JP2019086458A - Program, information processing apparatus, and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program that can easily perform setting of a destination while reducing the time from when a user gets in a vehicle until when the vehicle starts traveling.SOLUTION: When a user gets in a vehicle and the vehicle starts traveling, a destination setting device displays a smaller scale map, and when receiving an arbitrary location on the displayed map, sets the received location to a temporary destination. An automatic driving control device controls the vehicle to start traveling to the temporary destination set by the destination setting device. After the vehicle starts traveling, the destination setting device displays a map that includes the temporary destination and has a larger scale than that of the map being displayed, and receives and sets a destination from the displayed map.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a program, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method.

  In recent years, research and development on automatic driving of cars have been conducted. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for assisting a user operation for instructing a traveling operation such as a lane change, overtaking, and a follow-up traveling to a vehicle capable of autonomous driving. According to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the user can intuitively and easily instruct various traveling operations to the vehicle.

International Publication No. 2017/022200

  Since the vehicle capable of autonomous driving starts traveling to the set destination after the destination is set by the user, it does not start traveling until the setting of the destination is completed. In addition, a sufficient time is required to set the destination accurately, and it takes time for the vehicle to start traveling after the user gets in. For example, when a destination is set in a vehicle parked on a road shoulder or a roadside zone, there is a possibility that traffic of a following vehicle may be obstructed to cause congestion.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to easily set a destination while shortening the time from when the user gets on to when the vehicle starts traveling. To provide programs that can be

  A program according to an aspect of the present invention displays, on a display unit, a small scale map of a plurality of maps of different scales on a computer, and any position on the small scale map displayed on the display unit. After the moving body that moves based on the received arbitrary position starts moving, a map including the arbitrary position and a larger scale than the small scale map is displayed on the display unit, and A process of receiving a destination from the large-scaled map displayed on the display unit may be executed.

  In one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily set the destination while shortening the time from when the user gets in and when the vehicle starts traveling.

It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of an in-vehicle system. It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of an in-vehicle system. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which the destination setting apparatus performs. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a screen of the destination setting apparatus. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a screen of the destination setting apparatus. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a screen of the destination setting apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which the destination setting apparatus of Embodiment 2 performs. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a screen of the destination setting apparatus of Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a screen of the destination setting apparatus of Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which the destination setting apparatus of Embodiment 3 performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which the destination setting apparatus of Embodiment 4 performs. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a screen of the destination setting apparatus of Embodiment 4. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which the destination setting apparatus of Embodiment 5 performs. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a screen of the destination setting apparatus of Embodiment 5. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which the destination setting apparatus of Embodiment 6 performs.

  Hereinafter, the program and the like of the present disclosure will be specifically described based on the drawings showing an embodiment applied to an in-vehicle system mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile capable of autonomous driving.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG.1 and FIG.2 is a block diagram which shows the structural example of a vehicle-mounted system. The on-vehicle system according to the present embodiment includes a destination setting device 1, a server device 2, an automatic driving control device 3, a traveling control unit 4, etc. The destination setting device 1, the automatic driving control device 3 and the traveling control unit 4 are vehicles. (Mounted on mobile). A plurality of server devices 2 may be provided, or may be realized by a plurality of virtual machines provided in one device. The destination setting device 1 and the server device 2 are configured to be connectable to a network N such as the Internet. The destination setting device 1 and the automatic driving control device 3 are configured to perform wired communication or wireless communication, and can be configured as CAN (Controller Area Network), Ethernet (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Wi-Fi (registered trademark) Communication of communication standard such as registered trademark) is performed. The automatic driving control device 3 and the traveling control unit 4 are configured to perform wired communication, and perform communication of CAN communication standard, for example.

  The traveling control unit 4 includes a steering drive unit for driving the steering system, a brake drive unit for driving the brake system, an accelerator drive unit for driving the accelerator system, and a blinker for controlling blinks and extinguishes of the blinkers. Includes control unit etc. A steering system is a system for steering a vehicle, and changes the traveling direction of the vehicle according to control by a steering drive unit. The brake system is a system for decelerating the vehicle, and decelerates the vehicle to a speed controlled by the brake drive. An accelerator system is a system for accelerating a vehicle and accelerates the vehicle to a speed controlled by an accelerator drive. The blinkers blink or extinguish under the control of the blinker control unit.

  Various control signals are input to the traveling control unit 4 from the automatic driving control device 3, and the steering drive unit, the brake driving unit, the accelerator driving unit, and the turn signal control unit follow the control signals from the automatic driving control device 3. , Brake system, accelerator system, control the operation of the turn signal. Thereby, the traveling control unit 4 can cause the vehicle to perform traveling operations such as acceleration, deceleration, lane change, overtaking, follow-up, and the like according to the control from the automatic driving control device 3.

  The automatic driving control device 3 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, a sensor unit 33, a position information acquisition unit 34, an input / output unit 35 and the like, and these units are mutually connected via a bus. The control unit 31 includes a processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a micro-processing unit (MPU). The control unit 31 appropriately executes the control program stored in the storage unit 32 to control the operation of each unit described above, and performs various information processing, control processing, and the like related to the automatic driving control device 3. The storage unit 32 includes a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, and stores in advance a control program to be executed by the control unit 31 and various data required to execute the control program. The storage unit 32 also temporarily stores data and the like generated when the control unit 31 executes the control program.

  The sensor unit 33 includes a plurality of sensors for detecting the state of the vehicle. For example, the sensor unit 33 includes an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, and the like for detecting the traveling state of the vehicle. Further, the sensor unit 33 includes a forward surveillance camera for detecting the surrounding condition of the host vehicle, a backward surveillance camera, a periphery surveillance camera, an infrared camera, an ultrasonic sensor, a millimeter wave radar, LiDAR (Light detection and ranging), and the like. As the situation around the host vehicle, for example, the presence or absence of another vehicle, an obstacle, a two-wheeled vehicle, a pedestrian, etc. in front, rear or around is detected. Furthermore, the sensor unit 33 may include a sensor for detecting a road surface condition, an air conditioning condition in the vehicle, and the like.

The position information acquisition unit 34 detects the current position of the vehicle, and acquires position information (for example, coordinate values of longitude and latitude) indicating the current position. The position information acquisition unit 34 receives, for example, a radio wave transmitted from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite via a GPS antenna (not shown) provided in the vehicle, and detects the current position based on the received radio wave. Do. In addition, the detection method of a present position is not restricted to the method based on the electromagnetic wave from a GPS Satellite.
The input / output unit 35 transmits / receives signals to / from the traveling control unit 4 by wire communication. For example, the automatic driving control device 3 transmits a control signal from the input / output unit 35 to the steering drive unit or the like of the traveling control unit 4. The input / output unit 35 also transmits and receives signals to and from the destination setting device 1 by wired communication or wireless communication. For example, the automatic driving control device 3 receives the signal transmitted from the destination setting device 1 at the input / output unit 35.

  In the automatic driving control device 3 configured as described above, the control unit 31 determines the traveling direction, the speed, and the like of the vehicle from the detection results of the sensors of the sensor unit 33 and the driving states of the systems of the traveling control unit 4. And control part 31 specifies a control value which should control each system of traveling control part 4 in order to realize the decided direction of movement, speed, etc., and makes a control signal including the specified control value be each of traveling control part 4 Send to the drive unit. Each drive unit of the traveling control unit 4 drives each system in accordance with the control signal acquired from the automatic driving control device 3, and as a result, the vehicle travels automatically.

  The destination setting device 1 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an operation panel 13, a communication unit 14, an input / output unit 15 and the like, and these units are mutually connected via a bus. The control unit 11 includes a processor such as a CPU or an MPU. The control unit 11 performs various information processing, control processing, and the like related to the destination setting device 1 by appropriately executing the control program stored in the storage unit 12, and operates as the information processing device of the present disclosure. Do. The storage unit 12 includes a flash memory, a hard disk, an SSD (Solid State Drive), and the like. The storage unit 12 stores in advance a control program to be executed by the control unit 11 and various data required to execute the control program. The storage unit 12 also temporarily stores data and the like generated when the control unit 11 executes the control program. The control program stored in the storage unit 12 includes a destination setting program 12 a which is a program of the present disclosure.

  The operation panel 13 is a touch panel in which the display unit 13a and the input unit 13b are integrally configured. The display unit 13a includes, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, and the like, and displays information to be notified to the user, information necessary for operation, and the like according to an instruction from the control unit 11. The input unit 13 b receives an operation input by the user, and sends a control signal corresponding to the content of the operation to the control unit 11. The display unit 13a and the input unit 13b may be separately provided without using the operation panel 13.

The communication unit 14 is an interface for connecting to a network N such as the Internet by wired communication or wireless communication, and transmits and receives information via the network N. For example, the destination setting device 1 transmits and receives information to and from the server device 2 via the communication unit 14. The destination setting device 1 may acquire the destination setting program 12 a from an external device via the network N and store the destination setting program 12 a in the storage unit 12.
The input / output unit 15 transmits / receives signals to / from the automatic driving control device 3 by wired communication or wireless communication. For example, the destination setting device 1 transmits a control signal from the input / output unit 15 to the automatic driving control device 3.

  The server device 2 is a server computer, a personal computer or the like. The server device 2 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a communication unit 23, and the like, and these units are mutually connected via a bus. The control unit 21 includes a processor such as a CPU or an MPU. The control unit 21 executes various control processes and the like related to the server device 2 by appropriately executing the control program stored in the storage unit 22. The storage unit 22 includes a flash memory, a hard disk, an SSD (Solid State Drive), and the like. The storage unit 22 stores in advance a control program to be executed by the control unit 21 and various data necessary for executing the control program. The storage unit 22 also temporarily stores data and the like generated when the control unit 21 executes the control program. The data stored in the storage unit 22 includes, for example, a map database (hereinafter referred to as a map DB) 22a in which map information for displaying maps of various parts of Japan is stored. Note that map information of at least two different scales is registered in the map DB 22a.

The communication unit 23 is an interface for connecting to the network N by wired communication or wireless communication, and transmits and receives information via the network N. For example, the server device 2 transmits and receives information to and from the destination setting device 1 via the communication unit 23.
The server device 2 may include a display unit, an input unit, and the like in addition to the above-described configuration.

  In the on-vehicle system having the above-described configuration, the user of the vehicle operates the destination setting device 1 to input a destination (destination), and the destination setting device 1 performs the operation control device 3 for the input destination. Set for external device). Then, the automatic driving control device 3 identifies the route to the set destination, and based on the identified route, the detection result of each sensor of the sensor unit 33, the driving state of each system of the traveling control unit 4, etc. Direction and speed of Furthermore, the automatic driving control device 3 automatically travels the vehicle to the set destination by controlling each system of the traveling control unit 4 based on the determined traveling direction, speed, and the like. In the on-vehicle system, the route to the set destination may be specified by the server device 2. In this case, for example, after the destination setting device 1 transmits the input destination to the server device 2 and the server device 2 specifies a route to the destination, the server device 2 aims to the destination setting device 1 The route to the ground may be notified, and the destination setting device 1 may set the notified route to the automatic driving control device 3.

  Next, the destination setting process performed by the destination setting device 1 will be described based on a flowchart. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure of processing performed by the destination setting device 1. FIGS. 4 to 6 are schematic views showing examples of the screen of the destination setting device 1. As shown in FIG. The following processing is executed by the control unit 11 in accordance with a control program including the destination setting program 12 a stored in the storage unit 12 of the destination setting device 1.

  When the user gets into the vehicle, or when the user who gets into the vehicle instructs to start traveling of the vehicle, the control unit 11 of the destination setting device 1 performs the following processing. Specifically, the control unit 11 (first display control unit) requests the server device 2 for map information on a small scale via the communication unit 14, and the small scale on the basis of the map information received from the server device 2. Is displayed on the operation panel 13 (display unit 13a) (S1). Here, the small scale is, for example, a scale stored in advance in the storage unit 12 as default information, and if it is a scale other than the largest scale among the map information stored in the map DB 22a of the server device 2. It may be at any scale. Therefore, the control unit 11 acquires, from the server device 2, the map information of the reduced scale stored in the storage unit 12. As a result, the control unit 11 acquires, from the server device 2, any map information other than the map information of the maximum scale among the map information stored in the map DB 22 a and displays the map information on the display unit 13 a.

  The range (for example, the Kanto region, the Kinki region, etc.) of the map information acquired by the destination setting device 1 from the server device 2 may be, for example, a range stored in advance in the storage unit 12. It may be a preset range. For example, it may be a range of a predetermined distance from the current position with the current position of the vehicle acquired by the position information acquisition unit 34 of the automatic driving control device 3 as a center. Note that the scale of the map displayed in step S1 may be preset by the user of the vehicle, or may be a scale based on the usage history of the user's vehicle. For example, if the frequency of going to a distant place by a vehicle is high, the map may be displayed on a small scale to display a wide range display, or if the frequency of going to the same place is high, a range including the current position and the position is displayed It is good also as a scale which can display the

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the display screen of the map displayed in step S1. On the screen shown in FIG. 4, a message indicating that the direction (direction) of the destination is to be set is displayed using the displayed map. Further, on the screen shown in FIG. 4, a message indicating that the detailed (concrete) destination is to be set after the vehicle travels is displayed, and for the user, the purpose is not to set the destination on this screen. Inform you to set the direction of the ground. Furthermore, on the screen shown in FIG. 4, for example, an icon H indicating the current position of the vehicle acquired by the position information acquisition unit 34 of the automatic driving control device 3 is displayed on the map.

  In the screen shown in FIG. 4, the user specifies the direction (direction) of the destination by performing a touch operation on the vicinity of the place to go on the displayed map. For example, when the user wants to go to a sightseeing spot in Tochigi Prefecture, the user performs touch operation on an arbitrary position in Tochigi Prefecture on the map. Note that the screen shown in FIG. 4 is provided with a wide area button and a detail button, and it is displayed by the user operating the wide area button or the detail button when it is difficult to specify the vicinity of the destination on the displayed map. You can switch the scale of the map being When the wide area button is operated on the screen illustrated in FIG. 4, the control unit 11 acquires map information of a smaller scale than the map being displayed from the server device 2 and switches the display to a smaller scale map. When the detail button is operated, the control unit 11 acquires map information of a larger scale than the map being displayed from the server device 2 and switches the display to a map of a larger scale. In addition, on the screen displayed on the operation panel 13 by the destination setting device 1, a determination button for determining the destination designated by the user touching any position on the map as the final destination is displayed. Ru. However, the screen shown in FIG. 4 is a screen for designating the direction (direction) of the destination, and here, the determination button is displayed in a state where it can not be operated.

  The control unit 11 determines whether the user performs a touch operation on an arbitrary position on the map shown in FIG. 4 (S2), and determines that the touch operation is not performed ((2) S2: NO), wait for touch operation. When it is determined that the touch operation by the user is performed (S2: YES), the control unit 11 (reception unit) receives an arbitrary position on the touch operated map, and the received touch operated position (touch position) The temporary destination is determined based on (S3). Each map information includes location information of landmarks on the map, landmarks of prefectural offices, municipal offices, stations, parks, schools, buildings, etc. according to the scale. Therefore, the control unit 11 specifies the building of the mark closest to the touch position on the map, and determines the building of the specified mark as a temporary destination (hereinafter referred to as a temporary destination).

  Then, the control unit 11 sets the determined temporary destination as the temporary destination of the vehicle to the automatic driving control device 3 (S4). The automatic driving control device 3 identifies the route to the temporary destination set by the destination setting device 1, and based on the identified route, the detection result by the sensor unit 33, the driving state of each system of the traveling control unit 4, etc. And determine the traveling direction and speed of the vehicle. Then, the automatic driving control device 3 causes the vehicle to start traveling toward the temporary destination by controlling each system of the traveling control unit 4 based on the determined traveling direction, speed, and the like. In addition, the control part 11 may display the message which notifies a user of the set temporary destination on the map on display, and when the destination setting apparatus 1 has an audio | voice output function, the temporary objective by audio | voice output The ground may be notified to the user. Thus, the user can grasp where the vehicle has started traveling.

  Next, the control unit 11 determines whether the vehicle has started traveling (moving) (S5). For example, the control unit 11 determines whether the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 34 of the automatic driving control device 3 has changed, and determines that the vehicle has started traveling when the position information has changed. Note that the control unit 11 may determine whether the vehicle has started traveling based on the detection result by any sensor of the sensor unit 33 of the automatic driving control device 3. When the destination setting device 1 has a position information acquisition unit that detects the current position of the vehicle and acquires position information indicating the current position, the control unit 11 controls the position information acquisition unit of the destination setting device 1. Whether or not the vehicle has started traveling may be determined based on whether or not the acquired position information changes.

  If it is determined that the vehicle has not started traveling (S5: NO), the control unit 11 stands by until the vehicle starts traveling. When it is determined that the vehicle has started traveling (S5: YES), the control unit 11 (second display control unit) includes the temporary destination determined in step S3, and has a larger scale than the map displayed in step S1. Map information is requested to the server device 2, and a map with a large scale is displayed on the operation panel 13 (display unit 13a) based on the map information received from the server device 2 (S6). In addition, as long as the large scale is a scale larger than the map information displayed in step S1 among the map information stored in the map DB 22a, the scale may be one scale larger, or two scales larger or the largest scale. .

  The control unit 11 determines whether the user has performed a touch operation on an arbitrary position on the map displayed in step S6 (S7), and determines that the touch operation has not been performed. (S7: NO), it waits until the touch operation is performed. If it is determined that the touch operation has been performed by the user (S7: YES), the control unit 11 determines a temporary destination based on the touch position (S8). Also here, the control unit 11 specifies the building of the mark closest to the touch position on the map, and determines the building of the specified mark as a temporary destination. Then, the control unit 11 resets the determined temporary destination to the automatic driving control device 3 as a temporary destination of the vehicle (S9). The automatic driving control device 3 identifies the route to the temporary destination which has been reset, and based on the identified route, the detection result by the sensor unit 33, the driving state of each system of the traveling control unit 4, etc. Determine the direction and speed etc. Then, the automatic driving control device 3 controls the respective systems of the traveling control unit 4 based on the determined traveling direction, speed and the like to cause the vehicle to start traveling toward the reset temporary destination.

  As shown in FIG. 4, it is not possible to specify the final destination by touch operation on a map with a small scale. Therefore, the screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed in a state where the determination button can not be operated. FIG. 5 shows a display example of a map based on the map information of the maximum scale among map information stored in the map DB 22a, for example, and the screen shown in FIG. 5 has the same configuration as the screen shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, on the map with a large scale, the final destination (specifically, the building to be the final destination, etc.) can be specified by touch operation, so the decision button on the screen shown in FIG. Is displayed in an operable state. In the screen shown in FIG. 5, for example, when the user wants to go to the BB tower, the user touches the BB tower in the map. When the BB tower in the map of the screen shown in FIG. 5 is touch-operated, the control unit 11 determines the BB tower as a temporary destination and resets the temporary destination with respect to the automatic driving control device 3. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 11 displays on the map a message notifying the user that the temporary destination set by the user's touch operation is the BB tower. The user confirms the message, and operates the determination button on the screen if the set temporary destination is the desired destination. In addition, the map on which the determination button in the screen is displayed so as to be operable does not have to be the map of the maximum scale as shown in FIG. 5, and the detailed destination (touching any position on the map) It may be a map on a scale to the extent that a building or the like set as the destination can be specified.

  Based on the control signal from operation panel 13 (input unit 13b), control unit 11 determines whether the determination button in the display screen has been operated (S10). If it is determined that the determination button is not operated (S10: NO), the control unit 11 returns to the process of step S6, receives map information of a larger scale than the map being displayed from the server device 2, A map of the scale is displayed on the operation panel 13 (S6). The control unit 11 repeats the processes of steps S6 to S9 until the determination button on the display screen is operated. Thus, the control unit 11 includes the designated temporary destination, the map to be displayed on the operation panel 13 each time a temporary destination is specified from the displayed map until the determination button is operated. Repeat the process of switching to a map with a larger scale than the displayed map. While the displayed screen is displayed in a state in which the determination button can not be operated, the control unit 11 determines that the determination button is not operated.

  If it is determined that the determination button has been operated (S10: YES), the control unit 11 sets the temporary destination set in the immediately preceding step S9 as the final destination (destination) (S11). Thereby, the control unit 11 functions as a destination reception unit that receives a destination, and sets the received destination in the automatic driving control device 3. For example, the control unit 11 may set the temporary destination set in step S9 as the final destination of the vehicle with respect to the automatic driving control device 3. In addition, since the automatic driving | operation control apparatus 3 has started control with respect to each system of the traveling control part 4 based on the temporary destination set by the control part 11 by step S9, it is not necessary to perform anything here. When setting of the final destination for the automatic driving control device 3 is performed, the control unit 11 ends the process of setting (inputting) the destination.

  According to the process described above, when the user gets on the vehicle, the temporary destination can be designated by touch-operating any position in the displayed map, and the automatic driving control device 3 controls the traveling control unit 4 to perform designation. Start driving the vehicle to the temporary destination. Therefore, since the traveling of the vehicle is started when the user designates the temporary destination (the direction of the destination), it is possible to shorten the time from when the user gets on to when the vehicle starts traveling. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, by displaying a wide range map at a small scale, the choice of the place designated by the user as the temporary destination is expanded, and the setting of the temporary destination is completed on the first displayed screen. You are more likely to Therefore, it is possible to further reduce the time from when the user gets on to when the vehicle starts traveling. In addition, since the scale of the displayed map is gradually increased after the vehicle starts traveling, it is possible to set the final destination by performing touch operation on any position on the map where the display is switched sequentially. It is easy to set the ground.

  In the present embodiment, in addition to a configuration in which the user receives designation of a destination (temporary destination) by performing a touch operation on an arbitrary position on the map displayed on the operation panel 13, the destination setting device 1 inputs voice. If it has a function, it may be configured to receive designation of a destination by voice input. In addition, the destination setting device 1 inputs characters such as the name of the destination by the user via the operation panel 13 (input unit 13b), and selects the destination by the user selecting the registered location stored in the storage unit 12 in advance. You may accept the specification. Therefore, instead of touch-operating, for example, an arbitrary position in Tochigi on the map shown in FIG. 4, the user inputs a voice or character input “Tochigi” and the direction of the destination or the destination is input. It can be specified.

Second Embodiment
An in-vehicle system of a second embodiment will be described. The in-vehicle system of the present embodiment has the same configuration as the in-vehicle system of the first embodiment described above, and performs the same processing. Therefore, in the in-vehicle system of the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. The same components and processes as those of the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The destination setting device 1 according to this embodiment performs not only the same processing as that of the first embodiment but also the following processing.

  Below, the process which the destination setting apparatus 1 of this embodiment performs is demonstrated based on a flowchart. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the procedure of processing performed by the destination setting device 1 of the second embodiment, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are schematic views showing an example of the screen of the destination setting device 1 of the second embodiment. Note that FIG. 7 adds the processing of steps S21 to S27 to the processing shown in FIG. 3, and illustration of steps S4 to S11 in FIG. 3 is omitted in FIG.

  Also in the present embodiment, for example, when the user gets into the vehicle, the control unit 11 of the destination setting device 1 receives map information of a small scale from the server device 2 via the communication unit 14 and receives the received map information A small scale map is displayed on the operation panel 13 based on (S1). FIG. 8 shows an example of a display screen of a map displayed in step S1 in the second embodiment. The screen shown in FIG. 8 has the same configuration as the screen shown in FIG. 4 and further includes a nearby map button and a wide area map button. In addition, the screen shown in FIG. 8 is displaying the map (wide area map) of the wide range by small scale, and is a screen of the state in which the wide area map button was operated.

  The control unit 11 determines whether the user has performed a touch operation at an arbitrary position on the map shown in FIG. 8 (S2), and determines that the touch operation has been performed (S2: YES), the process after step S3 in FIG. 3 is performed. That is, the control unit 11 executes a function based on the processing of steps S3 to S11 in FIG. 3 (specifically, a function of gradually changing the scale of the displayed map). If it is determined that the touch operation has not been performed at an arbitrary position (S2: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether the nearby map button in the screen shown in FIG. 8 has been operated (S21). In addition, when the destination is a place in the vicinity of the current position, the user operates the vicinity map button without performing the touch operation on any position on the map. When it is determined that the vicinity map button is not operated (S21: NO), the control unit 11 returns to the process of step S2.

  If it is determined that the vicinity map button has been operated (S21: YES), the control unit 11 is a function based on the processing of steps S3 to S11 in FIG. 3 (that is, a function of gradually changing the scale of the displayed map) ) Turn off. Then, the control unit 11 receives the map information of the maximum scale including the current position from the server device 2 and displays the map of the maximum scale on the operation panel 13 as shown in FIG. 9 based on the received map information (S22 ). The map displayed here is not limited to the map of the largest scale, and may be the map of the second largest scale or the map of the third largest scale among the map information stored in the map DB 22a. The screen shown in FIG. 9 has the same configuration as the screen shown in FIG. 5, and further has a nearby map button and a wide area map button. Moreover, the icon H which shows the present position of a vehicle is displayed on the map shown in FIG.

  The control unit 11 determines whether a touch operation by the user has been performed at an arbitrary position on the map displayed in step S22 (S23). If it is determined that the touch operation has been performed (S23: YES), the control unit 11 determines a temporary destination based on the touch position, and determines the temporary destination determined as a temporary vehicle to the automatic driving control device 3. Set as the destination (S24). Thereby, the automatic driving control device 3 causes the vehicle to start traveling toward the set temporary destination.

  Next, based on the control signal from the operation panel 13, the control unit 11 determines whether the determination button in the screen displayed in step S22 is operated (S25). If it is determined that the determination button is operated (S25: YES), the control unit 11 sets the temporary destination set in step S24 as the final destination (destination) (S26), and sets (inputs) the destination End the process. When it is determined that the determination button is not operated (S25: NO), the control unit 11 returns to the process of step S23. If it is determined that the touch operation is not performed in step S23 (S23: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether the wide area map button in the screen shown in FIG. 9 is operated (S27). If the control unit 11 determines that the wide area map button is not operated (S27: NO), it returns to the process of step S23, and if it is determined that the wide area map button is operated (S27: YES), the process of step S1 Return to Thereafter, when the touch operation by the user is performed at an arbitrary position on the map displayed in step S1 (S2: YES), the control unit 11 performs the function based on the processing of steps S3 to S11 in FIG. That is, the function of gradually changing the scale of the displayed map is executed.

  By the above-described processing, the user appropriately switches between the display of the map of the small scale as shown in FIG. 8 and the display of the map of the large scale as shown in FIG. 9 by operating the neighborhood map button or the wide area map button. be able to. Therefore, when the destination is in the vicinity of the current position, the user can easily designate an arbitrary destination on the map in a short time by operating the vicinity map button and displaying the map in the vicinity of the current position. . As described above, it is possible to switch the setting process of the destination according to whether or not the user operates the nearby map button.

(Embodiment 3)
The vehicle-mounted system of Embodiment 3 is demonstrated. The in-vehicle system of the present embodiment has the same configuration as the in-vehicle system of the first embodiment described above, and performs the same processing. Therefore, in the in-vehicle system of the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. The same components and processes as those of the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The destination setting device 1 according to this embodiment performs not only the same processing as that of the first embodiment but also the following processing.

  Below, the process which the destination setting apparatus 1 of this embodiment performs is demonstrated based on a flowchart. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing performed by the destination setting device 1 of the third embodiment. 10 adds the process of steps S31 to S37 between the processes of steps S3 and S4 in FIG. 3. In FIG. 10, the illustration of steps S5 to S11 in FIG. 3 is omitted.

  The control unit 11 of the destination setting device 1 of the present embodiment performs the same processing as steps S1 to S3 in FIG. 3. Then, the control unit 11 measures the distance between the temporary destination determined in step S3 and the current position (S31). The control unit 11 acquires the current position from, for example, the position information acquisition unit 34 of the automatic driving control device 3, and based on the acquired latitude and longitude of the current position and the latitude and longitude of the determined temporary destination. Calculate the distance between the two points. The control unit 11 determines whether the calculated distance is less than the predetermined distance (S32), and when it is determined that the calculated distance is equal to or more than the predetermined distance (S32: NO), the processing in step S4 and subsequent steps in FIG. . That is, a function based on the processing of steps S4 to S11 in FIG. 3 (specifically, a function of gradually changing the scale of the displayed map) is executed. The control unit 11 calculates the lengths of the current position and the touch position (temporary destination) on the displayed map, and determines whether the calculated length is less than a predetermined length. It is also good.

  If it is determined that the distance between the temporary destination and the current position is less than the predetermined distance (S32: YES), the control unit 11 turns off the function based on the processing in steps S4 to S11 in FIG. Then, the control unit 11 receives the map information of the maximum scale including the current position from the server device 2 and displays the map of the maximum scale as shown in FIG. 5 on the operation panel 13 based on the received map information (S33) ). The map displayed here includes an icon H indicating the current position of the vehicle, as in the map shown in FIG. Further, the map displayed here is not limited to the map of the largest scale, and among the map information stored in the map DB 22a, the map of the second largest scale or the map of the third largest scale may be used.

  The control unit 11 determines whether a touch operation by the user has been performed at an arbitrary position on the map displayed in step S33 (S34). When it is determined that the touch operation is not performed (S34: NO), the control unit 10 stands by until the touch operation is performed. If it is determined that the touch operation has been performed (S34: YES), the control unit 11 determines a temporary destination based on the touch position, and determines the temporary destination determined as a temporary vehicle to the automatic driving control device 3. Set as the destination (S35). Thereby, the automatic driving control device 3 causes the vehicle to start traveling toward the set temporary destination. Next, the control unit 11 determines whether the determination button in the screen displayed in step S33 is operated (S36). When it is determined that the determination button is operated (S36: YES), the control unit 11 sets the temporary destination set in step S35 as the final destination (destination) (S37), and the destination setting process is ended. Do. When it is determined that the determination button is not operated (S36: NO), the control unit 11 returns to the process of step S34.

  If the temporary destination designated by the touch operation on the map with a small scale as shown in FIG. 4 is close to the current position (less than a predetermined distance) by the above-described process, the large scale as shown in FIG. 5 Switch to the map display of. As a result, when the destination is close to the current position, a map with a large scale is displayed at an early stage, so that the user can easily specify the destination on the map in a short time. As described above, it is possible to switch the setting process of the destination according to whether or not the designated temporary destination is close to the current position. The configuration of the present embodiment can also be applied to the second embodiment described above, and the same effect can be obtained when applied to the second embodiment. When applied to the second embodiment, not only when the user operates the vicinity map button on the display screen, but also when the destination designated on the small scale map is close to the current position, the large scale map It is switched to the display.

(Embodiment 4)
An in-vehicle system of a fourth embodiment will be described. The in-vehicle system of the present embodiment has the same configuration as the in-vehicle system of the first embodiment described above, and performs the same processing. Therefore, in the in-vehicle system of the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. The same components and processes as those of the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The destination setting device 1 according to this embodiment performs not only the same processing as that of the first embodiment but also the following processing.

  Below, the process which the destination setting apparatus 1 of this embodiment performs is demonstrated based on a flowchart. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the procedure of processing performed by the destination setting device 1 of the fourth embodiment, and FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing an example of the screen of the destination setting device 1 of the fourth embodiment. Note that FIG. 11 adds the processing of steps S41 to S44 between the processing of steps S9 and S10 in FIG. 3, and the illustration of steps S1 to S5 in FIG. 3 is omitted in FIG.

  The control unit 11 of the destination setting device 1 of the present embodiment performs the same processing as steps S1 to S9 in FIG. 3. Then, the control unit 11 determines whether or not there is stop position information with respect to the temporary destination determined in step S8 (S41). The stop position information is position information of parking / stop locations in each building with respect to a building of a mark included in the map information, for example, position information of front entrance of each building, employee entrance, entrance of underground parking lot, neighboring parking lot, etc. including. The stop position information is included in the map information of the maximum scale, for example, together with the position information of the landmark building. Therefore, the control unit 11 determines whether the map information being displayed includes stop position information in the building of the mark determined as the temporary destination in step S8. The stop position information is included not only in the map information of the maximum scale but also in the map information of the second largest scale, the map information of the third largest scale, etc. among the map information stored in the map DB 22a. It may be

  When it is determined that the stop position information is not present (S41: NO), the control unit 11 performs the processing after step S10 in FIG. If it is determined that there is stop position information (S41: YES), the control unit 11 reads stop position information in the building determined as the temporary destination in step S8 from the map information. And the control part 11 displays the stop position in a temporary destination on the map on display as shown in FIG. 12 based on the read stop position information (S42). In the screen shown in FIG. 12, a BB tower is set as a temporary destination, and it is possible to select a front entrance, an employee entrance, an underground parking lot, and a nearby parking lot as parking and stopping places in the BB tower. When the building set as the temporary destination is the desired destination, the user specifies any one of the stop positions as the final destination by performing touch operation on any of the displayed stop positions. In addition, when the building set as the temporary destination is not a desired destination, the user newly designates a desired destination by performing a touch operation on a different position on the displayed map.

  The control unit 11 determines whether any one of the stop positions is designated (selected) or not on the screen on which the stop position is displayed as shown in FIG. 12 (S43), and it is determined that the stop position is not designated. If it is (S43: NO), it waits until it is specified. If it is determined that one of the stop positions is specified (S43: YES), the control unit 11 sets the specified stop position as the final destination (S44). The automatic driving control device 3 specifies the route to the final destination set by the destination setting device 1, controls each system of the traveling control unit 4 based on the specified route etc., and sets the vehicle as the final destination. Drive it towards you.

  According to the above-described process, at the temporary destination set by the user touching any position on the map, it is possible to suggest to the user which place around the building which is the temporary destination should be the final destination . Thus, the user can specify the place to be the final destination by selecting one of the proposed places. Since the vehicle automatically travels to the final destination designated by the user, for example, when arriving near the destination, the user does not have to consider and designate at which place the vehicle should be stopped. Therefore, when automatic travel to the final destination is completed, smooth alighting is possible.

In the present embodiment, the parked / stopped places displayed so as to be selectable may be extracted from the past travel history of the user. For example, when the user has come to the same place (building) in the past, the traveling end place at that time may be extracted from the traveling history, and the extracted place may be displayed as one of the parking and stopping places.
The configuration of the present embodiment can also be applied to the second and third embodiments described above, and the same effect can be obtained when applied to the second and third embodiments.

Embodiment 5
An in-vehicle system of a fifth embodiment will be described. The in-vehicle system of the present embodiment has the same configuration as the in-vehicle system of the first embodiment described above, and performs the same processing. Therefore, in the in-vehicle system of the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. The same components and processes as those of the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The destination setting device 1 according to this embodiment performs not only the same processing as that of the first embodiment but also the following processing.

  Below, the process which the destination setting apparatus 1 of this embodiment performs is demonstrated based on a flowchart. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the procedure of processing performed by the destination setting device 1 of the fifth embodiment, and FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing an example of the screen of the destination setting device 1 of the fifth embodiment. Note that FIG. 13 adds the processing of steps S51 to S60 before the processing of step S1 in FIG. 3, and the illustration of steps S2 to S11 in FIG. 3 is omitted in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, for example, when the user gets into the vehicle, the control unit 11 of the destination setting device 1 is, for example, the surroundings of the own vehicle based on detection signals from the respective sensors of the sensor unit 33 of the automatic driving control device 3. It is determined whether there is another vehicle (S51). When the vehicle is equipped with an inter-vehicle communication function that wirelessly communicates with other vehicles in the vicinity to transmit and receive information of the vehicle such as the current position and traveling speed, the control unit 11 performs the other-to-vehicle communication. Based on the information received from the vehicle, it may be determined whether another vehicle exists around the host vehicle.

  If it is determined that there is another vehicle (S51: YES), the control unit 11 performs the processing after step S1 in FIG. That is, the control unit 11 executes a function based on the processing of steps S1 to S11 in FIG. 3 (specifically, a function of gradually changing the scale of the displayed map). When it is determined that the other vehicle does not exist (S51: NO), the control unit 11 turns off the function based on the process of steps S1 to S11 in FIG. In this case, the control unit 11 receives, from the server device 2 via the communication unit 14, map information of a small scale similar to step S 1, and based on the received map information, as shown in FIG. A map is displayed on the operation panel 13 (S52).

  Although the screen shown in FIG. 14 displays a map with the same scale as the screen shown in FIG. 4, it is not a screen for specifying the direction of the destination, but for specifying a detailed (concrete) destination. It is a screen. Therefore, the screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed in a state where the determination button can be operated. The control unit 11 determines whether the detail button in the screen shown in FIG. 14 has been operated by the user (S53). If it is determined that the detail button has been operated (S53: YES), the control unit 11 receives map information of a larger scale than the map currently displayed, including the current position, from the server device 2, and based on the received map information Display a map with a large scale (S54). When it is determined that the detail button is not operated (S53: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether the wide area button in the screen shown in FIG. 14 is operated by the user (S55). If it is determined that the wide area button has been operated (S55: YES), the control unit 11 receives map information of a smaller scale than the map currently displayed, including the current position, from the server device 2, and based on the received map information. Display a map with a small scale (S56). If it is determined that the wide area button is not operated (S55: NO), the control unit 11 shifts the process to step S57. When the detail button is operated when the map being displayed is the map with the largest scale, or when the wide area button is operated when the map being displayed is the map with the smallest scale, the control unit 11 Does nothing.

  The control unit 11 determines whether the user has performed a touch operation at an arbitrary position on the displayed map (S57), and determines that the touch operation has not been performed (S57: NO) , And return to the process of step S53. If it is determined that the touch operation by the user has been performed (S57: YES), the control unit 11 determines a destination based on the touch position (S58). Also here, the control unit 11 specifies the building of the mark closest to the touch position on the map from the map information, and determines the building of the specified mark as the destination. In addition, as shown, for example in FIG. 6, the control part 11 notifies a user by displaying the determined destination (building determined as the destination) on a map.

  Then, the control unit 11 determines whether the decision button in the display screen is operated (S59), and when it is determined that the decision button is not operated (S59: NO), the process returns to the process of step S53. When it is determined that the determination button is operated (S59: YES), the control unit 11 sets the determined destination as the final destination (destination) of the vehicle with respect to the automatic driving control device 3 (S60). The automatic driving control device 3 identifies the route to the set final destination, and based on the identified route, the detection result by the sensor unit 33, the driving state of each system of the traveling control unit 4, etc., the traveling direction of the vehicle And the speed etc. Then, the automatic driving control device 3 causes the vehicle to start traveling toward the set final destination by controlling each system of the traveling control unit 4 based on the determined traveling direction and speed.

  According to the process described above, in the present embodiment, when there is no other vehicle around the own vehicle when the user gets in, detailed (concrete) destination setting is performed when the user gets in . Therefore, when there is no other vehicle around the vehicle, it is less necessary to move the vehicle in a hurry, so the user starts traveling after setting the final destination. In this case, since the user can spend time setting the destination, it is possible to set the correct destination. As described above, it is possible to switch the setting process of the destination according to whether or not there is another vehicle around when the vehicle starts traveling.

Embodiment 6
An in-vehicle system of a sixth embodiment will be described. The in-vehicle system of the present embodiment is a modification of the in-vehicle system of the fifth embodiment described above. Therefore, the same components and processes as those of the fifth embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  Below, the process which the destination setting apparatus 1 of this embodiment performs is demonstrated based on a flowchart. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the procedure of processing performed by the destination setting device 1 of the sixth embodiment. Note that FIG. 15 adds the process of step S61 before the process of step S51 in FIG. 13. In FIG. 15, the processes of steps S2 to S11 in FIG. 3 and steps S53 to S60 in FIG. The illustration of the process is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, when the user gets into the vehicle, the control unit 11 of the destination setting device 1 determines whether the current position of the vehicle is within the no-parking area (S61). The map information that the destination setting device 1 receives from the server device 2 includes the information on the parking prohibited area and the parking and stopping prohibited area, as well as the information on the road and the intersection on the map. Therefore, based on the current position acquired by the position information acquiring unit 34 of the automatic driving control device 3 and the information on the parking prohibited area included in the map information acquired from the server device 2, the control unit 11 prohibits parking at the current position. It can be determined whether or not it is in the area. If it is determined that the current position is within the no-parking area (S61: YES), the control unit 11 performs the processing of step S1 and subsequent steps in FIG. That is, the control unit 11 executes a function based on the process of steps S1 to S11 in FIG. When it is determined that the current position is not within the no-parking area (S61: NO), the control unit 11 performs the process of step S51 and the subsequent steps in FIG.

  According to the process described above, in the present embodiment, if the current position of the vehicle is within the no-parking area when the user gets in, the temporary destination is received via the displayed small-scale map, and the temporary destination received is received. By starting to travel to, it is possible to start traveling of the vehicle early. In addition, when the current position of the vehicle is not within the no-parking area when the user gets in and there are no other vehicles around the own vehicle, the detailed (concrete) purpose when the user gets in The setting of the ground is performed. Therefore, when the vehicle is not parked in the no-parking area and there is no other vehicle around the vehicle, it is less necessary to make the vehicle travel quickly, so after the user has set the final destination, the vehicle Start running. As described above, it is possible to switch the setting processing of the destination according to whether or not the place (current position) when the vehicle starts traveling is in the parking prohibited area.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, various conditions necessary for determining the route to the temporary destination or the final destination are also set after the user gets in and the vehicle starts automatic traveling. It is also good. For example, after the vehicle starts automatic traveling, the control unit 11 displays on the operation panel 13 a screen for setting permission or refusal of use of the expressway, designation of a transit point, etc. The condition may be accepted. In this case, after the vehicle has started traveling, routes corresponding to the received various conditions may be identified again, and the vehicle (travel control unit 4) may be controlled to realize traveling along the identified route.

  It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated not by the meaning described above but by the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims.

Reference Signs List 1 destination setting device 2 server device 3 automatic operation control device 4 travel control unit 11 control unit 12 storage unit 13 operation panel 14 communication unit 21 control unit 33 sensor unit 34 position information acquisition unit 13 a display unit

Claims (9)

On the computer
Display a smaller scale map of the multiple maps of different scales on the display,
Accept an arbitrary position on the small scale map displayed on the display unit;
After the moving body that moves based on the received arbitrary position starts moving, a map including the arbitrary position and having a larger scale than the small scale map is displayed on the display unit.
A program comprising: executing a process of receiving a destination from the large-scale map displayed on the display unit. On the computer
The program according to claim 1, wherein the processing is performed to receive the arbitrary position or the destination by voice input. On the computer
Every time an arbitrary position on the map displayed on the display unit is received until the destination is received, the map to be displayed on the display unit includes the received arbitrary position and is more than the map being displayed. The program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the processing of switching to a large scale map is executed. On the computer
When the destination is accepted, a stop position around the destination is notified,
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the notified stop position is specified, processing for setting the specified stop position as a final destination is executed. On the computer
When the map with the small scale is displayed on the display unit, a process of notifying that reception of a destination is possible after the moving body starts moving is executed. The program described in any one of the above. On the computer
When an arbitrary position on the small-scaled map is received, it is determined whether the distance between the received arbitrary position and the current position is less than a predetermined distance.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that when it is determined that the distance is less than the predetermined distance, a process of displaying the map with the largest scale including the arbitrary position on the display unit is performed. Described program. On the computer
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the processing for outputting the received destination to an external device that specifies a route from the current position to the destination is executed. A first display control unit for displaying on the display unit a map of a smaller scale out of a plurality of maps of different scales;
A reception unit for receiving an arbitrary position on the small scale map displayed on the display unit;
After the moving body moving based on the arbitrary position accepted by the acceptance unit starts to move, a map including the arbitrary position and having a larger scale than the small scale map is displayed on the display unit 2 Display control unit,
An information processing apparatus comprising: a destination reception unit that receives a destination from the large-scaled map displayed on the display unit. The information processing apparatus
Display a smaller scale map of the multiple maps of different scales on the display,
Accept an arbitrary position on the small scale map displayed on the display unit;
After the moving body that moves based on the received arbitrary position starts moving, a map including the arbitrary position and having a larger scale than the small scale map is displayed on the display unit.
An information processing method comprising: receiving a destination from the large-scaled map displayed on the display unit.