JP2018194873A - Information processing device, information processing method, information processing program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing device for obtaining concentration on driving by controlling updating in response to a situation when information to be occasionally updated is presented to a driver of a mobile body.SOLUTION: Information is acquired (S11). An updating portion is identified by the acquired information (S12). Visual line information and operation information of a user are acquired (S14). It is determined whether a visual line is directed to the updating portion (S15). When it is determined that the visual line is not directed, it is determined whether an operation object is the updating portion (S16). When it is determined that the operation object is not the updating portion, it is determined whether a risk of a peripheral environment is high (S20). When it is determined that a risk is not high, the updating portion is updated by the acquired information (S21).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present application relates to a technical field such as an information processing apparatus that performs update control of information output by an output unit.

  With the spread of mobile computing, users can obtain a wide variety of information output by terminal devices. Among such information are weather information, currency exchange information, stock price information, transportation operation information, SNS (Social Networking Service) posting information, POI (Point of Interest) information displayed on the navigation device map, etc. Information that is updated from time to time is included.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for distributing information that more reflects the user's preference in consideration of the user's preference and the situation at that time.

JP 2007-272616 A

  In the terminal device that presents information to the user and the technology described in Patent Document 1, it is common to present information that is updated as needed to the user. For example, navigation of a mobile object such as an automobile If the information displayed on the display device by the device is updated in real time, there is a problem that the driver of the moving body is distracted by the updated information and hinders safe driving.

  In the present invention, in view of such circumstances, when presenting information updated at any time to a driver of a mobile object, the information that allows the driver to concentrate on driving by controlling the update of information according to the situation. It is an object to provide a processing apparatus and the like.

  The invention described in claim 1 includes information acquisition means for acquiring information output to the output means in an updatable manner, ambient environment information acquisition means for acquiring ambient environment information related to the surrounding environment of the moving body, and output means Updating means for controlling whether the information acquisition means updates the output information to second information acquired after the information based on the risk of the surrounding environment information.

  The invention according to claim 9 is an information processing method by the information processing apparatus, wherein an information acquisition step of acquiring information output to the output means in an updatable manner and ambient environment information relating to the ambient environment of the mobile object are acquired. Ambient environment information acquisition step and an update step for controlling whether the information output to the output means is updated to second information acquired after the information by the information acquisition step based on the risk of the ambient environment information It is characterized by including these.

  The invention according to claim 10 is an information acquisition means for acquiring information output to the output means so that the computer can be updated, an ambient environment information acquisition means for acquiring ambient environment information related to the surrounding environment of the mobile object, and the output means The information output to function as an update means for controlling whether the information acquisition means updates to the second information acquired after the information based on the risk of the surrounding environment information.

  The invention according to claim 11 is an information acquisition means for acquiring information output to the output means so that the computer can be updated, an ambient environment information acquisition means for acquiring ambient environment information related to the surrounding environment of the mobile object, and the output means An information processing program that functions as an update unit that controls whether the information acquisition unit updates the information output to the second information acquired after the information based on the degree of risk of the surrounding environment information is recorded A computer-readable recording medium.

1 is a block diagram of an information processing apparatus 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen in the display 214c of the navigation apparatus NV. It is a block diagram of the navigation apparatus NV. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the navigation apparatus NV.

  An embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 1 includes an information acquisition unit 111A, an ambient environment information acquisition unit 111B, an update unit 111C, and a detection unit 111D.

  The information acquisition unit 111A acquires information that is output to the output unit 2 in an updatable manner. Information output to the output means 2 in an updatable manner includes weather information, currency exchange information, stock price information, transportation operation information, SNS posting information, and the like.

  The ambient environment information acquisition unit 111B acquires ambient environment information indicating the ambient environment of the mobile object. The moving body is, for example, an automobile, a bicycle, a person, a railway, a ship, an aircraft, or the like. The ambient environment is, for example, the weather, the situation on the moving route, and the like.

  The updating unit 111C controls whether the information output to the output unit 2 is updated to the second information acquired after the information output unit 111 outputs the information to the output unit 2 based on the risk level of the surrounding environment information. .

  Therefore, according to the information processing apparatus 1, when presenting information that is updated as needed to the driver of the moving body, the driver concentrates on driving by controlling the update of information according to the surrounding environment of the moving body. Can improve safety.

  The detecting unit 111D detects the user's operation. The user's actions include the movement of the user's line of sight and the user's operation on the output information when the output unit 2 outputs the information acquired by the information acquisition unit 111A. .

  Then, the updating unit 111C further controls whether the information output to the output unit 2 is updated to the second information based on whether the information is a user's action target.

  In this case, according to the information processing apparatus 1, when information updated at any time is presented to the user, the information is updated one after another by controlling the update to the second information according to the user's situation. Instead, the update is performed according to the situation of the user, so that the user can understand the content of the information output to the output means 2 and improve the convenience.

  Further, the detection unit 111D detects the movement of the driver of the moving body among the users. The driver's movement includes a movement of the driver's line of sight, an operation on the output information of the driver when the output unit 2 outputs information acquired by the information acquisition unit 111A, and the like. .

  Then, the updating unit 111C controls whether or not the information output to the output unit 2 is updated to the second information based on whether or not the driver's operation target detected by the detection unit 111D is detected.

  In this case, according to the information processing apparatus 1, when information updated at any time is presented to the driver, the information is updated one after another by controlling the update to the second information according to the situation of the driver. Instead, the update is performed according to the situation of the driver, so that the contents of the information output to the driver output means 2 can be understood and the convenience can be improved.

  Furthermore, the updating unit 111C recognizes the output position in the output unit 2, and updates the second information when the user's operation detected by the detecting unit 111D is an operation for information output to the output position. Make up. In this case, when the user's action is for information output to the recognized output position, the update to the second information is postponed because the user's action is for information output to the output means 2. As a result, the user can understand the contents of the information output to the output means 2 and can improve convenience.

  Furthermore, the detection unit 111B detects the movement of the user's line of sight or an operation on information output by the output unit of the user as the user's operation. In this case, when presenting information that is updated at any time to the user, the user is looking toward the information output by the output unit 2 or performs an operation on the information output by the output unit 2. By controlling whether to update to the second information according to whether or not the information is being updated, the user can understand the content of the information output to the output means 2 and improve convenience.

  Furthermore, the update unit 111C refers to the operation history storage unit 3 that stores the user's operation history detected by the detection unit 111D. Although the update unit 111C is not currently the target of the operation, the update unit 111C is the target of the operation until a predetermined time. As for the information, the update to the second information is postponed. The predetermined time can be arbitrarily set. The setting may be performed by a manufacturer that manufactures and sells the information processing apparatus 1 or may be performed by a user. Note that the operation history storage unit 3 may be provided outside or inside the information processing apparatus 1.

  In this case, for example, if the user has browsed the information until a predetermined time ago (although it was the target of the operation), but the information can no longer be browsed due to various circumstances, then the user tries to browse the information again. When the line of sight is directed to the output means, since the information update is postponed, the same information as the predetermined time before can be browsed again. It should be noted that the information update may be postponed only when the user has been the target of the operation for a predetermined time (s time, continuous or non-continuous) before the predetermined time (t time). In other words, although the operation target has been set up until time t, when the time is less than s hours, the information may be updated. As a result, only information that has been subject to action (information that has been viewed carefully) can be postponed, and information that has not been subject to action (such as glanced information) will be updated. , User convenience can be improved.

  Furthermore, the information output to the output means 2 includes the first type information for which the update of the information is delayed depending on whether it is the user's action target, and the information regardless of whether it is the user's action target. When the information to be output to the output means 2 is identified as the first type information, the update means 111C is output to the output means 2 by the user's action. If the information output to the output unit 2 is identified as the second type information, the information output to the output unit 2 is updated regardless of whether the information is output by the user. To do.

  In this case, if the information output to the output unit 2 is the first type information, the update is suspended or the control for updating is performed according to whether the information is the target of the user's operation. It is possible to prevent the information from being updated despite being the target of the operation. On the other hand, if the information output to the output means 2 is the second type information, it is updated regardless of whether it is a user's action target. Since information to be updated (information that needs to be updated at any time (for example, information indicating the current time, speed information of a moving body such as an automobile)) is updated, convenience for the user is not impaired.

  Note that the information output to the output means 2 is the first type information for which the update of the information is delayed depending on whether or not the risk of the surrounding environment information is high, and whether or not the risk of the surrounding environment information is high. When the update unit 111C identifies that the information output to the output unit 2 is the first type information, the risk of the surrounding environment information is increased. For example, if the risk of the surrounding environment information is not high, the information output to the output unit 2 is updated to the second information and the information output to the output unit 2 is updated. When it is identified as the second type information, the information output to the output unit 2 may be updated to the second information regardless of whether or not the degree of risk of the surrounding environment information is high.

  In this case, if the information output to the output means 2 is the first type information, the control for performing the update or performing the update is performed depending on whether or not the risk of the surrounding environment information is high. It is possible to prevent the information from being updated despite the high degree of danger of the surrounding environment information. On the other hand, if the information output to the output means 2 is the second type information, it is updated regardless of whether the risk of the surrounding environment information is high. Regardless of whether the information to be updated (information that needs to be updated at any time (for example, information indicating the current time, speed information of a moving body such as an automobile)) is updated, user convenience is not impaired.

  Next, specific examples corresponding to the above-described embodiments will be described.

  Examples will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the Example described below is an Example at the time of applying this invention to the navigation apparatus NV mounted in the vehicle.

[1. Overview of navigation device NV]
First, an outline of a characteristic information update function of the navigation device NV in the present embodiment will be described. The information update function is a function for controlling an update when information updated with the passage of time is displayed on the display.

  The navigation device NV acquires time information, exchange information, and SNS posting information, which are information updated with the passage of time. The timing for acquiring each piece of information may be periodic or every time the information is updated. As SNS contribution information, it is information which shows the contribution article containing the keyword which the user set, for example. That is, when the keyword “Hokkaido” is set, the navigation device NV acquires information indicating a posted article about Hokkaido.

  Next, the navigation device NV displays the acquired information in individual areas as shown in FIG. Specifically, the time information is displayed in the time display area 401 of the screen 400, the exchange information is displayed in the exchange display area 402, and the SNS posting information is displayed in the posting information display area 403. At this time, when the navigation device NV indicates that the surrounding environment of the vehicle (an example of the “moving body”) on which the navigation device NV is mounted is in a high-risk situation when the vehicle moves, the navigation device NV newly Even if the SNS post information is acquired, the SNS post information displayed in the post information display area 403 is not updated with the new SNS post information. Further, in the navigation device NV, when the SNS posting information is the target of the user's action, that is, when the user's line of sight is directed to the SNS posting information, or the user displays the SNS posting information. Even when an operation (for example, a scroll operation) is performed on the posted information display area 403, even if SNS posted information is newly acquired, the new SNS posted information is displayed in the posted information display area 403. SNS posting information is not updated. On the other hand, the navigation device NV regards the time information regardless of whether or not the surrounding environment of the vehicle indicates a high-risk situation when the vehicle moves. Regardless of whether or not the time information is newly acquired, the time information displayed in the time display area 401 or the like is updated with the new time information (the same applies to the exchange information and the exchange display area 402). . That is, the navigation device NV displays the latest information regarding the time information.

[2. Configuration of navigation device NV]
Next, the configuration of the navigation device NV according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the navigation device NV includes a control unit 211, a storage device 212 such as an HDD, an input device 213, a display unit 214, a bus line 215, an input / output interface unit 220, and a vehicle speed sensor. 221, angular velocity sensor 222, acceleration sensor 223, rudder angle sensor 224, GPS receiving unit 225, data transmission / reception unit 226, line-of-sight detection camera 227, and outside camera 228.

  The vehicle speed sensor 221 detects the current speed of the vehicle using, for example, a speed detection process using a vehicle speed pulse acquired from a vehicle on which the navigation device NV is mounted, and outputs speed data. The angular velocity sensor 222 detects, for example, the angular velocity of the direction change of the vehicle, and outputs angular velocity data and relative azimuth data per unit time. The acceleration sensor 223 detects, for example, the longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle, and outputs acceleration data per unit time. The steering angle sensor 224 detects the steering angle of the vehicle and outputs steering angle data and the like. The GPS receiving unit 225 receives navigation radio waves from GPS satellites, and outputs latitude, longitude, altitude data, which is vehicle position information, absolute azimuth data in the traveling direction of the vehicle, GPS speed data, and the like as GPS positioning data. The data transmission / reception unit 226 performs processing related to data transmission / reception with the server device via the network. The line-of-sight detection camera 227 is provided in the vehicle of the vehicle on which the navigation device NV is mounted, and is a camera for detecting the line of sight of users (drivers and passengers), and outputs captured images to the control unit 211. To do. The vehicle exterior camera 228 is provided outside the vehicle on which the navigation device NV is mounted, and is a camera for detecting the surrounding environment of the vehicle, and outputs a captured image to the control unit 211.

  The storage device 212 stores various programs such as an operating system and application programs. The various programs may be acquired from a server device or the like via a network, for example, or may be read and executed on a recording medium such as a CD, DVD, or USB memory. .

  The storage device 212 stores map image data for displaying a map on the display unit 214, map information used when searching for a route, road link information, and the like. In addition, the storage device 212 stores information indicating so-called near-miss points such as intersections, railroad crossings, and highway junctions where accidents are likely to occur. Furthermore, the storage device 212 stores operation history information indicating an operation history of the user with respect to the navigation device NV or line-of-sight movement history information indicating a movement history of the user's line of sight. At this time, the operation history information and the line-of-sight movement history information are stored together with identification information indicating which user (driver or passenger) is. The identification information is identified by the control unit 211 based on the captured image output by the line-of-sight detection camera 227. Note that the information stored in the storage device 212 may be stored in a server device outside the navigation device NV and appropriately received and used.

  The input device 213 includes a touch sensor, a touch panel, a keyboard, a mouse, a pressure detection sensor, a jog dial, and other controllers. The input device 213 receives a user input operation and transmits an operation signal indicating the operation content to the control unit 211. .

  The display unit 214 displays various display data under the control of the control unit 211. The display unit 214 includes a graphics controller 214a, a buffer memory 214b including a memory such as a VRAM (Video RAM), a display 214c including a liquid crystal display, and the like. In this configuration, the graphics controller 214 a controls the entire display unit 214 based on control data sent from the control unit 211 via the bus line 215. The buffer memory 214b temporarily stores image information that can be displayed immediately. Based on the image data output from the graphics controller 214a, an image is displayed on the display 214c.

  The control unit 211 includes a CPU 211a that controls the entire control unit 211, a ROM 211b that stores a control program for controlling the control unit 211, and a RAM 211c that temporarily stores various data. The control unit 211 is connected to the vehicle speed sensor 221, the angular velocity sensor 222, the acceleration sensor 223, the steering angle sensor 224, and the GPS reception unit 225 via the bus line 215 and the input / output interface unit 220, and is output from each of them. Based on speed data, angular velocity data and relative azimuth data, steering angle data, GPS positioning data, absolute azimuth data in the traveling direction of the vehicle, acceleration data, etc., the navigation device as a whole is controlled, and various configurations of the display unit 214 and the like Each operation in the member is controlled.

  The control unit 211 acquires time information from the system clock, and acquires exchange information and SNS posting information from a server device (not shown). Information indicating the exchange rate between currencies set by the user is acquired as the exchange information, and information indicating a posted article including the keyword set by the user is acquired as the SNS posting information. The control unit 211 acquires time information and an exchange rate at predetermined intervals, and acquires SNS posting information every time a new posted article is uploaded to the server device.

  The control unit 211 identifies the configuration of the screen currently displayed on the display 214c. For example, the position and display content of the part to be updated on the screen (for example, the time display area 401, the exchange display area 402, and the posted information display area 403 in FIG. 2), the position of the part that can be operated by the user Etc. are specified. In addition, the control unit 211 specifies which update target is the information for updating the information displayed in the update target part. On the other hand, the control unit 211 identifies the surrounding environment such as the weather outside the vehicle and the road conditions based on the captured image output from the vehicle outside camera 228. Further, the control unit 211 specifies the direction of the line of sight of the user (driver and passenger) based on the captured image output from the line-of-sight detection camera 227. Specifically, it is specified which user is looking at which of the time display area 401, the exchange display area 402, and the posted information display area 403 on the screen displayed on the display 214c.

The control unit 211 determines whether to update the display contents of the time display area 401, the exchange display area 402, and the posted information display area 403 based on the acquired time information, exchange information, and SNS posting information. For example, based on at least one of the following rules (1) to (5), it is determined whether or not to update the part to be updated (sometimes referred to as “update part”) with the acquired information. be able to.
(1) When the acquired information is information for updating an update part to which the user's line of sight is directed, the update by the acquired information is postponed.
(2) When the acquired information is information for updating the update part that is the target of the user's operation, the update by the acquired information is postponed.
(3) If the current position is a near-miss point, the update by the acquired information is postponed.
(4) When the current surrounding environment is a high-risk situation, that is, when there is heavy rain, when the road that is currently running is congested, or when the road that is currently running is a very narrow road For this reason, update with the acquired information is postponed.
(5) When the acquired information is information for updating an updated part (the line of sight is directed) that has been operated by the user within an arbitrarily set time, the acquired information Refrain from updating.
However, the acquired information is preferably the latest information such as time information, even if it corresponds to the rules (1)-(5) (that is, the user's action target). Whether or not the surrounding environment is a high-risk situation during the movement of the vehicle), and always update with the acquired information (time information is “information that does not require updating”) Fall under). On the other hand, when the SNS posting information corresponds to the rules (1) to (5) (that is, when it is a user's action target, or when the surrounding environment is a high-risk situation when the vehicle moves). , The update by the acquired information is postponed (SNS post information corresponds to “information necessary for postponement of update”).

[3. Example of operation of navigation device NV]
Next, an operation example of the navigation device NV will be described using the flowchart of FIG. It is assumed that the sight line detection calibration of the vehicle occupant by the sight line detection camera 227 has been completed. Further, the control unit 211 detects the user's line of sight, stores the movement history of the line of sight in the storage device 212, and stores the operation history in the storage device 212 when an operation by the user is performed.

  First, the control unit 211 acquires information (time information, exchange information or SNS posting information) (step S11). Next, the control unit 211 specifies an update part (time display area 401, exchange display area 402, or posted information display area 403) to be updated with the information acquired in the process of step S11 (step S12). For example, if the acquired information is time information, the time display area 401 is specified as an update part, and if the acquired information is SNS post information, the post information display area 403 is specified as an update part.

  Next, the control unit 211 determines whether or not the information acquired in the process of step S11 is information that does not require an update match (step S13). In the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the time information is information that does not require update matching, while the exchange information and SNS posting information are not information that does not require update matching (that is, information that requires update matching). Suppose there is). If the control unit 211 determines that the acquired information is information (time information) that does not need to be updated (step S13: YES), the update identified in the process of step S12 based on the acquired information (time information) The information of the part (time display area 401) is updated (step S21), and the process proceeds to step S11. On the other hand, if the control unit 211 determines that the acquired information is not information that does not need to be updated (ie, if it is determined to be exchange information or SNS posting information) (step S13: NO), then the use The user's current line-of-sight information and operation information are acquired (step S14).

  Next, the control unit 211 determines whether or not the driver's line of sight is directed to the update portion specified in the process of step S12 based on the line-of-sight information acquired in the process of step S14 (step S15). At this time, if the control unit 211 determines that the driver's line of sight is facing the update part (step S15: YES), the control part 211 uses the information acquired in step S11 to determine the update part specified by the process in step S12. The update of the displayed information is postponed (step S22), and the process proceeds to step S11. As a result, even if information is newly acquired for the updated portion where the driver is looking, the information on the updated portion is not updated by the information, so that the driver's understanding of the information content is deepened. On the other hand, if the control unit 211 determines that the driver's line of sight is not directed to the updated portion (step S15: NO), then, based on the operation information acquired in the process of step S14, the operation of the driver It is determined whether or not the target is the update part specified in the process of step S12 (step S16). At this time, for example, when the information acquired in the process of step S11 is SNS posting information and the driver is performing a scroll operation on the posting information display area 403, the determination is “YES”.

  When it is determined that the driver's operation target is the updated part specified in step S12 (step S16: YES), the controller 211 is specified by the process in step S12 based on the information acquired in step S11. The update of the information displayed in the update part is postponed (step S22), and the process proceeds to step S11. As a result, even if new information is acquired for the updated part that the driver is operating, the information of the updated part is not updated by the information, so that the driver's understanding of the information content is deepened. On the other hand, if the control unit 211 determines that the current operation target of the driver is not the updated part specified in the process of step S12 (step S16: NO), then, the driver operation history information, eye movement History information, current position information, and ambient environment information are acquired (step S17). Specifically, the control unit 211 acquires driver's operation history information and line-of-sight movement history information from the storage device 212, acquires latitude, longitude, and altitude data output by the GPS receiving unit 225 as current position information, Ambient environment information is acquired by analyzing an image taken outside the vehicle that is output from the outside camera 228. The ambient environment information is information indicating whether or not the current surrounding environment is in a high-risk situation, and the control unit 211 determines whether the weather outside the vehicle or the road is based on the captured image output by the exterior camera 228. Calculate and obtain based on the situation. For example, if there is heavy rain, if the road you are currently driving is congested, or if the road you are currently driving is an extremely narrow road, you can obtain information on the surrounding environment indicating that the risk is high. Is done. Note that the control unit 211 transmits the current position of the host vehicle via the network to the server apparatus that holds information indicating weather, road conditions, and the like for each position, and responds to the current position from the server apparatus. The information may be acquired and ambient environment information may be calculated based on the information. In addition, the control unit 211 transmits the current position of the host vehicle via the network to the server device that calculates the risk information indicating the risk of the position for each position, and the risk information is It may be acquired as environmental information.

  Next, based on the driver's operation history information and line-of-sight movement history information acquired in step S17, the control unit 211 determines that the updated portion specified in step S12 is the target of operation within a predetermined time from the present time. It is determined whether or not it is an updated part that has been turned or the line of sight is directed (step S18). For example, it is determined whether or not it is an updated part that has become an operation target or a line of sight has been directed up to 30 seconds before the present time. When it is determined that the control unit 221 is an updated part that has been an operation target within a predetermined time or has a line of sight (step S18: YES), the process of step S12 is performed based on the information acquired in step S11. The update of the information displayed in the update part specified by the above is postponed (step S22), and the process proceeds to step S11. As a result, even if new information is acquired for the updated part that the driver has been looking at until the predetermined time or is the target of the operation, the information on the updated part is not updated by the information. When he looks at the information to view the information again, he can view the same information as before. On the other hand, if the control unit 211 determines that it is not an updated part that has become an operation target within a predetermined time or is directed to the line of sight (step S18: NO), then the current acquired in the process of step S17 Based on the position information and information indicating the near-miss point stored in the storage device 212, it is determined whether or not the current position is a near-miss point (step S19).

  When the control unit 211 determines that the current position is a near-miss point (step S19: YES), the information displayed in the update part identified by the process of step S12 is updated by the information acquired in step S11. (Step S22), the process proceeds to step S11. As a result, when the current position is a near-miss point, even if new information is acquired, the information of the updated part is not updated by the information, so the driver can concentrate on driving and safety is improved. To do. On the other hand, if the control unit 211 determines that the current position is not a near-miss point (step S19: NO), then the surrounding environment has a high degree of risk based on the surrounding environment information acquired in the process of step S17. It is determined whether the situation is present (step S20).

  When the control unit 211 determines that the surrounding environment is in a high-risk situation (step S20: YES), the control unit 211 is displayed in the updated part identified by the process of step S12 based on the information acquired in step S11. The information update is postponed (step S22), and the process proceeds to step S11. As a result, when the risk of the surrounding environment is high, even if new information is acquired, the information on the updated part is not updated by the information, so the driver can concentrate on driving and safety is improved. To do. On the other hand, when the control unit 211 determines that the surrounding environment is not in a high-risk situation (step S20: NO), the control unit 211 performs step S12 based on the information (exchange information or SNS posting information) acquired in the process of step S11. The information of the updated part (exchange display area 402 or posted information display area 403) specified in the process is updated (step S21), and the process proceeds to step S11.

  As described above, the control unit 211 (an example of “information acquisition unit”, “ambient environment information acquisition unit”, and “update unit”) of the navigation device NV can be updated by the display 214c (an example of “output unit”). To obtain information on the surrounding environment of the vehicle (an example of a “moving body”), and display the information output on the display 214c based on the risk of the surrounding environment information. Whether to update to information (an example of “second information”) acquired after the information output in the above is controlled.

  Therefore, according to the navigation device NV according to the present embodiment, when presenting information updated at any time to the driver of the vehicle, the driver can drive by controlling the update of the information according to the surrounding environment of the vehicle. You can concentrate and improve your safety.

  In addition, the control unit 211 (an example of “detection means”) detects the operation of the driver of the vehicle, and outputs the information to the display 214c based on whether the information output to the display 214c is a target of the operation of the driver. Control whether to update from the information to the information acquired later.

  Therefore, according to the navigation device NV according to the present embodiment, when information updated at any time is presented to the driver, the information is updated one after another by performing update control according to the situation of the driver. Instead, the update is performed according to the situation of the driver, so that the user can understand the content of the information output on the display 214c and improve convenience.

  Further, the control unit 211 recognizes an update part (an example of “output position”) on the display 214c that updates information (step S12), and information on the operation of the user (driver) is output to the update part. If it is an action for, update the information. Therefore, when the operation of the user (driver) is the operation for the information output to the update part, the content of the information output to the update part of the user (driver) is understood by forcing the update. Can help improve convenience.

  Furthermore, the control unit 211 performs an operation on the movement of the line of sight of the user (driver) or information output from the display 214c of the user (driver) as the operation of the user (driver). To detect. Therefore, when presenting information that is updated from time to time to the user (driver), the user (driver) is looking at the information output from the display 214c, or the display 214c outputs. By performing the update control depending on whether or not an operation is performed on the information, the user (driver) can understand the contents of the information output on the display 214c and can improve convenience.

  Furthermore, the control unit 211 refers to a storage device 212 (an example of “operation history storage unit”) that stores a history of operation (operation history information, line-of-sight movement history information) of the detected user (driver), Currently, the information output to the display 214c that was not the target of the user's (driver's) action, but was the target of the user's (driver) action until a predetermined time ago is updated with the information acquired later. Look up. Therefore, for example, when a user (driver) has been browsing information until a predetermined time ago (although it has been the target of operation), but cannot be browsed due to various circumstances, then browse the information again. Since the information update is postponed when the line of sight is directed to the information, the same information as the predetermined time can be browsed. Note that if the user (driver) has been subject to the operation for a predetermined time (s time, continuous or non-continuous) before the predetermined time (t time) or more, the information update may be postponed. Good. In other words, although the operation target has been set up until time t, when the time is less than s hours, the information may be updated. As a result, only information that has been subject to action (information that has been viewed carefully) can be postponed, and information that has not been subject to action (such as glanced information) will be updated. The convenience of the user (driver) can be improved.

  Furthermore, the information acquired in the process of step S11 is exchange information and SNS posting information (“information required for update reconciliation”) for renewal of the information depending on whether it is a user (driver) operation target, An example of “first type information”) and time information for updating the information regardless of whether the user (driver) is an object of operation (“information for which no update is required”), When the information acquired later is exchange information or SNS posting information (step S13: NO), the information acquired after that is determined by the control unit 211 as an example of “information”. If it is the target of the user's (driver) 's action (step S15, step S16: YES), the update of the information output in the exchange display area 402 or the posted information display area 403 is postponed (S S22), if the information acquired after that is not the object of the user's (driver) operation, the information output in the exchange display area 402 or the posted information display area 403 is updated (step S21). When the acquired information is identified as time information (step S13: YES), the time display area 401 displays whether the acquired information is the target of the user's (driver's) action. The output information is updated (step S21).

  Therefore, if the information acquired later is exchange information or SNS posting information, the control for performing the update or performing the update is performed depending on whether or not the user (driver) is the target of the operation. Thus, it is possible to prevent the information from being updated even though it is the target of the action of the user (driver). On the other hand, if the information acquired later is time information, it is updated regardless of whether or not it is a user's (driver's) action target. Regardless of whether or not the information to be updated is updated, the convenience of the user (driver) is not impaired.

  Furthermore, the information acquired in the process of step S11 is exchange information and SNS posting information (“information that needs to be updated”, which should be updated according to whether or not the surrounding environment information has a high degree of risk. An example of “first type information”) and time information to be updated by the information regardless of whether or not the degree of risk of the surrounding environment information is high (“update no need information”, “second type information”) If the information acquired later is exchange information or SNS posting information (step S13: NO), the risk of the surrounding environment information is high. (Step S19, Step S20: YES) While updating the information output in the exchange display area 402 or the posted information display area 403 by the information acquired after that, In step S22), if the degree of risk of the surrounding environment information is not high, the information output in the exchange display area 402 or the posted information display area 403 is updated with the information acquired later (step S21). When the time information is identified (step S13: YES), the information output to the time display area 401 is updated with the information acquired later regardless of whether or not the risk of the surrounding environment information is high. This is performed (step S21).

  Therefore, if the information acquired later is currency exchange information or SNS posting information, control is performed to update or update according to whether the risk of the surrounding environment information is high. It is possible to prevent the information from being updated despite the high risk of the information. On the other hand, if the information acquired later is time information, it is updated regardless of whether or not the surrounding environment information has a high degree of risk, so whether or not the surrounding environment is in a high degree of danger when the vehicle moves Regardless of whether the information to be updated is updated, the convenience of the user (driver) is not impaired.

  In the above embodiment, it is determined in the process of step S19 whether or not the current position is a near-miss point, and in the process of step S20, it is determined whether or not the surrounding environment is in a high risk situation. However, even if the current position is a near-miss point, it is considered that the risk of the surrounding environment is high. Therefore, in the “high risk of the surrounding environment information” of the present invention, the current position is the near-miss point. Is also included.

[4. Modified example]
Next, a modification of the above embodiment will be described. Note that the modifications described below can be combined as appropriate.

[4.1. Modification 1]
In the above embodiment, the display 214c is exemplified as a device for outputting information. However, in addition to this, another output device (for example, HUD (Head-Up Display) is provided to update information output from a plurality of output devices. In this case, the control unit 211 can specify the configuration of the screen displayed on the display 214c and the HUD.

[4.2. Modification 2]
In the above embodiment, the line of sight of the user (driver or passenger) is detected based on the captured image output by the line-of-sight detection camera 227. However, the line of sight of the user is detected based on data output by the electrooculogram sensor. It is good also as detecting.

[4.3. Modification 3]
In the above-described embodiment, it is determined whether or not the current position is a near-miss point in the process of step S19. However, it may be determined whether or not the current position is approaching the near-miss point. As a result, when the current position is approaching the near-miss point, or when the current position is the near-miss point, the update is delayed and the user (driver) can concentrate on driving, improving safety. .

[4.4. Modification 4]
The control unit 211 uses the navigation device NV from the captured image output by the line-of-sight detection camera 227 (in this case, it means that the line of sight is directed or the operation is being performed) or a rider. If the user is a passenger, the process proceeds to step S21 after steps S11 and S12. On the other hand, if the user is a driver. Only the process shown in FIG. 4 (that is, the process of keeping up with the update of information depending on the situation) may be executed.

[4.5. Modification 5]
In the above embodiment, after the update is postponed in the process of step S22, the process proceeds to step S11 and the next information is acquired, so that the update by the information acquired in the latest process of step S11 is not performed. Although the information will be discarded, the information acquired in the process of step S11 is stocked in the storage device 212 and the process of step S21 is performed in order to update the information acquired in the process of step S11 without fail. May be used for updating (FIFO (First In First Out)) in order from the older information of the stocked information.

[4.6. Modification 6]
Although the said Example demonstrated the case where the information processing apparatus was the navigation apparatus NV mounted in a vehicle, it can apply to all the apparatuses which move with a moving body and output information. For example, the present invention can be applied to a PC (personal computer), a notebook PC, a smartphone, a tablet, and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing apparatus 111A Information acquisition means 111B Ambient environment information acquisition means 111C Update means 111D Detection means 2 Output means 3 Operation history storage means NV Navigation apparatus 211 Control part 211a CPU
211b ROM
211c RAM
212 storage device 213 input device 214 display unit 214a graphics controller 214b buffer memory 214c display 215 bus line 220 input / output interface unit 221 vehicle speed sensor 222 angular velocity sensor 223 acceleration sensor 224 steering angle sensor 225 GPS reception unit 226 data transmission / reception unit 227 gaze detection Camera 228 Outside car camera

Claims (11)

Information acquisition means for acquiring information output to the output means in an updatable manner;
Ambient environment information acquisition means for acquiring ambient environment information related to the surrounding environment of the moving object;
Update means for controlling whether the information output to the output means is updated to second information acquired after the information by the information acquisition means based on the risk of the surrounding environment information;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
Detecting means for detecting the user's movement,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the updating unit further controls whether to update the information to the second information based on whether the information output to the output unit is a target of the operation. An information processing apparatus according to claim 2,
The detection means detects the movement of the driver of the moving body,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the updating means controls whether the information is updated from the information to the second information based on whether the information is an object of the driver's operation detected by the detecting means. . An information processing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3,
The update means recognizes an output position in the output means, and when the user's action detected by the detection means is an action on the information output to the output position, the information is changed to the second information. An information processing apparatus characterized in that it updates the update. An information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the detection unit detects, as the operation, a movement of a line of sight of the user or an operation on the information of the user. An information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5,
The update means refers to the operation history storage means for storing the history of the operation detected by the detection means, and is currently not the object of the operation, but the information that was the object of the operation until a predetermined time before Is an information processing apparatus characterized in that the update to the second information is postponed. An information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 6,
The information includes first type information for which the update of the information is delayed depending on whether the user is an action target, and second type information for updating the information regardless of whether the user is an action target. Are identifiable, and
The updating means includes
If the information is identified as the first type information, the update of the information is postponed by the user's action,
An information processing apparatus, wherein when the information is identified as the second type information, the information is updated regardless of whether the information is an object of the user's operation. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The information includes first type information for which the update of the information is delayed depending on whether or not the surrounding environment information is high in risk, and whether or not the information is updated regardless of whether the surrounding environment information is high in risk or not. Two types of information can be identified,
The updating means includes
When the information is identified as the first type information, if the risk of the surrounding environment information is high, the update of the information is postponed, and if the risk of the surrounding environment information is not high, the second information is obtained from the information. Update to
When the information is identified as the second type information, the information processing apparatus updates the information to the second information regardless of whether or not the surrounding environment information is high in risk. An information processing method by an information processing apparatus,
An information acquisition step of acquiring information output to the output means in an updatable manner;
Ambient environment information acquisition process for acquiring ambient environment information related to the surrounding environment of the moving object,
An update step for controlling whether the information output to the output means is updated to the second information acquired after the information by the information acquisition step based on the risk of the surrounding environment information;
An information processing method comprising: Computer
Information acquisition means for acquiring information output to the output means in an updatable manner;
Ambient environment information acquisition means for acquiring ambient environment information related to the surrounding environment of the moving object,
Updating means for controlling whether or not the information output to the output means is updated to second information acquired after the information by the information acquiring means based on the risk of the surrounding environment information;
An information processing program that functions as a computer program. Computer
Information acquisition means for acquiring information output to the output means in an updatable manner;
Ambient environment information acquisition means for acquiring ambient environment information related to the surrounding environment of the moving object,
Updating means for controlling whether or not the information output to the output means is updated to second information acquired after the information by the information acquiring means based on the risk of the surrounding environment information;
The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the information processing program made to function as.

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