JP2019158455A - Weather information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a weather information display device with which it is possible to display appropriate information that corresponds to the features, etc., of a point designated by a user on a map.SOLUTION: A weather information display device according to the present disclosure is amounted in a moving body such as a vehicle used by a user and designed to present a map and weather information at each point on the map, comprising: a weather information acquisition unit for acquiring weather information at each point on the map; an attribute information holding unit for holding the attribute information of each point on the map; a collected information acquisition unit for acquiring the information collected in the moving body by the user; a display control unit for determining weather information to be displayed about the point designed by the user and the content of information relating to the weather information on the basis of the information collected in the moving body by the user and/or the attribute information of the point designated by the user; and an information display unit for displaying the determined weather information about the point designated by the user and the content of information relating to the weather information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a weather information display device.

  For example, some navigation devices mounted on a moving body such as a vehicle have not only route guidance to a destination but also various functions. For example, Patent Document 1 describes an example of a navigation device having a weather information display function for displaying weather information at a point designated by a cursor on a map displayed on a display unit.

JP 2003-148976 A

  However, in the above-described conventional device, since the displayed weather information has a predetermined content, for example, useful information requested by a user who gets on a moving body such as a vehicle is not displayed, Or, information unnecessary for the user may be displayed.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a weather information display device capable of displaying appropriate information according to features of points specified by a user on a map. And

  In order to solve the above problems, a weather information display device according to an aspect of the present disclosure is mounted on a moving body such as a vehicle used by a user, and presents a map and weather information of each point on the map. A weather information acquisition unit that acquires weather information of each point on the map, an attribute information storage unit that stores attribute information of each point on the map, and a collection that acquires information collected by the user in the mobile body Based on the information acquisition unit and the information collected by the user in the moving body and / or the attribute information of the spot specified by the user, the weather information to be displayed for the spot specified by the user and the contents of the information related to the weather information And a display control unit for displaying the weather information determined for the point designated by the user and the content of information related to the weather information.

  According to such a configuration, not all of the weather information acquired for the point designated on the map by the user using the mobile object is displayed on the information display unit, but the information collected by the user in the mobile object, And / or the weather information determined based on the attribute information of the designated point and the related information are selectively displayed on the information display unit. Thereby, only useful and appropriate information for the user can be presented to the user.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to display the appropriate information according to the characteristic etc. of the spot which the user designated on the map.

It is a top view which shows typically an example of the hardware constitutions of the navigation apparatus as a weather information display apparatus concerning this embodiment. It is a top view which shows typically an example of a function structure of the navigation apparatus as a weather information display apparatus concerning this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence in the navigation apparatus as a weather information display apparatus concerning this embodiment concerning this embodiment. It is a top view showing typically an example of a screen displayed in a navigation device as a weather information display device concerning this embodiment concerning this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. The following embodiments are examples for explaining the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention only to the embodiments. The present invention can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof. Furthermore, those skilled in the art can employ embodiments in which the elements described below are replaced with equivalent ones, and such embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention. Furthermore, positional relationships such as up, down, left, and right shown as needed are based on the display shown unless otherwise specified. Furthermore, various dimensional ratios in the drawings are not limited to the illustrated ratios.

<Configuration example of weather information display device>
[Hardware configuration]
FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing an example of a hardware configuration of a navigation device 100 as a weather information display device according to the present embodiment. In the example of FIG. 1, the navigation device 100 is mounted on a moving body such as a vehicle, and at least the position detection device 20 and the moving body information collection device 30 are connected to the device main body 10.

  The apparatus main body 10 is, for example, a navigation apparatus main body mounted on a moving body or an appropriate information processing apparatus (for example, a portable or non-portable computer, and a browser or an engine for browsing a website or the like operates. In addition, application software having a navigation function operates).

  As a portable or non-portable computer, for example, an appropriate interface device and a display with high visibility are adopted, and a tablet terminal (including a mobile phone typified by a smartphone) having a communication function with an external network. ), Notebook terminals, desktop terminals, workstations, and the like. In addition, the apparatus main body 10 includes a control arithmetic unit 101, a communication interface (I / F) unit 102, a storage unit 103, an input unit 104, and an output unit 105 as hardware configurations, and each unit includes a bus line 106, for example. And can be communicably connected to each other.

  The control calculation unit 101 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like, and controls each component and performs various calculations according to information processing in the navigation device 100.

  The communication I / F unit 102 is, for example, a device, a device, a system, or the like installed outside the mobile body wirelessly via a public network or a wireless base station (both not shown), for example, weather information This is a communication module for communicating with the center 1 and the like. The communication I / F unit 102 is also a communication module that is installed in the moving body, for example, to communicate with the position detection device 20 and the moving body information collection device 30 by wire or wireless, and includes a transmission device and a reception device. It consists of communication equipment. Further, as the communication I / F unit 102, an external independent communication device such as a mobile phone or a PHS, or a car phone provided in a mobile body can be used.

  The storage unit 103 includes various databases such as a road map database, an attribute information database for each point on the map, and a display item database corresponding to the attribute, and various programs (hardware control programs, image processing) executed by the control calculation unit 101. Programs, various calculation control programs, etc.), various information collected or obtained inside or outside the mobile body (weather information obtained from the weather information center 1 and related information, information that the user has observed or collected in the mobile body) Etc.), the current location of the moving object, the destination, the waypoint, and the data (position data) related to the positions of the surroundings (location coordinates, altitude, etc.), as well as various types of information necessary for navigation and information display of the moving object This is for storing the data and the like.

  Here, as the storage unit 103, for example, various storage media such as a flexible disk, a hard disk, a solid state drive (SSD), a CD-ROM, a DVD, an optical disk, a magnetic tape, an IC card, and an optical card are used. The navigation apparatus 100 may be built in the apparatus main body 10 or may be detachable from the apparatus main body 10. The various arithmetic control programs include a program for executing processing using various information stored in the storage unit 103, and the various arithmetic control programs are executed by the control arithmetic unit 101. Thus, each function in the functional configuration example described later is realized.

  The input unit 104 is an interface device for accepting and executing various input operations such as input of various instructions by the user, switching of various setting contents and display contents of the output unit 105, and for example, the user speaks voice. , A microphone for inputting various instructions, and other appropriate devices such as a numeric keypad, operation keys, various switches, a joystick, a remote control, and a touch panel. More specifically, for example, a numeric keypad is for inputting numbers such as telephone numbers, and a joystick is an input means for moving a cursor on the display screen. Further, by using the touch panel, it is possible to configure so that corresponding data and instructions are input when the user touches an icon or the like displayed on the output unit 105 with a finger.

  The output unit 105 is an interface device for notifying the user of various types of information by display, voice, etc., such as a display such as a liquid crystal or CRT, a speaker, etc., and may be configured independently, or for example, an input The display as the unit 104 may be combined with a touch panel as the input unit 104.

  In addition, the position detection device 20 connected to the device body 10 of the navigation device 100 has a function for detecting position information of the current location of the mobile object, and includes a GPS sensor that detects the absolute position of the mobile object, It consists of a speed sensor that detects the speed of the body, a gyro sensor that detects the turning angular speed of the moving body, and the like.

  Furthermore, the in-mobile information collection device 30 connected to the device main body 10 of the navigation device 100 includes information such as TV programs and radio programs that the user has watched in the mobile body (information sites, broadcast stations, program names, It has a function of collecting (recording) information heard by the user in the moving body and analyzing the information by an input means such as a program content, viewing time zone) or a microphone installed or brought into the moving body.

[Function configuration]
Next, FIG. 2 is a plan view schematically showing an example of a functional configuration of the navigation device 100 as the weather information display device according to the present embodiment.

  The control arithmetic unit 101 provided in the device main body 10 of the navigation device 100 expands various arithmetic control programs stored in the storage unit 103 in the RAM, and interprets and executes the various programs expanded in the RAM by the CPU. Control elements. Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the navigation device 100 according to the present embodiment includes a weather information acquisition unit 11, a position information acquisition unit 12, a collection information acquisition unit 13, a navigation processing unit 14, and a display control unit 15. The configuration is realized, the storage unit 103 functions as the attribute information holding unit 16, and the output unit 105 functions as the information display unit 17.

  The weather information acquisition unit 11 communicates with the weather information center 1 to communicate each point on the map (for example, the current location, the destination, the waypoint, and their surrounding locations acquired by the position information acquisition unit 12 described later) Etc.) and the related information are acquired.

  The weather information includes, for example, the weather, temperature, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, humidity, and atmospheric pressure at each point, for example, at the present time, hourly, half-day, day-to-day, etc. for a predetermined period (1 day, 1 week, January, etc.) And the like. Related information includes various warnings and warnings, typhoon information, local rainfall or snowfall (so-called guerrilla heavy rain or guerrilla snowfall), presence of lightning, etc., movement prediction of rain clouds, snow clouds, thunderclouds, etc. Data on temperature difference, atmospheric pressure difference, sunlight intensity, wind speed, etc. Further, the weather information acquisition unit 11 outputs these data to the display control unit 15. Note that the data acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 11 is stored in the storage unit 103 as necessary.

  The timing at which the weather information acquisition unit 11 communicates with the weather information center 1 is, for example, when the navigation device 100 is activated, when the mobile body is started (when the engine is started if the vehicle is used), or for a predetermined time. Every time, at a predetermined time, when updating information in the weather information center 1, etc., it may be performed periodically at predetermined intervals, or may be performed irregularly, or the user may store the weather information in the navigation device 100. You may implement when an acquisition instruction | indication is input.

  The position information acquisition unit 12 detects the current location of the moving body based on an output from the position detection device 20 including sensors such as a GPS sensor, a speed sensor, and a gyro sensor. In addition, the position information acquisition unit 12 includes data on the current location of the moving object, the destination specified by the user, the waypoint from the current location to the destination, and the positions of the surrounding locations (location coordinates, altitude of each point, topography (Plain, mountainous, seaside)). The detection of the current location by the position information acquisition unit 12 and the acquisition of data regarding the position of each place are always executed (in real time) as necessary. Further, the position information acquisition unit 12 outputs the data to the navigation processing unit 14 and the display control unit 15. The data acquired by the position information acquisition unit 12 is stored in the storage unit 103 as necessary. Further, the position data of each point (location coordinates, altitude of each point, topography (plain part, mountainous part, beach part)) may be stored in addition to the attribute information of that point.

  The collection information acquisition unit 13 is information in the mobile body collected by the mobile body information collection device 30, for example, information such as TV programs and radio programs that the user has watched in the mobile body (information sites, broadcast stations, programs accessed by the user) Name, program content, viewing time zone), or information recorded by an input means such as a microphone installed or brought into the moving body. Further, the collected information acquisition unit 13 appropriately analyzes the information, and determines, for example, whether or not the collected information includes the name of the spot (place name) and related information regarding the weather related to the spot. Further, the collected information acquisition unit 13 outputs the information and analysis result data to the display control unit 15. The data acquired by the collected information acquisition unit 13 is stored in the storage unit 103 as necessary.

  The navigation processing unit 14 collates the road map database data stored in the storage unit 103 with the current location of the moving body based on the data related to the position acquired by the position information acquiring unit 12, and the moving body Detect which point on the map in the map database corresponds. In addition, the navigation processing unit 14 performs a calculation process for performing navigation on the road map of the moving body, and outputs necessary navigation image display data and audio data to the display control unit 15. . As the arithmetic processing for performing this navigation, for example, a function for performing normal navigation processing such as setting and searching for a destination instructed by the user, route search from the current location to the destination, route guidance, etc., or a plurality of routes For example, a process for estimating the required time and the arrival time at the destination.

  The display control unit 15 creates navigation screen and navigation voice data based on the data output from the navigation processing unit 14 and outputs the navigation screen and navigation voice data to the output unit 105 as the information display unit 17. Further, the display control unit 15 obtains attribute information of a point on the road map designated by the user using the input unit 104 (for example, a cursor on the touch panel or the road map) from the storage unit 103 as the attribute information holding unit 16. In addition, information regarding the point is acquired from the collected information by the user acquired by the collected information acquiring unit 13. And the display control part 15 is information among the weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition part 11 based on the collection information by the user regarding the spot designated by the user and / or the attribute information of the spot designated by the user. Information to be displayed on the display unit 17 and related information are selected and determined.

  The information display unit 17 displays the navigation screen of the mobile body based on the output from the display control unit 15, outputs navigation voice as necessary, and is determined (selected) for the point designated by the user. The weather information and the related information are displayed in a pop-up on the road map, for example, and the contents of the information are output by voice as necessary.

<Operation example of weather information display device>
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure in the navigation device 100 as the weather information display device according to the present embodiment. Note that the processing procedure described below is merely an example, and each processing may be changed as much as possible. Further, in the processing procedure described below, steps can be omitted, replaced, and added as appropriate according to the embodiment.

  First, the user activates the navigation device 100, and displays a navigation screen including a road map of the current location of the moving body and the surrounding area on the information display unit 17 (output unit 105) such as a display with a touch panel (step S10).

  Next, at an appropriate timing, the weather information acquisition unit 11 and the weather information center 1 communicate with each other, and the weather information acquisition unit 11 causes each point on the map (for example, the current location, the destination, the waypoint, The weather information and the related information thereof are acquired (step S20).

  Further, at an appropriate timing, the position information acquisition unit 12 detects the current location of the moving body based on the output from the position detection device 20 (step S30). The display control unit 15 displays a mark or the like indicating the current location of the moving object on the navigation screen of the information display unit 17 as necessary. When the destination is designated by the user, the display control unit 15 displays from the current location to the destination. The route, other route candidates, predicted required time, arrival time, and the like are appropriately displayed (step S30). Furthermore, at an appropriate timing, the collected information acquisition unit 13 acquires information viewed by the user in the moving body and data of analysis results thereof (step S40).

  Next, the user designates a desired point on the road map displayed on the information display unit 17 by, for example, pressing and holding the touch panel of the information display unit 17 (step S50). When a point is designated by the user, the display control unit 15 accesses the attribute information holding unit 16 and acquires the attribute information of the designated point and a display item corresponding to the attribute (step S60). Here, the attribute information is not particularly limited. For example, the topography (mountain, plain, beach, etc.), altitude, nearby facilities (bridges, structures, etc.), specific environmental conditions (normal daylight intensity) ) And the like. In addition, the display item according to the attribute is not particularly limited, and for example, if it is a beach portion and a point along the sea, the sunlight and the wind speed are mentioned, and the designated point is a mountainous area, for example, If a ropeway that can be used by the user is located in the vicinity, the temperature, the temperature difference, precautions regarding clothing conditions recommended to the user (such as the presence or absence of a jacket), and the like can be mentioned.

  Further, the display control unit 15 refers to the weather information and additional information data of each point acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 11, and determines the specified point by the user and the attribute of the specified point from the information. The extracted information is extracted (step S70).

  Furthermore, the display control unit 15 refers to the collection information acquired by the collection information acquisition unit 13 and the analysis result thereof, and designates the point specified by the user, its surrounding points, the destination, and a point on the route to the destination (route point ) Etc., whether or not a specific situation has occurred is determined (step S80). Here, the specific situation is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include local rainfall or snowfall (so-called guerrilla heavy rain or guerrilla snowfall), lightning strikes, typhoons, various warnings and warnings.

  Then, when it is determined that a specific situation has not occurred at the designated point or the like by the user (“No” in step S80), the display control unit 15 determines the information extracted in step S70 as display information, An appropriate form is displayed on the display unit 17 (step S90).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that a specific situation has occurred at a point designated by the user ("Yes" in step S80), the display control unit 15 turns on the occurrence flag of the specific situation, for example (step S100). Then, the display control unit 15 determines the information on the specific situation as display information based on the occurrence flag of the specific situation in addition to the information extracted in step S70, and displays the information on the information display unit 17 in an appropriate form. (Step S90).

  Here, FIG. 4 is a plan view schematically showing an example of a screen displayed on the navigation device 100 as the weather information display device according to the present embodiment according to the present embodiment, and the display determined in step S90. An example of a state in which information is displayed on the information display unit 17 is shown. As shown in the figure, the display method of the weather information or the like at the designated point by the user is not particularly limited, and for example, display by a pop-up window can be mentioned.

  In the figure, for example, the point where the pop-up window P1 is displayed is a point where it is determined from the collected information that guerrilla heavy rain has occurred as a specific situation. In this case, the screen of the information display unit 17 includes In addition to the prediction (prediction) of the moving direction of the rain clouds that are the cause of the temperature, precipitation, and guerrilla heavy rain, contents (contents) including precautions regarding the traveling of the moving body are displayed in the pop-up window P1.

  The point where the pop-up window P2 is displayed is a point where the attribute corresponds to a mountainous area and a ropeway that can be used by the user exists in the vicinity. In this case, the screen of the information display unit 17 displays the weather, Contents including precautions regarding the temperature, the temperature difference from the bag, and the user's clothing conditions are displayed in the pop-up window P2.

  Furthermore, the point where the pop-up window P3 is displayed is a point whose attribute corresponds to the seaside. In this case, the screen of the information display unit 17 displays the weather, temperature, wind speed, and the degree of sunlight (strength). The contents to be included are displayed in the pop-up window P3.

  According to the navigation device 100 as the weather information display device configured as described above, information about the point designated on the map by the user of the moving body is based on the attribute information of the point and the collected information in the moving body. The contents displayed on the display unit 17 are selectively determined. Therefore, not all the weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 11 is uniformly displayed on the information display unit 17, but only useful and appropriate information for the user can be selected and provided to the user. it can. Therefore, the user can save time and effort to view unnecessary information, and can easily grasp desired information, and can further simplify the display content on the information display unit 17 to what is necessary. Therefore, the display processing speed can be improved.

  In addition, as above-mentioned, this invention is not limited to said embodiment and the modification already described, In the range which does not deviate from the summary, various deformation | transformation are possible. In other words, the above embodiment is merely an example in all respects, and is not construed in a limited manner. In addition, the above-described processing flows can be executed in any order or in parallel as long as the processing contents do not contradict each other.

  For example, the determination result of the presence / absence of the specific situation in step S90 shown in FIG. 3 may be collated with the additional information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 11. The determination may be made only from the additional information acquired by the unit 11. In addition, the determination of whether or not a specific situation has occurred at a specified point or the like based on the collected information in step S80 and the process for turning on the specific situation flag in step S100 are performed in step S40 or after step S40. Any timing may be used. In that case, the determination of the display content in step S90 can be performed based on ON / OFF of the flag of the specific situation.

  Furthermore, when there is a moving route that passes through a designated point by the user as a route to the destination of the moving object or a candidate for the route, the characteristics of the road on the moving route (general road, highway, number of lanes, slope, pavement) Roads, unpaved roads, etc.), for example, if there are driving precautions and detour candidates in consideration of the weather information of the designated point, the contents are displayed on the information display unit 17 You may do it. The navigation device 100 is configured to acquire various types of information outside the moving body (peripheral image information, sound information, etc. necessary for user support such as navigation and operation control of the moving body or automatic driving). May be. Furthermore, the contents displayed in the pop-up windows P1 to P3 shown in FIG. 4 may be read out by voice. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of pop-up windows may be displayed on one screen, or only one pop-up window may be displayed. When displaying a plurality of pop-up windows, a point on the route to the destination (route) In addition to the information display, information on an arbitrary point off the route may be displayed.

  As described above, the weather information display device according to the present disclosure is applied to an information presentation device such as a navigation device mounted on a mobile body such as a vehicle used by a user, and a field related to the mobile body and the information presentation device. It can be widely and effectively used for activities such as general technology, design, manufacturing, sales, and service provision related to such software and hardware.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Weather information center, 10 ... Apparatus main body, 11 ... Weather information acquisition part, 12 ... Position information acquisition part, 13 ... Collected information acquisition part, 14 ... Navigation processing part, 15 ... Display control part, 16 ... Attribute information holding part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 17 ... Information display part, 20 ... Position detection apparatus, 30 ... Mobile body information collection apparatus, 100 ... Navigation apparatus (weather information display apparatus), 101 ... Control calculating part, 102 ... Communication interface (I / F) part, 103 ... storage unit, 104 ... input unit, 105 ... output unit, 106 ... bus line, P1-P3 ... pop-up window, S10-S100 ... step.

Claims (1)

A weather information display device mounted on a mobile body used by a user and presenting a map and weather information of each point on the map,
A weather information acquisition unit for acquiring weather information of each point on the map;
An attribute information holding unit that holds attribute information of each point on the map;
A collection information acquisition unit for acquiring information collected by the user in the mobile body;
Based on the information collected by the user in the mobile body and / or the attribute information of the spot designated by the user, the weather information displayed for the spot designated by the user and the contents of the information related to the weather information are displayed. A display control unit to determine;
An information display unit that displays the weather information determined for the point designated by the user and the content of information related to the weather information;
A weather information display device comprising: