperation apparatus. It is a block diagram of a navigation apparatus. It is a hardware block diagram of a navigation apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the mutual authentication operation | movement of a navigation apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display after mutual authentication. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display at the time of other vehicle selection. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display at the time of detailed position confirmation. It is a figure which shows the detailed map display example of another vehicle. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of detailed position confirmation. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the item screen of other vehicle information notification. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a destination setting screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a destination setting confirmation screen. It is a flowchart which shows the transmission operation | movement of setting information. It is a flowchart which shows reception operation | movement of setting information. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display at the time of setting information reception. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of reception information. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a radio setting screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a radio setting confirmation screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a traffic information setting screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a traffic information setting confirmation screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a transmission / reception information screen.

<A. Embodiment 1>
The navigation cooperation device according to the first embodiment links a plurality of navigation devices 101, and the configuration is provided in each navigation device 101. Each navigation device 101 supports driving of different mobile bodies, and is mounted on a mobile body to be supported, for example. Hereinafter, a navigation cooperation apparatus is demonstrated as what the navigation apparatus 101 is mounted in a vehicle.

<A-1. Configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a navigation cooperation apparatus. The navigation cooperation apparatus includes a plurality of navigation apparatuses 101. Although two navigation devices 101 are shown in FIG. 1, the number of navigation devices 101 constituting the navigation cooperation device is not limited to two.

  The navigation device 101 includes a communication unit 1 and a function setting unit 2, and the communication unit 1 transmits and receives information to and from each other. The function setting unit 2 executes various functions of the navigation device 101, such as a route guidance function or a traffic information display function, and sets information necessary for executing the functions when executing the various functions. This information is hereinafter referred to as setting information. For example, for the route guidance function, the location information of the destination or waypoint becomes the setting information. Note that setting the setting information is also referred to as setting a function.

  The communication unit 1 transmits / receives setting information to / from another navigation device 101. That is, the setting information of the own navigation device 101 is transmitted to the other navigation device 101, and the setting information of the other navigation device 101 is received. And the function setting part 2 sets the function of the own navigation apparatus 101 using the setting information of the other navigation apparatus 101 which the communication part 1 received.

  A plurality of navigation devices 101 may be directly communicated by a peer-to-peer network, or may be communicated via a server.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the navigation device 101 and its peripheral configuration. The navigation device 101 includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal acquisition unit 3, a vehicle position acquisition unit 4, a data processing unit 5, and a memory 6 in addition to the communication unit 1 and the function setting unit 2 shown in FIG. . In addition, the navigation device 101 includes a radio control unit 23, a guidance guide unit 22, a route search unit 21, a map display unit 24, and a UI (User Interface) screen display unit as specific examples of the function setting unit 2 shown in FIG. 25 and an image composition unit 26. The communication unit 1 communicates with another navigation device 101 via the server 10.

  The GPS signal acquisition unit 3 acquires a GPS signal. The GPS signal acquisition unit 3 may be a GPS receiver that receives a GPS signal, or may acquire a GPS signal received by a GPS receiver outside the navigation device 101.

  The vehicle position acquisition unit 4 performs matching between the GPS signal acquired from the GPS signal acquisition unit 3 and the map data acquired from the map database 9, and acquires the vehicle position.

  The route search unit 21 is an example of the function setting unit 2 and executes the route search function of the navigation device 101. The route search unit 21 sets a destination and searches for a route from the current position of the vehicle to the destination. In addition, a transit point is set, and a route passing through the transit point is searched from the current position of the vehicle.

  The guidance guide unit 22 executes the guidance guide function of the navigation device 101 as an example of the function setting unit 2. The guidance guide unit 22 guides and guides the vehicle along the route searched by the route search unit 21. For example, guidance information such as “turn left at the next intersection” is output to the UI screen display unit 25.

  The radio control unit 23 is an example of the function setting unit 2 and executes a radio function that is an entertainment function of the navigation device 101. For example, radio selection is performed.

  The map display unit 24 acquires map data from the map database 9, creates a map image, and outputs it to the image composition unit 26.

  The UI screen display unit 25 creates an image (hereinafter referred to as “UI image”) other than the map image created by the map display unit 24 among the images displayed on the display 7. For example, the UI screen display unit 25 acquires vehicle position information from the vehicle position acquisition unit 4, and creates a vehicle icon to be superimposed on a predetermined position of the map image on the display 7. Alternatively, the UI screen display unit 25 acquires a search route from the route search unit 21, and generates an image distinguished from other routes by coloring the search route of the map. Alternatively, the UI screen display unit 25 acquires the guidance information from the guidance guide unit 22, creates a guidance image such as “Please turn left at the next intersection”, and outputs this to the image composition unit 26.

  The image composition unit 26 obtains a map image from the map display unit 24 and a UI image from the UI screen display unit 25, synthesizes these, and outputs them to the display 7.

  The data processing unit 5 performs data conversion between the UI screen display unit 25 and the communication unit 1 in a format suitable for each.

  The memory 6 appropriately stores setting information acquired by the communication unit 1.

  The display 7 is a liquid crystal display, for example, and displays an image acquired from the image composition unit 26. The touch coordinate detection unit 8 detects touch coordinates on a touch screen mounted on the display 7 and outputs the detected touch coordinates to the UI screen display unit 25. That is, the display 7 is a touch panel.

  The map database 9 is a storage medium such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and stores map data.

  In FIG. 2, the display 7, the touch coordinate detection unit 8, and the map database 9 are shown as the external configuration of the navigation device 101, but all or some of them may be the configuration of the navigation device 101. For example, the navigation device 101 may include the display 7 and the touch coordinate detection unit 8 as an input / output interface. Alternatively, the navigation device 101 may include the map database 9.

  In the above description, the navigation device 101 is described as an in-vehicle device. However, the configuration of the navigation device 101 other than the input / output interface may be configured by a server, a portable terminal, or a combination thereof. That is, only an input / output interface such as a touch panel display is mounted on the vehicle, and other configurations that operate by communication with the input / output interface may not be mounted on the vehicle.

  Although the radio control unit 23 is shown above, the radio function is an example of an entertainment function that the navigation device 101 has. The navigation apparatus 101 may include a television control unit that performs other entertainment functions, for example, a television function, in addition to the radio control unit 23 or instead of the radio control unit 23.

  FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the navigation cooperation device, and also shows a hardware configuration of the navigation device 101. The navigation device 101 includes a hardware configuration such as a processor such as a CPU (Control Processing Unit) and a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory). The communication unit 1 is a communication interface. The route search unit 21, the guidance guide unit 22, the radio control unit 23, the map display unit 24, the UI screen display unit 25, the image composition unit 26, the vehicle position acquisition unit 4, the GPS signal acquisition unit 3, and the data processing unit 5 This is realized by executing a program stored in a memory by a processor such as a CPU.

<A-2. Mutual authentication>
In the navigation cooperation apparatus of the present invention, a group is established by performing authentication between the navigation apparatuses 101. Then, the setting information is shared within the group. Hereinafter, the mutual authentication operation of the navigation apparatus 101 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the navigation device 101 attaches the identification ID of the destination navigation device 101 and transmits the identification ID of its own navigation device 101 to the server 10 (step S1). Here, for the sake of explanation, it is assumed that the navigation device 101 of the transmission source is the navigation device A and the navigation device 101 of the transmission destination is the navigation device B.

  The identification ID is information unique to the navigation device A, and can uniquely identify the navigation device A from the identification ID. Or identification ID may be the information (vehicle information) which identifies the vehicle which the navigation apparatus A supports, such as the number plate of a vehicle, and the name of the owner of a vehicle. The identification ID is stored in the memory 6 in advance. In the case of vehicle information, for example, an input operation by the user is received and stored in the memory 6.

  The communication unit 1 acquires the identification ID from the memory 6 and transmits it to the server 10. When the navigation device A is configured as a mobile terminal and can be mounted on any vehicle, the memory 6 stores vehicle information for a plurality of vehicles mounted in the past. In this case, a selection screen for vehicle information to be transmitted may be displayed on the display 7 and may be selected by the user.

  The destination navigation device B refers to the server 10 and acquires the identification ID transmitted from the navigation device A to itself. Then, a confirmation screen as to whether or not to authenticate the navigation device A is displayed on the display 7, and when the user performs a confirmation operation, the navigation device A is authenticated. Thereby, the group of the navigation apparatuses A and B is established.

  The navigation device B notifies the navigation device A from the communication unit 1 via the server 10 that the navigation device A has been authenticated. The navigation device A waits for authentication from the navigation device B (step S2), and if authentication is notified from the navigation device B (yes in step S2), the process proceeds to step S3.

  In step S <b> 3, the position information of the vehicle to be supported by the navigation device A is transmitted from the vehicle position acquisition unit 4 to the communication unit 1, and is transmitted from the communication unit 1 to the navigation device B via the server 10. Similarly, the navigation device B transmits the position information of the vehicle to be supported by the navigation device B to the navigation device A. Thereafter, the position information of each vehicle is continuously transmitted and received between the navigation devices A and B.

  The navigation device 101 converts the acquired vehicle position information of the other vehicle into a data format suitable for the navigation device 101 in the data processing unit 5, and stores it in the memory 6.

  The UI screen display unit 25 acquires the position information of the other vehicle from the memory 6 or the data processing unit 5, and creates a vehicle icon for indicating the position of the other vehicle on the map. Furthermore, the position information of the own vehicle is acquired from the vehicle position acquisition unit 4, and a vehicle icon for indicating the position of the own vehicle on a map is created. The UI image including the vehicle icon is superimposed on the map image created by the map display unit 24 in the image composition unit 26, and the image shown in FIG. 5, that is, the other vehicle is displayed on the display 7 (step S4).

  In FIG. 5, the vehicle icon of the own vehicle is a black triangle, the vehicle icon of the other vehicle (A vehicle) is a hatched triangle, and the vehicle icon of the other vehicle (B vehicle) is a satin hatched triangle. That is, it shows a state in which a group of the own vehicle, the A vehicle, and the B vehicle is established. Each vehicle icon is displayed by being distinguished by color or the like in addition to the hatching described above, and the display mode can be changed by a user operation.

<A-3. Vehicle designation method>
A user selects the vehicle icon of the vehicle which wants to transmit setting information among the vehicle icons displayed on the map screen by touch operation. The UI screen display unit 25 has display coordinate values of each vehicle icon on the display 7, and the vehicle icon selected by comparing these display coordinate values with the coordinate values acquired from the touch coordinate detection unit 8. Determine.

  The UI screen display unit 25 clearly indicates that the vehicle icon is in a selected state by, for example, surrounding the selected vehicle icon with a circle. FIG. 6 shows a screen display example when another vehicle is selected. In this figure, the vehicle icon of the A car and the vehicle icon of the B car are in a selected state.

  Further, the UI screen display unit 25 creates a communication item screen. As shown in FIG. 6, the communication item screen is displayed on the display 7 as two screens including a map screen including a vehicle icon. Items displayed on the communication item screen are “detailed position confirmation”, “notification of other vehicle information”, and “information list display”. When the user touches each item on the screen, these items are selected. In addition, the selection of the vehicle icon can be canceled by selecting “Return”.

<A-4. Detailed position check>
When the user selects “detailed position confirmation” on the communication item screen, the UI screen display unit 25 creates another vehicle position detail confirmation screen, and the display shown in FIG.

  On the other vehicle position detail confirmation screen, text indicating the detailed position and a “map display” button are displayed for each of the selected vehicles. Here, the detailed position of the vehicle is indicated by, for example, the name of the road on which each vehicle is traveling, the distance between each vehicle and the host vehicle, and the like. The road name can be acquired by comparing the position of the vehicle with the map data. Moreover, about the distance with the own vehicle, the route search part 21 searches the route from the own vehicle to another vehicle, and the distance along the said route is displayed.

  When the user selects “map display” on the other vehicle position detail confirmation screen, a map screen showing the position of the selected other vehicle and a map screen showing the position of the own vehicle are displayed on two screens. FIG. 8 is a screen display example when “map display” is selected for the B car, and a map display showing the position of the own vehicle on the right side and a map display showing the position of the B car on the left side. Although the position of the B car is also displayed on the screens shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the position of the B car is shown in detail here on a smaller scale map than on the screens.

  With the above operation, it is possible to easily grasp the position of another vehicle without taking the trouble of communicating with the mobile phone.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the detailed position confirmation operation of the other vehicle by the navigation device 101. Hereinafter, the detailed position confirmation operation of the other vehicle by the navigation device 101 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the UI screen display unit 25 determines whether the detailed position confirmation process for the other vehicle icon has been selected (step S11). It can be determined from the coordinate value acquired from the touch coordinate detection unit 8 that the other vehicle icon has been selected and the detailed position confirmation process has been selected. If it is determined that the detailed position confirmation process for the other vehicle icon has been selected (yes in step S11), the other vehicle position detailed confirmation screen illustrated in FIG. 7 is displayed (step S12).

  Thereafter, the UI screen display unit 25 stands by until a map display process is selected on the other vehicle position detail confirmation screen (step S13). Whether or not the map display process is selected is determined from the coordinate value acquired from the touch coordinate detection unit 8. If it is determined that the map display process has been selected (yes in step S13), the detailed screen of the other vehicle position illustrated in FIG. 8 is displayed (step S14).

<A-5. Destination and waypoint settings>
When the user selects “Other vehicle information notification” on the communication item screen shown in FIG. 6, the screen transitions to the screen display shown in FIG. 10. In FIG. 10, a map display including a display icon is performed on the left screen, and processing items are displayed on the right screen.

  The processing items of the other vehicle information notification are “Destination setting”, “Route setting”, “Radio setting”, “Traffic information setting”, and “Information list display”. When “Destination setting”, “Intermediate point setting”, “Radio setting”, or “Traffic information setting” is selected, the setting of the navigation device 101 can be transmitted to another navigation device 101 and the setting can be shared. When “information list display” is selected, a list of data transmitted to and received from the navigation device 101 of another vehicle can be confirmed.

  When the user selects “Destination setting”, the process item screen changes to the destination setting screen (FIG. 11). The destination setting screen is a screen for allowing the user to select a destination setting method to be transmitted to the other navigation apparatus 101, and the selection items “Set from address”, “Set from map”, and “Share own vehicle settings” are displayed. indicate.

  When the user selects “set from address”, the screen changes to an address input screen (not shown), and the user inputs the destination address on the input screen, thereby setting the destination. When the user selects “Set from map”, the screen changes to a map display screen (not shown), and the user selects an arbitrary point on the map, whereby the selected point is set as the destination. .

  When the user selects “own vehicle setting sharing”, the destination setting screen changes to the destination setting confirmation screen as shown in FIG. On the destination setting confirmation screen, the address or telephone number of the destination currently set in the navigation device 101 is displayed as destination information. The user can confirm the destination information on this screen and, if there is no problem, select “Send”, thereby transmitting the destination information to the other navigation devices 101 in the group via the server 10. If there is a problem with the destination information, the user can select “Return” to return to the destination setting screen and set the destination by other methods such as inputting an address or specifying a point on the map.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the setting information transmission operation by the navigation apparatus 101. The setting information transmission operation by the navigation apparatus 101 will be described below with reference to FIG.

  When the other vehicle icon is selected, the UI screen display unit 25 waits for selection of “other vehicle information notification” processing (step S21). It can be determined from the coordinate value acquired from the touch coordinate detection unit 8 that the other vehicle icon has been selected or the other vehicle information notification process has been selected. If it is determined that the “other vehicle information notification” process is selected (yes in step S21), the UI screen display unit 25 creates a process item screen, and the process item screen is displayed on the display 7 (FIG. 10, step S22). .

  Thereafter, the UI screen display unit 25 waits for selection of a processing item (step S23). When a processing item is selected by the user, a setting screen corresponding to the selected item is created, and the setting screen is displayed on the display 7 (FIG. 11, step S24). In the example of FIG. 11, when the destination process is selected, a destination setting screen is created.

  Next, the completion of setting is waited (step S25). For example, when the user selects the own vehicle setting sharing process in FIG. 11, the UI screen display unit 25 acquires information on the currently set destination from the route search unit 21, and displays a setting confirmation screen indicating the destination information. create. When the user selects “Send” processing on the setting confirmation screen displayed on the display 7, the destination information becomes the setting information, and the UI screen display unit 25 determines that the setting of the destination information is completed (step S25). Yes).

  The destination information is transmitted from the UI screen display unit 25 to the data processing unit 5, and the data processing unit 5 converts the destination information into a format suitable for the server 10. Thereafter, the destination information (setting information) is transmitted to the communication unit 1 and transmitted from the communication unit 1 to the server 10 (step S26).

  Although the destination setting method and destination information transmission have been described here, the waypoint setting method and waypoint information transmission are exactly the same.

  Next, the operation of the navigation device 101 that has received the setting information transmitted as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the navigation apparatus 101 receives the setting information transmitted from the other navigation apparatuses 101 in the group via the server 10 (yes in step S31), the UI screen display unit 25 creates a reception notification icon, and the display 7 The display shown in FIG. 15 is made. In FIG. 15, a reception notification icon (“notification confirmation”) indicating reception of setting information is displayed on the lower right of the map display screen indicating the vehicle icons of all the vehicles in the group (step S <b> 32).

  When the user selects a reception notification icon (yes in step S33), the UI screen display unit 25 creates a reception information display screen, and displays the reception information instead of the reception notification icon (FIG. 16, step S34). The reception information display screen shows the date and time when the setting information was received, the contents of the setting information, and the approval status. FIG. 16 shows that the destination information is received at 14:00 and is not approved.

  The user can approve the received setting information by selecting the “unapproved” button and switching the approval state to “approved”. Further, by selecting the “unapproved” button and switching the approval state to “x”, the received setting information can be rejected. If the user approves the setting information within a predetermined period (Yes in step S35), the received setting information is reflected in the navigation device 101 (step S36), and the process proceeds to step S37. In the example of the destination information, the destination of the destination information is set as the destination to be supported by the navigation device 101. In this way, the destination information is shared within the group. That is, when a group is established for the A car, the B car, and the C car, the destination set in the navigation apparatus 101 for the A car is also set as the destination in the navigation apparatus 101 for the B car or the C car. be able to.

  If the user does not approve the setting information within a predetermined period, including when the setting information is not approved, the received setting information is not reflected on the navigation device 101, and the process proceeds to step S37.

  In step S37, the approval state of the setting information is transmitted to the navigation device 101 that is the transmission source via the server 10. Data indicating the approval state of the setting information is transmitted from the UI screen display unit 25 to the data processing unit 5, converted into a format suitable for the server 10 by the data processing unit 5, and then transmitted from the communication unit 1.

<A-6. Radio settings>
When the user selects “radio setting” on the processing item screen shown in FIG. 10, the processing item screen changes to the radio setting screen (FIG. 17). The radio setting screen is a screen that allows the user to select a setting method of radio channel selection information to be transmitted to another navigation device 101, and displays selection items such as “frequency setting”, “channel setting”, and “own vehicle setting sharing”. To do.

  When the user selects “Frequency setting”, a transition is made to a frequency input screen (not shown), and when the user inputs the frequency of the radio station on the input screen, radio channel selection information is set. Further, when the user selects “channel setting”, a transition is made to a plurality of preset channel selection screens (not shown), and radio channel selection information is set by selecting one of the channels.

  When the user selects “own vehicle setting sharing”, the radio setting screen changes to a radio setting confirmation screen as shown in FIG. On the radio setting confirmation screen, information on the radio station currently selected in the navigation device 101 is displayed as radio setting information. In FIG. 18, as an example of the radio setting information, FM, AM, frequency, program name, and broadcast time are shown. The user can transmit the radio setting information to the other navigation devices 101 in the group via the server 10 by checking the radio setting information on this screen and selecting “Send” if there is no problem. If there is a problem with the radio setting information, the user can select “Return” to return to the radio setting screen and set the destination by other methods such as frequency setting and channel setting.

  The operation of the navigation device 101 that has acquired the traffic information is the same as the flowchart of FIG. Reflecting the acquired radio channel selection information means that the radio control unit 23 selects a radio channel based on the radio channel selection information.

<A-7. Traffic information settings>
When the user selects “Traffic information setting” on the processing item screen shown in FIG. 10, the processing item screen transitions to the traffic information setting screen (FIG. 19). The traffic information setting screen is a setting screen for traffic information to be transmitted to the other navigation device 101, and is displayed on the display 7 as two screens including a map screen including vehicle icons.

  The traffic information is information indicating the vehicle running situation on the road. The processing items on the traffic information setting screen include “smooth”, “traffic jam”, and “closed” as types of traffic information to be set. Furthermore, there is “own vehicle setting sharing” in which traffic information previously set by the user is transmitted to other navigation devices 101 in the group.

  For example, when the user selects “blocked” on the traffic information setting screen and then selects an arbitrary point on the map screen, an icon of “blocked” is displayed at the selected point (FIG. 19). The same applies to “traffic jam” and “good”. These icons are generated by the UI screen display unit 25.

  By selecting “Send” after setting the traffic information in this way, the traffic information can be sent to the other navigation devices 101 in the group via the server 10. In addition, after displaying the setting confirmation screen (FIG. 20) of the traffic information to be transmitted, the traffic information may be transmitted by the user selecting “Send” on the setting confirmation screen. Conventionally, traffic information can be acquired by VICS (registered trademark), but traffic information that can be acquired by VICS (registered trademark) has a time lag. However, according to the present invention, the user can set the traffic information obtained through his / her traveling experience in real time and share it with the navigation device 101 in the group.

  The operation of the navigation device 101 that has acquired the traffic information is the same as the flowchart of FIG. As an example of reflecting the acquired traffic information, it is conceivable to include the traffic information in the map display. In addition, if the current guidance route held by the route search unit 21 includes a point that is “congested” or “closed” in the traffic information, the route search unit 21 re-routes a route that does not include the point. The new route searched and re-searched is output to the UI screen display unit 25. Then, the new route is displayed on the display 7, and the guidance guide unit 22 guides the vehicle along the new route. As a result, it is possible to quickly detect traffic jams and road closures and to travel on the optimum route.

  Therefore, for example, when a plurality of vehicles travels to the same destination and the preceding vehicle encounters a traffic congestion point, the information on the traffic congestion point is transmitted from the navigation device 101 of the preceding vehicle to the navigation device 101 of the subsequent vehicle as traffic information. By transmitting, it becomes possible for the following vehicle to travel avoiding a traffic jam point.

<A-8. Information list display>
When the user selects “display information list” on the processing item screen shown in FIG. 10, the processing item screen changes to the transmission / reception information screen (FIG. 21). On the transmission / reception information screen, a list of received information so far and a list of transmission information are displayed. The display contents are the same as the reception information shown in FIG. That is, for the received information, the date and time when the setting information was received, the contents of the setting information, and the approval status are indicated. As for the transmission information, the date and time when the setting information was transmitted, the contents of the setting information, and the approval status thereof are shown.

  The received information approval status includes “unapproved”, “approved”, and “×”. “Unapproved” indicates that the received setting information is not reflected in the vehicle. “Approved” indicates that the received setting information has been reflected in the vehicle. “X” indicates that the received setting information has been rejected. Although the reception information approval method has already been described with reference to FIG. 16, the reception information can be similarly approved from the transmission / reception information screen. For example, in the example of FIG. 21, the approval state of the traffic information received at 14:00 is “unapproved”. By selecting “unapproved” and switching to “approved”, the received setting information is changed. Can be approved. Further, by selecting the “unapproved” button and switching the approval state to “x”, the received setting information can be rejected. When the approval state is updated, the new approval state is notified to the navigation device 101 as the transmission source.

  The approval status of the transmission information includes “waiting for approval”, “approved”, and “×”. “Waiting for approval” indicates a state corresponding to “unapproved” on the receiving side, and requesting the transmission destination navigation apparatus 101 to reflect the setting information. “Approved” indicates that the setting information is approved by the destination navigation apparatus 101. “X” indicates that the transmission of the setting information to the destination navigation apparatus 101 is refused.

  In this specification, entertainment channel selection information, traffic information, destination information, and waypoint information are given as examples of setting information. In addition, the control information of the air conditioner or the headlamp may be set information.

<A-9. Effect>
The navigation cooperation device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention links a plurality of navigation devices 101 that support driving of different mobile bodies, and communicates with other navigation devices 101 provided in each navigation device 101. A communication unit 1 that communicates setting information, and a function setting unit 2 that sets various functions of the navigation device 101 based on the setting information acquired from the other navigation device 101. It is at least one of station information, traffic information, destination information, and waypoint information. Accordingly, the setting information can be shared between the navigation devices 101.

  In addition, the setting information includes destination information or waypoint information, and the function setting unit 2 passes the route to the destination indicated by the destination information from another navigation device 101 or the route point indicated by the waypoint information. A route search unit 21 that searches for a vehicle, and a guidance guide unit 22 that guides and guides a mobile object along the route, the destination of the navigation device 101 or a route between a plurality of vehicles that go to the same destination You can share the ground, especially because the driver of the following vehicle can travel the same route as the preceding vehicle along the guidance route, so you do not have to watch the behavior of the preceding vehicle and drive safely can do.

  When the setting information includes entertainment channel selection information and the function setting unit 2 includes an entertainment control unit (radio control unit 23) that selects an entertainment broadcast based on entertainment channel selection information from another navigation device 101. Entertainment broadcasts can be shared among multiple vehicles.

  In addition, the setting information includes traffic information, and the function setting unit 2 performs display control of traffic information based on traffic information from another navigation device 101 (map display unit 24, UI screen display unit 25, image When the combining unit 26) is provided, traffic information acquired in real time from other vehicles in the same group can be displayed, so that the user can drive based on the real-time traffic information.

  Further, when the traffic information is set on the other navigation device 101 by a user of another navigation device 101, the traffic information can be transmitted and received in real time between other vehicles in the same group.

  The traffic information includes information on a place where the road is congested or closed, and follows a route searched by the route searching unit 21 that searches for a route avoiding a traffic jam or closed part in the traffic information, and the route searched by the route searching unit 21. When the function setting unit 2 includes a guidance guide unit 22 that guides and guides a moving body, based on traffic information acquired in real time from other vehicles in the same group, according to a route searched for avoiding traffic jams or closed places It is possible to travel on an appropriate route.

  The communication unit 1 communicates setting information with another navigation device 101 via the server 10. Even with such a configuration, the effects of the present invention can be obtained.

  In the present invention, the embodiments can be appropriately modified and omitted within the scope of the invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication part, 3 GPS signal acquisition part, 4 Vehicle position acquisition part, 5 Data processing part, 6 Memory, 7 Display, 8 Touch coordinate detection part, 9 Map database, 10 Server, 21 Radio control part, 22 Guidance guide part, 23 route search part, 24 map display part, 25 UI screen display part, 26 image composition part, 101 navigation apparatus.

Claims (7)

A navigation linkage device that links a plurality of navigation devices that support driving of different mobile objects,
Provided in each of the navigation devices,
A communication unit for communicating setting information with the other navigation devices;
A function setting unit configured to set various functions of the navigation device based on the setting information acquired from the other navigation device;
With
The setting information is at least one of entertainment channel selection information, traffic information, destination information, and waypoint information.
Navigation linkage device. The setting information includes the destination information or the waypoint information,
The function setting unit
A route search unit for searching for a route from the other navigation device to the destination indicated by the destination information or a route via the waypoint indicated by the waypoint information;
A guidance guide unit for guiding and guiding the mobile body along the route searched by the route search unit,
The navigation cooperation apparatus according to claim 1. The setting information includes the entertainment channel selection information,
The function setting unit includes an entertainment control unit that selects an entertainment broadcast based on the entertainment channel selection information from another navigation device.
The navigation cooperation apparatus according to claim 1. The setting information includes the traffic information,
The function setting unit includes a display control unit that performs display control of traffic information based on the traffic information from the other navigation device.
The navigation cooperation apparatus according to claim 1. The traffic information is set by another user of the navigation device on the other navigation device.
The navigation cooperation apparatus according to claim 4. The traffic information includes information on a place where the road is congested or closed.
The function setting unit
A route search unit that searches for a route avoiding the traffic jam or the closed place in the traffic information;
A guidance guide unit for guiding and guiding the mobile body along the route searched by the route search unit,
The navigation cooperation apparatus according to claim 4 or 5. The communication unit communicates the setting information with another navigation device via a server.
The navigation cooperation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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