JP2019159455A - Facility information distribution device and method for distributing facility information - Google Patents

Abstract

To distribute facility information on a facility to a vehicle 50 moving near the facility only if the length of time when the vehicle 50 continues to move satisfies the continuous operation time condition, which needs to be satisfied to distribute the facility information.SOLUTION: A facility information distribution server system 30 includes: a continuous moving time calculation unit 312 for calculating the continuous moving time of a vehicle 50 moving near a facility; a distribution destination moving body calculation unit 314 for calculating the vehicle 50 as the destination to distribute the facility information if the continuous moving time satisfies the continuous operation time condition, which needs to be satisfied to distribute the facility information; and a facility information distribution unit 315 for distributing the facility information to the vehicle 50 calculated by the distribution destination moving body calculation unit 314.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to facility information of a facility for a vehicle that satisfies a prespecified condition for a continuous movement time from a departure point for a vehicle that moves in the vicinity of the facility based on travel information of a vehicle such as an automobile. The present invention relates to a facility information distribution apparatus and a facility information distribution method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for notifying a user of facility information in order to promote use of various facilities such as restaurants is known. An example of such a technique is disclosed in Patent Document 1. According to the technique disclosed in Patent Literature 1, facility information can be distributed for a moving body that moves in the vicinity of the facility. Here, as will be described later, the moving body means, for example, a combination of an in-vehicle navigation device and a vehicle, a combination of a portable terminal and a vehicle, or the like. The vehicle is realized by, for example, a four-wheeled vehicle or a motorcycle.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-076706

If the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used, facility information for urging the use of the facility to a moving body that moves in the vicinity of the facility can be provided as described above.
However, for example, there may be no motivation to take a break at the facility even if the facility information is received, such as a moving body with a short continuous travel time (continuous operation time) from the departure point. For some advertisers, when facility information is distributed including such a moving body, there is a problem that the advertising cost is wasted.
On the other hand, for example, when facility information is distributed to a mobile object having a long continuous movement time (continuous operation time) from the departure point, the user of the mobile object may stop at the facility for a break. Estimated to be high. In this case, it can be said that the cost effectiveness of the advertising fee is high for the advertiser who requested distribution of the facility information.
On the other hand, it is estimated that there is an advertiser who wants to distribute facility information regardless of the length of continuous travel time (continuous operation time) from the departure point.
As described above, conventionally, for an advertiser who requests distribution of facility information, it is not possible to specify cost-effective distribution conditions according to the contents of the facility information.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the present invention provides a starting point designated in advance by a facility information delivery requester (advertiser) for a moving body that moves in the vicinity of the facility. Providing facility information distribution apparatus and facility information distribution method that can distribute the advertiser's facility information only to a moving body that satisfies the conditions for continuous movement time (continuous operation time) from With the goal.

(1) The facility information distribution apparatus (for example, “facility information distribution server system 30” described later) of the present invention receives position information of one or more moving bodies (for example, “vehicle 50” described later). A receiving unit (for example, “location information receiving unit 311” described later);
A continuous movement time calculation unit (for example, a “continuous movement time calculation unit 312” described later) that calculates a continuous movement time from a departure point for each moving body;
Facility information relating to one or more facilities (for example, “facility information” described later), map information including the facility location of the facility (for example, “map information” described later), and the facility information to the mobile body A storage unit (for example, “storage unit 32”, which will be described later), which is a delivery condition, a condition relating to a continuous travel time from the departure point of the moving body (for example, “continuous movement time condition”, which will be described later); ,
A delivery destination mobile body calculation unit (for example, “delivery destination movement” described later) calculates the mobile body that is the delivery destination of the facility information based on the condition relating to the continuous travel time from the departure point of the mobile body. Body calculation unit 314 "),
A facility information distribution unit that distributes the facility information to the mobile body calculated by the distribution destination mobile body calculation unit (for example, “facility information distribution unit 315” described later);
A billing information generation unit (for example, “billing information generation unit 316” described later) that generates the billing information based on the distributed facility information.

  According to (1) above, by calculating the mobile body that is the distribution destination of the facility information based on the condition relating to the continuous movement time from the departure point of the mobile body, the optimal distribution according to the content of the facility information It is possible to deliver to a mobile body that is a destination, and it is possible to increase the probability that the mobile body will stop at the facility according to the facility information.

  (2) The facility information distribution apparatus (for example, “facility information distribution server system 30” described later) described in (1) further includes a condition (for example, described later) related to the continuous travel time from the departure point of the mobile body. In addition to the designation of “continuous movement time condition”), a distribution request reception unit (for example, “distribution request reception unit 313” described later) that receives a distribution request for the facility information to a moving body that satisfies the condition may be provided. Good.

  According to the above (2), for example, an advertiser who requests distribution of facility information continuously from the departure point of the moving body so that the distribution destination of the facility information is optimized according to the content of the facility information. Conditions relating to the travel time can be created and updated as appropriate, and facility information that is more effective (for example, increases the accuracy of the drop-in of the mobile object to the facility) can be distributed.

  (3) The billing information generation unit (for example, “billing information generation unit 316” to be described later) described in (1) or (2) is continuously moved under a condition relating to a continuous movement time from the departure point of the mobile object. When the time is long, it may be set to generate more expensive billing information than when the continuous movement time is short.

  According to the above (3), a higher advertising fee is charged for a condition in which the continuous movement time expected to have a high advertising effect is longer, while it is less expensive for a condition in which the continuous movement time is shorter. By charging the advertisement fee, it is possible to set a condition that the continuous movement time is short for advertisement contents that are not affected by the continuous movement time.

(4) The delivery destination mobile unit calculation unit (for example, “delivery destination mobile unit calculation unit 314” described later) according to any one of (1) to (3),
A moving body that is a distribution destination of the facility information from among moving bodies that are located within a predetermined range (for example, “first range” described later) from the facility position of the facility related to the facility information to be distributed. May be calculated.

  According to the above (4), since the moving body located within a predetermined range from the facility is the target of the facility information distribution destination, the facility information (target Keting advertisement) can be distributed.

  (5) The predetermined range preset from the facility position of the facility described in (4) may be a predetermined distance range from the facility position.

  According to said (5), there exists an effect similar to (4).

(6) In the facility information distribution apparatus according to any one of (1) to (5) (for example, “facility information distribution server system 30” described later), the distribution condition of the facility information to the mobile body is The condition relating to the continuous movement time from the starting point of the mobile body (for example, “continuous movement time condition” described later) includes unconditional not specifying the continuous movement time,
The delivery destination mobile unit calculation unit (for example, “delivery destination mobile unit calculation unit 314” described later)
Distribution of other facility information different from the facility information, which is calculated based on the condition for specifying the continuous movement time, the moving body as the distribution destination of the facility information that is unconditionally not specifying the continuous movement time You may make it calculate except the moving body made into the front.

  According to the above (6), for a moving body having a long continuous movement time from the starting point, it is possible to avoid receiving facility information from a facility including an unconditional condition that does not specify the continuous movement time, so that it does not feel bothersome. Can be.

(7) The facility information distribution method according to the present invention includes facility information (for example, “facility information” described later) relating to one or more facilities and map information (for example, “map information” described later) including the facility position of the facility. And a condition relating to a continuous travel time from the departure point of the mobile body (for example, “continuous travel time condition” described later), which is a delivery condition of the facility information to the mobile body (For example, “storage unit 32” described later), and a facility information distribution method performed by one or more computers having:
A position information receiving step of receiving position information of one or more moving bodies (for example, “vehicle 50” described later);
A continuous movement time calculating step for calculating a continuous movement time from a departure point for each moving body;
A distribution destination mobile calculation step for calculating a mobile as a distribution destination of the facility information based on a condition relating to a continuous movement time from the departure point of the mobile;
A facility information distribution step of distributing the facility information to the mobile body calculated in the distribution destination mobile body calculation step;
Charging information generating step for generating the charging information based on the distributed facility information.
According to the method of (7), the same effect as that of the facility information distribution apparatus of (1) can be obtained.

  According to the present invention, for a moving body that moves in the vicinity of a facility, a condition relating to a continuous travel time (continuous operation time) from the departure point, which is designated in advance by a facility information delivery requester (advertiser), is set. It is possible to provide a facility information distribution apparatus and a facility information distribution method that can distribute the advertiser's facility information only to a moving body that satisfies the condition.

It is a block diagram which shows the fundamental structure of the whole facility information delivery system which is embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function structure of the vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen for request | requiring facility information delivery displayed on the vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus 10 or the portable terminal 20. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which displays the position of the delivered facility displayed on the vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus 10 or the portable terminal 20. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which displays the distributed facility information displayed on the vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus 10 or the portable terminal 20. FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function structure of the portable terminal in embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function structure of the facility information delivery server system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of selection (determination) of the delivery destination of the facility information of the said facility when the facility in embodiment of this invention designates continuous movement time conditions. Overview of selection (determination) of facility information of facility X and facility information of facility Y when facility X specifies a continuous travel time condition and facility Y does not specify a continuous travel time condition in an embodiment of the present invention FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function structure of the facility terminal in embodiment of this invention. It is. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement at the time of the facility information delivery process in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement at the time of the facility information delivery process in embodiment of this invention.

<Overall configuration of facility information distribution system 1>
Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the facility information distribution system of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, the whole structure of the facility information delivery system 1 is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the facility information distribution system 1 includes an in-vehicle navigation device 10, a mobile terminal 20, a facility information distribution server system 30, and a facility terminal 40. These devices and terminals are connected to each other via a communication network 60 so that they can communicate with each other. In the figure, information transmitted and received by each device and each terminal is also illustrated, but these information are merely examples. In the present embodiment, information other than that illustrated may be transmitted and received.

The in-vehicle navigation device 10 has a function of positioning position information of the in-vehicle navigation device 10 (that is, position information of the vehicle 50a). The position information measured by the in-vehicle navigation device 10 is appropriately transmitted to the facility information distribution server system 30. The in-vehicle navigation device 10 has a function of displaying facility information of a facility distributed using the facility information distribution system 1 and route guidance (car navigation) to a user who has boarded the vehicle 50a. The in-vehicle navigation device 10 displays facility information and provides route guidance from the current position to the destination.
Hereinafter, the “facility” in the present embodiment means a distribution target facility (also referred to as a “distribution facility”) for distributing facility information, for example, by an advertiser using the facility information distribution system 1 unless otherwise specified. And The facility information includes information indicating the details of the facility, such as the location of the facility and what kind of facility it is. Further, for example, the facility information may further include advertisement information such as coupon information that can be used in the facility.
The in-vehicle navigation device 10 can be realized by a car navigation device installed in a vehicle 50a that is a moving body, or a PND (Portable Navigation Device) that is simply installed and portable in the vehicle 50a that is a moving body.

The portable terminal 20 is a portable terminal used by a user who gets on the vehicle 50b. The portable terminal 20 has a function of positioning the position information of the portable terminal 20 (that is, the position information of the vehicle 50b), like the vehicle-mounted navigation device 10 described above. The position information measured by the mobile terminal 20 is appropriately transmitted to the facility information distribution server system 30 in the same manner as the position information measured by the in-vehicle navigation device 10.
The mobile terminal 20 can be realized by a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, a notebook computer, or other portable electronic devices.

  In the figure, a set of the in-vehicle navigation device 10 and the vehicle 50a and a set of the mobile terminal 20 and the vehicle 50b are illustrated, but the number of these sets is not particularly limited. Moreover, in the following description, when calling the vehicle 50a in which the vehicle-mounted navigation device 10 is mounted or the vehicle 50b on which the user using the mobile terminal 20 gets on without distinguishing, the alphabet at the end is simply omitted, This is called “vehicle 50”.

The facility information distribution server system 30 is a process specific to the present embodiment, and is a continuous movement time (also referred to as “continuous operation time”) from the departure point associated with the facility information among the vehicles 50 that move in the vicinity of the facility. ) Is a device that distributes the facility information only to the vehicle 50 that satisfies the condition. Then, the facility information distribution server system 30 is connected to the facility terminal 40 via the communication network 60 so as to be communicable, so that the facility information desired to be distributed from the facility terminal and the facility information associated with the facility information are sent from the facility terminal. It is an apparatus that accepts a distribution request for the facility information including the designation of conditions relating to continuous travel time (continuous operation time) from a point. The facility information distribution server system 30 is also a device that generates billing information based on the distributed facility information.
By doing so, the facility information can be distributed to the vehicle 50 that is the optimal distribution destination according to the contents of the facility information, and the probability that the vehicle 50 stops at the facility according to the facility information can be improved. it can. In addition, an advertiser who requests distribution of facility information appropriately creates conditions relating to the continuous travel time from the departure point of the vehicle 50 so that the distribution destination of the facility information is optimized according to the content of the facility information. Can be updated.
The facility information distribution server system 30 can be realized, for example, by incorporating software specific to the present embodiment into a general-purpose server device. Here, the server apparatus may be a distributed system including one computer or a plurality of computers.

  The facility terminal 40 is a terminal used by a facility operator who operates a facility for distributing facility information. The facility terminal 40 transmits / receives information to / from the facility information distribution server system 30 via the communication unit 43. For example, a facility information distribution request, which is a facility information distribution request, is transmitted from the facility terminal 40 to the facility information distribution server system 30. Here, the “facility information distribution request” includes specification of conditions relating to facility information to be distributed and continuous travel time (continuous operation time) from the departure point of the vehicle 50 to which the facility information is distributed. It is. The facility information distribution server system 30 is configured to distribute the facility information based on the information distribution request.

  Further, for example, the facility information distribution server system 30 may transmit “distribution record information” that is information indicating the distribution record of the facility information to the facility terminal 40 that has requested the facility information distribution request. Good. The distribution result information includes, for example, the number of distributions of facility information. The facility operator can grasp how many pieces of facility information have been distributed by referring to the distribution result information. Therefore, the facility operator can assume the number of users visiting the facility. In addition, the facility operator can make preparations for users who visit the facility based on this assumption.

  The vehicle 50 is a moving body on which a user of the in-vehicle navigation device 10 or the mobile terminal 20 gets on. The vehicle 50 is realized by, for example, a four-wheeled vehicle or a motorcycle.

The communication network 60 is realized by a network such as the Internet or a mobile phone network, or a network combining these.
The overall configuration of the facility information distribution system 1 has been described above.
Next, each configuration will be described.

<Functional blocks included in the in-vehicle navigation device 10>
The functional blocks provided in the in-vehicle navigation device 10 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.
Here, the in-vehicle navigation device 10 is supplied with power from the vehicle 50a, and automatically starts when the ignition switch of the vehicle 50a is turned on (engine is started) by a user who gets on the vehicle 50a. The in-vehicle navigation device 10 operates until the user who gets on the vehicle 50a turns off the ignition switch of the vehicle 50a (stops the engine).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the in-vehicle navigation device 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, a sensor unit 14, a display unit 15, and an input unit 16.

  The control unit 11 includes an arithmetic processing device such as a microprocessor and controls each unit constituting the unit 10. Details of the control unit 11 will be described later.

  The storage unit 12 is composed of a semiconductor memory or the like, and a program for displaying control information called firmware or an operating system, or facility information received from the facility information distribution server system 30 via the display unit 15 or the like. Each program such as a program for performing route guidance processing for moving to the facility, a program for transmitting position information of the vehicle 50a to the facility information distribution server system 30, and other information such as map information Various information is stored. In the figure, map information 121, position information 122, and identification information 123, which are information provided to the facility information distribution server system 30, are illustrated as information stored in the storage unit 12.

  The map information 121 includes information about features such as roads and facilities, information such as road information, facility position information, and parking lot information. In addition, the map information 121 includes map data for display for displaying backgrounds such as roads and road maps, position information of nodes (eg, road intersections, inflection points, end points, etc.) and their type information, Road network data including link cost data regarding link position information and its type information, which is a route connecting nodes, cost information (for example, distance, required time, etc.) of all links, and the like are included. In addition, the information regarding the facility contained in the map information 121 is not intended for only the distribution target facility, but for a general facility displayed in the map information. Hereinafter, it is also referred to as “general facility” in order to distinguish it from the distribution target facility (facility). The set of distribution target facilities (facility) is included in the set of general facilities.

As road information, so-called road map information such as road types and traffic lights is stored.
As facility location information, location information of each general facility is stored as latitude and longitude information. The facility location information may include general facility identification information (facility ID), name, facility type (and / or genre), telephone number, address, and the like.
As the parking lot information, the location information of the parking lot is stored as latitude and longitude information. When the parking lot is a parking lot of each general facility, the general facility and the parking lot are linked and stored.

  The position information 122 is position information of the in-vehicle navigation device 10 (that is, position information of the vehicle 50a) measured by the sensor unit 14 described later. It is assumed that the position information 122 includes not only information indicating the position that has been measured but also a positioning time that is a time at which the positioning is performed.

  The identification information 123 is information for identifying the in-vehicle navigation device 10 and also information for identifying the vehicle 50a (that is, moving body identification information for identifying the moving body). As the identification information 123, for example, a serial number uniquely assigned to the in-vehicle navigation device 10 can be used. In addition, the telephone number assigned to the SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) inserted in the communication unit 13 in order for the communication unit 13 to connect to the communication network 60 such as a mobile phone network is used as the identification information 123. Can be used as In addition, a VIN (vehicle identification number) or a license plate number uniquely assigned to the vehicle 50 a can be used as the identification information 123.

  About each information stored in these memory | storage parts 12, it is good also as a structure beforehand memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 12, the facility information delivery server system 30 connected to the communication network 60, and another server apparatus (illustration is shown). Etc.) may be appropriately downloaded as necessary. Furthermore, it may be appropriately modified according to user input or the like.

  The communication unit 13 includes a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) or the like, and is compliant with standards such as 3G (3rd Generation), LTE (Long Term Evolution), and Wi-Fi (registered trademark) via the communication network 60. Wireless communication with the device (for example, the facility information distribution server system 30). The communication unit 13 is used, for example, for the position information transmission unit 112 described later to transmit the position information 122 and the identification information 123 stored in the storage unit 12 to the facility information distribution server system 30. However, data transmitted and received between the communication unit 13 and other devices is not particularly limited, and information other than the position information 122 and the identification information 123 may be transmitted and received.

The sensor unit 14 includes, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor, a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, and the like. The sensor unit 14 has a function as position detecting means for detecting position information, receives a GPS satellite signal by a GPS sensor, and measures position information (latitude and longitude) of the in-vehicle navigation device 10. Positioning by the sensor unit 14 is performed at a predetermined time interval (for example, every 3 seconds) as described above. The measured position information is stored in the storage unit 12 as position information 122. Note that the position information may include time information obtained by positioning the position information. By doing so, it becomes possible to calculate when and where the vehicle 50a was located.
Note that the sensor unit 14 can further increase the positioning accuracy of the position information of the in-vehicle navigation device 10 based on the angular velocity measured by the gyro sensor or the acceleration sensor or the acceleration.
In addition, when the GPS communication is difficult or impossible, the sensor unit 14 uses AGPS (Assisted Global Positioning System) communication, and the position information of the in-vehicle navigation device 10 based on the base station information acquired from the communication unit 13. Can also be calculated.

  The display unit 15 is configured by a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic electroluminescence panel. The display unit 15 displays an image in response to an instruction from the control unit 11. Examples of information displayed by the display unit 15 include the current position of the in-vehicle navigation device 10, map information around the current position of the in-vehicle navigation device 10 read from the map information 121, a destination set by the user, and other information. Examples include meeting information notified from the in-vehicle navigation device 10, facility information provided from the facility information distribution server system 30, route information having the facility information as a destination, various user interfaces, and the like.

  The input unit 16 includes a physical switch called a numeric keypad, an input device (not shown) such as a touch panel provided on the display surface of the display unit 15, and the like. By outputting a signal based on an operation input from the input unit 16, for example, a numeric keypad pressed by the user or a touch on the touch panel, to the control unit 11, an operation such as a selection operation by the user or a map enlargement / reduction can be realized. it can.

In addition, although not shown, the in-vehicle navigation device 10 may include a speaker, a microphone, and the like. The speaker outputs a sound to the driver, and the microphone collects a sound emitted by the driver.
By doing so, it is also possible to output information from a speaker by voice, or to input various selections and instructions by a driver who are voice-input via a microphone to the control unit 11 by voice recognition technology.

  Next, details of the control unit 11 will be described. The control unit 11 includes a microprocessor having a central processing unit (CPU), a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and an input / output (I / O). The CPU executes each program read from the ROM or the storage unit 12, reads information from the RAM, ROM, and the storage unit 12 at the time of execution, and writes information to the RAM and the storage unit 12. It exchanges signals with the communication unit 13, the sensor unit 14, the display unit 15, and the input unit 16. In this way, the processing in this embodiment is realized by the cooperation of hardware and software (program).

  The control unit 11 includes a route guide unit 111, a location information transmission unit 112, and a facility information acquisition unit 113 as functional blocks.

The route guidance unit 111 is a part that performs route guidance processing to a destination such as a general facility that is input or selected by the user.
The route guidance process to the destination is equivalent to the route guidance process in a general car navigation system. That is, the route guidance unit 111 generates a map to the destination based on the map information 121 stored in the storage unit 12, and the current position of the in-vehicle navigation device 10 measured by the sensor unit 14 on the map. Route guidance can be performed by overlapping the position of the destination and the route information to the destination and displaying them on the display unit 15.
Note that the route guidance unit 111 can use route information for a facility related to the facility information provided from the facility information distribution server system 30 as route information for route guidance.

  Further, in this case, route guidance sound may be output from a speaker (not shown). Alternatively, information on road congestion, weather information, and the like may be acquired through communication by the communication unit 13, and the acquired information may be used for route guidance processing. For example, a road situation (for example, a traffic jam situation) acquired from VICS (registered trademark) (Vehicle Information Communication System) or the like via the communication unit 13 may be used for the route guidance process. Note that the route guidance processing to the destination is well known to those skilled in the art, and thus further detailed description is omitted.

The position information transmission unit 112 is a part that transmits the position information 122 and the identification information 123 stored in the storage unit 12 to the facility information distribution server system 30 by wireless communication using the communication unit 13.
The position information transmission unit 112 transmits the position information 122 and the identification information 123 to the facility information distribution server system 30 by turning on the ignition switch of the vehicle 50a (starting the engine) by the user who gets on the vehicle 50a. This is periodically performed from the time when 10 is automatically activated until the ignition switch of the vehicle 50a is turned off (engine is stopped). For example, transmission is performed in real time whenever the sensor unit 14 performs positioning at a predetermined time interval (for example, every 3 seconds).

Also, instead of transmitting the information to the facility information distribution server system 30 in real time, a plurality of them are collected together (for example, the positional information 122 updated at intervals of 3 seconds and the identification information 123 are collected together for 3 minutes) once. You may make it transmit to. That is, so-called burst transmission may be performed. The length of the predetermined time interval and whether to transmit in real time or burst transmission can be arbitrarily set according to the environment to which the present embodiment is applied.
In this way, by performing real-time transmission or burst transmission, the position information transmitting unit 112 obtains the position information 122 for identifying the moving route of the vehicle 50a measured by the sensor unit 14 and the identification information 123 as the facility. It transmits to the information distribution server system 30.

In this case, the facility information is distributed with the position specified by the position information 122 measured immediately after the ignition switch is turned on (engine is started) and the in-vehicle navigation device 10 is automatically started as the first vehicle position, that is, the starting position. It can be transmitted to the server system 30. Furthermore, the position specified by the position information 122 measured immediately before the ignition switch is turned off (engine stop) can be transmitted to the facility information distribution server system 30 as the final vehicle position, that is, the parking position.
In this case, the facility information distribution server system 30 is added to the position information 122 after adding start information indicating the position information 122 indicating the departure position and stop information indicating the position information 122 indicating the parking position. You may make it transmit to. For example, it may be transmitted with the flag indicating that it is start information set to 1, or with the flag indicating that it is stop information set to 1. For the position information 122 (ie, parking position) measured immediately before the ignition switch is turned off (engine stopped), when the ignition switch is turned on (engine is started) and the vehicle-mounted navigation device 10 is started again. May be sent to.

  Even when burst transmission is performed, if the route guide unit 111 determines that the vehicle 50a has arrived at a destination (for example, a general facility), the position information transmission unit 112 performs real-time transmission. It is better to switch to perform transmission. In this way, after arrival at a certain facility, before the position information 122 of the parking position is transmitted, the ignition switch is turned off (engine stopped), and the position information 122 of the destination such as a general facility is stored in the facility. It is possible to prevent a situation where the information is not transmitted to the information distribution server system 30.

The facility information acquisition unit 113 receives, for example, facility information of a facility located near the current traveling position of the vehicle 50a from the facility information distribution server system 30 and acquires the facility information. And the facility information acquisition part 113 can provide a user with the facility information acquired from the facility information delivery server system 30, for example to the display part 15 by providing.
Specifically, when the user drives the vehicle 50a and moves in the vicinity of the distribution target facility, the facility information acquisition unit 113 has a continuous movement time (continuous driving time) from the (most recent) departure point of the vehicle 50a. When the condition relating to the continuous movement time (continuous operation time) associated with the facility information of the facility is satisfied, the facility information of the facility can be received and acquired from the facility information distribution server system 30.

Note that the user of the vehicle 50a may explicitly request whether or not the facility information is distributed to the facility information distribution server system 30. In this case, the facility information acquisition unit 113 may display, for example, a “facility information distribution start ON” button on the display unit 15 as illustrated in FIG. 3A. By doing so, when the facility information distribution start is turned on by a touch operation of the button by the user, the facility information acquisition unit 113 sends an information distribution start request via the communication unit 13 to the facility information distribution server. It can be configured to transmit to the system 30.
By doing so, the facility information acquisition unit 113 can receive and acquire the facility information distributed from the facility information distribution server system 30. Note that the facility information acquisition unit 113 may receive and acquire facility information from the facility information distribution server system 30 by turning on the default of facility information distribution start.

Based on the facility information acquired from the facility information distribution server system 30, the facility information acquisition unit 113, for example, on the display unit 15 of the facility distributed on the map around the current position of the vehicle 50a as shown in FIG. 3B. The position can be displayed. Further, the facility information acquisition unit 113 can display the facility information on the display unit 15 as shown in FIG. 3C. If there is a plurality of facility information corresponding to the continuous travel time (continuous operation time) from the departure point of the vehicle 50a, the facility information is displayed on the display unit 15 in a scrollable manner, so that the user wants to drop by. You may make it select a facility.
The configuration of the in-vehicle navigation device 10 has been described above.

<Functional blocks provided in the mobile terminal 20>
Next, functional blocks provided in the mobile terminal 20 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.
Here, the on-vehicle navigation device 10 described above receives power supply from the vehicle 50a, but the mobile terminal 20 receives power supply from a battery (not shown) provided in the mobile terminal 20 itself. However, the mobile terminal 20 may be supplied with power from a cigar socket or the like of the vehicle 50b in order to charge the battery.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 20 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a communication unit 23, a sensor unit 24, a display unit 25, an input unit 26, and a short-range communication unit 27. Consists of.
Here, the control unit 21, the storage unit 22, the communication unit 23, the sensor unit 24, the display unit 25, and the input unit 26 have functions equivalent to the functional blocks of the same name included in the in-vehicle navigation device 10 described above. Have. That is, the term “vehicle terminal 20” in the description of the in-vehicle navigation device 10 is replaced with “portable terminal 20”, and the term “vehicle 50a” in the description of the in-vehicle navigation device 10 is “vehicle 50b”. By substituting, it becomes description of each functional block of the portable terminal 20, Therefore The duplicate description is abbreviate | omitted.

On the other hand, since the mobile terminal 20 is different from the vehicle-mounted navigation device 10 in that it includes the short-range communication unit 27, the difference will be described below.
The near field communication unit 27 performs non-contact near field communication based on standards such as NFC (Near Field Communication) and Bluetooth (registered trademark), or wired near field communication via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable or the like. It is a part for.
On the other hand, the vehicle 50 b includes a short-range communication unit for communicating with the short-range communication unit 27. For example, the ECU (Electronic Control Unit) of the vehicle 50b includes a short-range communication unit.
And the case where the portable terminal 20 can communicate with ECU by near field communication is a case where the portable terminal 20 exists in the vehicle 50b. In this case, the position information measured by the sensor unit 24 of the mobile terminal 20 corresponds to the position information of the vehicle 50b.

  Therefore, the mobile terminal 20 activates the position information transmission unit 212 while it can perform near field communication with the ECU via the near field communication unit 27. Then, the activated position information transmission unit 212 is similar to the position information transmission unit 112 of the in-vehicle navigation device 10, and the position information 222 for identifying the movement route of the vehicle 50 b measured by the sensor unit 24 and the identification information 223. Is transmitted to the facility information distribution server system 30. Here, the identification information 223 is information for identifying the mobile terminal 20 and also information for identifying the vehicle 50b (that is, mobile body identification information for identifying the mobile body). As the identification information 223, similarly to the case of the in-vehicle navigation device 10, a uniquely assigned production number or the like can be used. In addition, the telephone number assigned to the SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) inserted in the communication unit 23 so that the communication unit 23 is connected to the communication network 60 which is a network such as a cellular phone network is used as the identification information 223. Can be used as In addition, a VIN (vehicle identification number) uniquely assigned to the vehicle 50b or a number of a license plate can be used as the identification information 223.

  For example, when the user has the mobile terminal 20 and gets on the vehicle 50b and turns on the start switch of the vehicle 50b such as an ignition switch, the vehicle 50b and the mobile terminal 20 are connected (paired), and the mobile terminal 20 Positioned position information 222 and identification information 223 are transmitted from the portable terminal 20 to the facility information distribution server system 30. In this case, the position specified by the position information 122 measured immediately after the pairing of the vehicle 50b and the portable terminal 20 can be transmitted to the facility information distribution server system 30 as the first vehicle position, that is, the departure position.

Further, when the start switch of the vehicle 50b such as the ignition switch is turned off, the pairing between the vehicle 50b and the portable terminal 20 is released. In this case, the position specified by the position information 122 measured immediately before being released can be transmitted to the facility information distribution server system 30 as the final vehicle position, that is, the parking position.
In this case, transmission may be performed in real time, burst transmission may be performed, burst transmission may be switched to real-time transmission when it is determined that the vehicle has arrived at the parking position, departure position Or the point which may add the starting information and stop information which show that it is a parking position, and the point which may transmit a parking position at the time of restart are the same as that of the position information transmission part 112.

In addition, when the vehicle 50b has a function of positioning position information, the position information measured by the vehicle 50b is not the position information measured by the sensor unit 24 but the position information 122 is used as the position information 122 in the facility information distribution server system 30. You may make it transmit. In this case, the sensor unit 24 may be omitted from the mobile terminal 20.
The configuration of the mobile terminal 20 has been described above.

<Functional Blocks Provided in Facility Information Distribution Server System 30>
Next, functional blocks provided in the facility information distribution server system 30 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the facility information distribution server system 30 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, a communication unit 33, a display unit 34, and an input unit 35.

  The control unit 31 is composed of an arithmetic processing unit such as a microprocessor, and controls each unit constituting 30. Details of the control unit 31 will be described later.

The storage unit 32 is configured by a semiconductor memory or the like, and stores various programs such as control programs called firmware and operating system, programs for performing information analysis processing, and various other information such as map information. Is done. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 5, various storage areas such as a moving body information area 321, a map information area 322, a facility information area 323, and a connection history information area 324 are secured in the storage unit 32.
These storage areas may be individually secured in the storage unit 32, or a plurality of storage areas such as the map information area 322 and the facility information area 323 may be configured integrally. Good.

Information relating to the moving object is stored in the moving object information area 321 of the storage unit 32. Here, the moving body refers to the vehicle 50a or the vehicle 50b.
The mobile body information (record) stored in the mobile body information area 321 is uniquely managed by mobile body identification information (hereinafter also referred to as “mobile body ID”) for identifying each mobile body. Here, as described above, a number uniquely assigned to the in-vehicle navigation device 10, the portable terminal 20, and the vehicle 50 can be used as the mobile body ID.
In the case of the in-vehicle navigation device 10 and the mobile terminal 20, for example, a telephone number assigned to a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) of a mobile phone network can be used as the mobile body ID. Further, in the case of the vehicle 50, a VIN (vehicle identification number) or a number of a license plate that is uniquely given to the vehicle 50 can be used as the moving body ID.

In the map information area 322 of the storage unit 32, information on features such as roads and general facilities, map information for navigation, road information, general facility position information, parking lot information, and the like are stored in advance. Map information includes display map data for displaying the background of roads and road maps, position information of nodes (for example, road intersections, inflection points, end points, etc.) and their type information, and routes connecting the nodes. Road network data including link cost data and the like regarding position information and type information of a link and cost information (for example, distance, required time, etc.) of all links are included.
In the road information, so-called road map information such as road types and traffic lights is stored.
In the general facility position information, the position information of each general facility is stored as latitude and longitude information. In the case of a delivery target facility stored in a facility information area 323 described later, it can be associated with facility identification information (hereinafter also referred to as “facility ID”).
In the parking lot information, the location information of the parking lot is stored as latitude and longitude information. When the parking lot is a parking lot of each general facility, the general facility and the parking lot are linked and stored.

  In the map information area 322 of the storage unit 32, traffic information received from a traffic information center or the like is stored together with a recording time when the traffic information is received. The traffic information includes elements that influence the travel cost such as the number of traveling vehicles for each link, the required travel time, traffic jam information, traffic regulation information, weather information, and the like. In addition, past traffic information of the link is also recorded.

In the facility information area 323 of the storage unit 32, the facility information related to the distribution target facility and the continuous condition that is the condition related to the continuous movement time from the departure point of the moving body for selecting the moving body as the distribution destination of the facility information are selected. The travel time condition and the billing fee (hereinafter also referred to as “advertising unit price”) related to the distribution of one piece of the facility information are recorded. More specifically, the facility information area 323 is specified by, for example, identification information (facility ID), facility name, category type (facility type), telephone number, address, business hours, latitude / longitude, and the like of the distribution target facility. Location information, menus provided if the distribution target facility is a restaurant, information on product services provided by the distribution target facility, coupons and special points that are discount information on products and services provided by the distribution target facility A facility information database 3231 in which facility information of distribution target facilities such as privilege information including granting is stored is included. In addition, identification information as a general facility can be applied to the identification information (facility ID) of the distribution target facility.
Here, for example, one or more types of facility information distributed by the distribution target facility may be created and stored in the facility information database 3231. In this case, in order to identify each facility information, it is preferable that a facility information identification number is given for each facility information.
Then, corresponding to the facility information distributed by the distribution target facility, the continuous moving time condition and the advertising unit price of the moving body for selecting the moving body as the distribution destination of the facility information are associated and stored in the facility information database 3231. It is preferable to do.
Here, the continuous movement time condition may be such that, for example, a continuous movement time condition selected by an advertiser from a plurality of preset continuous movement time condition groups is received by a distribution request receiving unit 313 described later. Good. Moreover, you may make it receive the continuous movement time conditions arbitrarily set by the advertiser.
The advertising unit price is set by the billing information generation unit 316 described later so that the longer the continuous movement time (continuous operation time) specified as the continuous movement time condition, the higher the price as compared with the case where the continuous operation time is short. The

  The facility ID is unique identification information assigned to each facility. The facility ID is preferably assigned for each facility type. Here, examples of the facility type include store types such as a convenience store, a coffee shop, a restaurant, a supermarket, and a sports gym. Furthermore, it is preferable that the facility ID is further hierarchized by genre in each facility type and is given an ID. For example, by category, in the case of restaurants, for example, types such as Japanese food, Western food, Chinese, French, Italian, and the like are listed.

The facility information stores information on facilities such as business hours, contact phone numbers, and menus provided for restaurants.
In the facility information area 323, the status of the facility to be distributed (for example, reservation information indicating the reservation status to the facility for each time zone of the facility and each user, availability status, etc.), the customer acquisition results calculated for each facility Information (for example, customer collection information or coupon usage information guided to the facility by distribution information) may be stored. The facility information area 323 may store facility evaluation information given to each facility corresponding to the facility stored in the facility information area 323.

In the connection history information area 324 of the storage unit 32, mobile body position information, time information, and the like periodically transmitted from the mobile body are stored in a connection history record 3241 managed for each mobile body ID. The moving body position information stores information on the current position that is sequentially received from the moving body. The reception may be received once every few seconds, or may be stored in time series on the mobile unit side and received together at a certain time or when the application is started on the mobile unit side. Good. Further, the continuous travel time (continuous operation time) from the departure point of the vehicle 50, travel distance information, destination information, the traveling direction of the vehicle 50, and the state of the vehicle 50 (for example, the ignition-on state, the travel state, the ignition-off state) Also, the connection history record 3241 received from the mobile body and managed for each mobile body ID may be stored.
The continuous movement time from the departure point (continuous operation time), the travel distance information, the traveling direction of the vehicle 5, the state of the vehicle 50, and the like are periodically transmitted from the moving body by the position information receiving unit 311 described later. It may be calculated based on the moving body position information, time information, and the like.
By doing this, for each moving body, the movement history ID, departure time, departure position (or departure facility ID), continuous movement time from the departure point (continuous operation time), continuous movement distance from the departure point (continuous travel distance) ), Information such as arrival time and arrival position (or arrival facility ID) are stored in association with each other. Here, the movement history ID is, for example, information for identifying history information from when the vehicle 50 is turned on until when the ignition is turned off.
The departure facility ID corresponding to the departure position and the arrival facility ID corresponding to the arrival position are determined based on the map information stored in the map information area 322 of the storage unit 32, the general facility position information, and the like. The departure facility ID and the arrival facility ID can be specified by comparing the arrival position with the general facility information included in the map information.

The communication unit 33 has a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) or the like, and is compliant with a standard such as 3G (3rd Generation) LTE (Long Term Evolution) or Wi-Fi (registered trademark) via the communication network 60. Wireless communication with other devices via 60 is realized. The communication unit 33 is used, for example, to receive position information and identification information transmitted from each of the in-vehicle navigation device 10 and the mobile terminal 20. In addition, the communication unit 33 is used, for example, to transmit facility information to the in-vehicle navigation device 10 and the mobile terminal 20.
The communication unit 33 is used to receive a distribution request for facility information transmitted from the facility terminal 40.
However, data transmitted and received between the communication unit 33 and these devices is not particularly limited, and information other than these information may be transmitted and received.

  The display unit 34 is configured by a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic electroluminescence panel. The display unit 34 displays an image in response to an instruction from the control unit 31. Examples of information displayed by the display unit 34 include facility information provided to the in-vehicle navigation device 10 and the portable terminal 20 read from the facility information database 3231, map information read from the map information area 322, and connection history information. Examples include state information of each mobile body read from the area 324 and various user interfaces.

  The input unit 35 includes an input device (not shown) such as a keyboard and a mouse. Based on an operation input from the input unit 16, for example, it is possible to perform a correction process for facility information stored in the facility information database 3231 and a map information included in the map information area 322. These operations are performed, for example, by a business operator who manages the facility information distribution server system 30.

Next, details of the control unit 31 will be described. The control unit 31 includes a microprocessor having a central processing unit (CPU), a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and an input / output (I / O). The CPU executes each program read from the ROM or the storage unit 32, reads information from the RAM, ROM, and the storage unit 32 at the time of execution, and writes information to the RAM and the storage unit 32. Signals are exchanged with the communication unit 33, the display unit 34, and the input unit 35. In this way, the processing in this embodiment is realized by the cooperation of hardware and software (program).
In this way, the control unit 31 causes the facility information distribution server system 30 to function as predetermined means (hereinafter collectively referred to as “facility information distribution control unit”) by executing each program.
In addition, the control unit 31 causes the facility information distribution server system 30 to execute predetermined steps (hereinafter collectively referred to as “facility information distribution control step”) by executing each program.
Hereinafter, the function of the control unit 31 will be described from the viewpoint of the facility information distribution control unit. The explanation based on the viewpoint of the facility information distribution control step (method) can be explained by replacing “part” with “step”, and will be omitted.

  The control unit 31 includes, as functional blocks, a position information receiving unit 311, a continuous movement time calculating unit 312, a distribution request receiving unit 313, a distribution destination moving body calculating unit 314, a facility information distributing unit 315, and billing information generation Part 316.

<Position information receiving unit 311>
The position information receiving unit 311 receives identification information, position information, time information, and the like of the vehicle 50 from each vehicle 50 via the communication unit 33. Further, the position information receiving unit 311 generates a connection history record 3241 to be managed for each mobile body ID in the connection history information area 324 based on the identification information, the position information, and the time information received from each vehicle 50. Create and update as appropriate. Note that the position information receiving unit 311 may receive from the moving body the continuous travel time from the departure point (continuous operation time), travel distance information, the traveling direction of the vehicle 5, the state of the vehicle 50, and the like. Further, the position information receiving unit 311 may calculate based on the moving body position information, time information and the like periodically transmitted from the moving body.
In this way, the connection history record 3241 includes, for each mobile body ID, a movement history ID, a departure time, a departure position (or departure facility ID), a continuous movement time from the departure point (continuous operation time), and a departure point. The information such as the continuous movement distance (continuous travel distance), arrival time, arrival position (or arrival facility ID) is linked and updated. Further, the destination information set at the present time, the traveling direction of the vehicle 50, the state of the vehicle 50, and the like may be received and updated by the position information receiving unit 311.

  The position information receiving unit 311 is based on the received position information, identification information, and the like from the start to the end of transmission of position information, identification information, etc. from any of the in-vehicle navigation device 10 and the portable terminal 20. The connection history record 3241 is updated by storing each of the above-described information in a new field.

<Continuous Travel Time Calculation Unit 312>
Next, the continuous movement time calculation unit 312 will be described. Hereinafter, as described above, “facility” means “distribution target facility” unless otherwise specified.
The continuous movement time calculation unit 312 calculates the continuous movement time from the (most recent) departure point for each moving object. As described above, by referring to the connection history record 3241 managed for each mobile body ID, the continuous travel time calculation unit 312 performs continuous travel time (continuous) from the (most recent) departure point for each mobile body ID. Operation time) can be calculated. Similarly, the continuous movement time calculation unit 312 can calculate the continuous movement distance from the (most recent) departure point for each moving body ID.

<Distribution request receiving unit 313>
The distribution request reception unit 313 selects the facility information to be distributed of the distribution target facility and the condition (continuous) related to the continuous moving time from the departure point of the moving body for selecting the moving body to which the facility information is to be distributed. The facility information distribution request including the travel time condition), that is, the designation of the continuous travel time (continuous operation time) from the departure point to be satisfied by the mobile body to which the facility information is distributed is accepted. Based on the received distribution request, the distribution request receiving unit 313 stores the combination of the facility information, the continuous moving time condition of the moving body, and the advertising unit price in the facility information database 3231 in association with the facility ID of the distribution target facility. At the same time, the distribution destination mobile unit calculation unit 314 and the facility information distribution unit 315, which will be described later, perform processing based on the facility ID, the facility information, the continuous movement time condition of the mobile unit, and the advertising unit price included in the received distribution request. Notify you to start. As described above, by setting the advertising unit price corresponding to the continuous travel time condition, the distribution request accepting unit 313 relates to the facility information distribution based on the received continuous travel time condition. An appropriate advertisement unit price can be stored in the facility information database 3231.
The distribution request accepting unit 313 sends the facility ID, the facility information, and the data related to the continuous movement time condition of the moving body included in the received distribution request to the distribution destination moving body calculating unit 314 and the facility information distributing unit 315. , May be output.
As described above, a plurality of sets of facility information and a continuous moving time condition for a moving object can be requested.
The distribution request receiving unit 313 is configured to receive a distribution request for facility information from a distribution target facility from a facility terminal 40 described later via the communication network 60. Further, the distribution request receiving unit 313 may be configured to receive a distribution request for facility information from the distribution target facility via the input unit 35 of the facility information distribution server system 30.

<Delivery destination mobile calculation unit 314>
Next, the delivery destination mobile unit calculation unit 314 will be described. When the vehicle 50 travels in the vicinity of the facility, that is, the delivery destination moving body calculation unit 314, that is, the current travel position of the vehicle 50 is within a predetermined range (also referred to as “first predetermined range”) preset from the facility position. When the vehicle is located, the continuous travel time (continuous operation time) from the latest departure position of the vehicle 50 calculated by the continuous travel time calculation unit 312 is the facility information distribution condition of the facility, and the departure of the moving object It is determined whether or not a condition related to continuous movement time from the point (continuous movement time condition excluding no designation) is satisfied. Here, the first predetermined range may be a radius range of a predetermined distance N ₁ [km] centered on the facility position, for example. Further, instead of the radius, for example, a range in which the travel distance on the road from the facility is N ₁ [km] may be set as the first predetermined range. In addition, for example, the first predetermined range may be determined based on the required travel time to the facility position. The size of the first predetermined range can be set as appropriate. For example, the facility information distribution server system 30 may be used to set a first predetermined range suitable for the facility for each facility that distributes facility information.

The delivery destination mobile calculation unit 314 selects (determines) the vehicle 50 as a delivery destination of the facility information of the facility only when the vehicle 50 satisfies a continuous travel time condition that is a delivery condition of the facility information of the facility. )
As a result, the mobile body that is the delivery destination of the facility information is calculated based on the conditions relating to the continuous travel time from the departure point of the mobile body, so that the mobile body that is the optimal delivery destination according to the content of the facility information Therefore, it is possible to increase the probability that the moving body stops at the facility according to the facility information.

As described above, when the continuous travel time condition, which is the facility information distribution condition, is not specified, the distribution destination mobile unit calculation unit 314 selects (determines) the distribution destination of the facility information as follows.
That is, the delivery destination mobile unit calculation unit 314 selects (determines) a mobile unit excluding the mobile unit that has already been selected by the delivery destination mobile unit calculation unit 314 as the delivery destination of another facility information for which the continuous travel time condition is specified. ) Here, the continuous moving time from a departure point is not considered about the mobile body selected.

<Facility information distribution unit 315>
Next, the facility information distribution unit 315 will be described.
The facility information distribution unit 315 distributes the facility information to the mobile body calculated by the distribution destination mobile body calculation unit 314. Note that, as the timing of distribution, the facility information may be distributed to the mobile body in response to the mobile body being calculated by the distribution destination mobile body calculation unit 314.
The facility information distribution unit 315 is a case where the current position of the vehicle 50 is located in the vicinity of the facility in response to a facility information distribution request from the in-vehicle navigation device 10 and the portable terminal 20, for example. When the continuous movement time of the condition satisfies the continuous movement time condition of the facility, delivery may be performed at a preset time interval (for example, 30 minutes to 60 minutes) and at a preset time interval (for example, 5 minute intervals). .

<Billing information generation unit 316>
Finally, the accounting information generation unit 316 will be described.
As described above, the billing information generation unit 316 continues as the continuous travel time (continuous operation time) specified as the continuous travel time condition for selecting (determining) the vehicle 50 to which the facility information is distributed becomes longer. Compared to the case where the operation time is short, the advertising unit price, which is a charging fee related to the distribution of one piece of the facility information, is set to be high.
More specifically, the billing information generation unit 316, for example, corresponds to each continuous movement time condition of a plurality of preset continuous movement time condition groups, for example, a continuous movement time (continuous movement time specified as a continuous movement time condition). The longer the operation time), the higher the advertising unit price, which is a charging fee related to the distribution of one piece of the facility information, is set as compared with the case where the continuous operation time is shorter.
Similarly, the billing information generation unit 316 continuously operates as the continuous travel time (continuous operation time) specified as the continuous travel time condition is longer for the continuous travel time condition arbitrarily set by the advertiser. Compared to the case where the time is short, the advertising unit price, which is a charging fee related to the distribution of one piece of the facility information, is set to be high.
Further, the billing information generation unit 316 uses the facility information distribution unit 315 to generate billing information proportional to the number of distribution destination vehicles (charged to the facility) based on the advertising unit price.
By doing so, the advertiser is charged with the ad content that is not affected by the continuous travel time, because a high advertising fee is charged for the continuous travel time condition with a long continuous travel time that is expected to have a high advertising effect. Makes it possible to select inexpensive advertisement distribution.

The facility information distribution operation by the facility information distribution server system 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B. 6A and 6B are delivered to the vehicle, the location of the delivery target facility, the continuous travel time condition that is the delivery condition of the facility information designated by the facility, the advertising unit price, the vehicle location and its speed, respectively. It is the schematic which shows the relationship with facility information.
More specifically, FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating an outline of selection (determination) of the distribution destination of the facility information when the facility X specifies the continuous movement time condition. FIG. 6B shows an overview of the selection (determination) of the facility information of facility X and the facility information of facility Y when facility X specifies the continuous travel time condition and facility Y does not specify the continuous travel time condition. FIG.

First, referring to FIG. 6A, the vehicle A is located outside the first predetermined range of the facility X, the continuous movement time of the vehicle A is 125 minutes, and the vehicles B, C, D, and E are 1 Located within a predetermined range, the continuous movement time of the vehicle B is 55 minutes, the continuous movement time of the vehicle C is 105 minutes, the continuous movement time of the vehicle D is 15 minutes, and the continuous movement time of the vehicle E is 32 minutes. Moreover, the continuous movement time condition of the facility X is the condition c (30 minutes ≦ continuous movement time <60 minutes), and the advertising unit price in this condition is 5 yen per case.
Then, the facility information distribution server system 30 selects (determines) the vehicle B and the vehicle E that satisfy the continuous travel time condition (30 minutes ≦ continuous travel time <60 minutes) as the facility information distribution destination of the facility X. Then, the facility information distribution server system 30 distributes the facility information of the facility X to the two vehicles, so that a distribution fee of 10 yen (5 yen × 2) is generated as billing information for the facility X.

Next, referring to FIG. 6B, the vehicle A, the vehicle B, the vehicle C, the vehicle D, and the vehicle E are located within the first predetermined range of the facility X, and further, the vehicle A, the vehicle D, and the vehicle E are traveling. The position is within the first predetermined range of the facility Y, the continuous movement time of the vehicle A is 125 minutes, the continuous movement time of the vehicle B is 55 minutes, the continuous movement time of the vehicle C is 105 minutes, and the continuous movement time of the vehicle D 15 minutes, and the continuous movement time of the vehicle E is 32 minutes. The continuous movement time condition for the facility X is condition a (120 minutes ≦ continuous movement time), and the advertising unit price in this condition is 10 yen per case. In addition, the facility Y does not specify a continuous travel time condition, and the advertising unit price in this condition is 1 yen per case.
Then, the facility information distribution server system 30 first selects (determines) the distribution destination of the facility information of the facility X that specifies the continuous travel time condition. In this case, the facility information distribution server system 30 selects (determines) a vehicle A that satisfies the continuous travel time condition (120 minutes ≦ continuous travel time). Then, the facility information distribution server system 30 distributes the facility information of the facility X to one vehicle, and therefore generates a distribution fee of 10 yen (10 yen × 1) as billing information for the facility X.
Next, the facility information distribution server system 30 selects (determines) a distribution destination of facility information of the facility Y for which no continuous travel time condition is specified. In this case, in the facility information distribution server system 30, the vehicle A, the vehicle D, and the vehicle E are listed as distribution destination candidates, but the vehicle A has already been selected (determined) as the distribution destination of the facility information of the facility X. The vehicle D and the vehicle E are selected (determined) as delivery destinations except for the vehicle A. The facility information distribution server system 30 distributes the facility information of the facility Y to the two vehicles, and thus generates a distribution fee of 2 yen (1 yen × 2) as billing information for the facility Y.
In the example described in FIG. 6B, the facility X in which the continuous operation time condition is set and the facility Y in which the continuous operation time condition is not set are described. However, when the number of facilities is increased, the continuous operation time conditions of a plurality of facilities are set. There will be vehicles to satisfy. In this case, the order of vehicles to be distributed is determined in descending order of the advertising unit price. In addition, by determining the number of distributions or the upper limit price in advance for each facility, the facility can prevent more customers than the number of customers that can be accommodated, and avoid billing for advertising more than expected. It becomes possible. The number of facility information distributed to one vehicle need not be limited to 1 and can be set as appropriate. For example, when the number of distributions is set to 2, two pieces of facility information are distributed to one vehicle in descending order of the advertising unit price.
In this way, when the continuous travel time condition of the facility with the continuous travel time from the starting point is satisfied, it is avoided for the mobile body to receive the facility information from the facility including the uncondition that does not specify the continuous travel time, It is possible to avoid annoying the moving body. In addition, for the facility, since the facility information from the facility including the uncondition that does not specify the continuous travel time is not delivered to the moving body that satisfies the continuous travel time condition of the facility, the advertisement effect is not diminished. be able to.

When there is a vehicle F that satisfies the continuous movement time condition of the facility X and the continuous movement time condition of the facility Y (for example, the same continuous movement time condition), the vehicle F that satisfies the continuous movement time condition Thus, the facility information of the facility X and the facility information of the facility Y are distributed. For example, when the vehicle F is located within a first predetermined range from the facility X with respect to the vehicle F, the vehicle F is selected (determined) as the delivery destination of the facility information of the facility X. When positioned within the first predetermined range from the facility X, the vehicle F is selected (determined) as the facility information distribution destination of the facility Y.
In such a case, for example, when the time when the vehicle F is located within the first predetermined range from the facility X is earlier than the time when the vehicle F is located within the first predetermined range from the facility Y, the facility X If the vehicle F is located within the first predetermined range from the facility X, then the vehicle F is selected as the facility information delivery destination of the facility Y (except for the vehicle F). It may be determined).
Further, after the user of the vehicle F selects the facility X based on the distributed facility information, the vehicle F may be excluded as a distribution destination of the facility information of the facility Y.
The configuration of the facility information distribution server system 30 has been described above.

<Functional blocks provided in the facility terminal 40>
Next, functional blocks provided in the facility terminal 40 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the facility terminal 40 includes a control unit 41, a storage unit 42, a communication unit 43, a display unit 44, and an input unit 45.
Here, the communication unit 43, the display unit 44, and the input unit 45 have the same functions as those of the same name included in the facility information distribution server system 30 described above. Therefore, the overlapping description is omitted here.

  On the other hand, the control unit 41 is composed of an arithmetic processing device such as a microprocessor, and is equivalent to the control unit 31 in that it controls each unit constituting the information distribution device 30. Moreover, the memory | storage part 42 is comprised with the semiconductor memory etc., and is the same as the memory | storage part 32 by the point in which various information is memorize | stored. However, the functional block provided in the control unit 41 and the information stored in the storage unit 42 are different from the functional block provided in the control unit 31 and the information stored in the storage unit 32 of the information distribution device 30. This will be described in detail below.

The storage unit 42 stores each program such as a control program called firmware or an operating system, a program for performing a process for requesting distribution of facility information, and other information. In the figure, facility information 421 and a facility ID 422 that are particularly relevant to the description of the processing for requesting distribution of facility information are shown.
The facility information 421 is facility information corresponding to the facility terminal 40. The facility ID 422 is realized by identification information uniquely assigned to the facility in order to identify the facility corresponding to the facility terminal 40.

The facility information 421 has the same content as the facility information 321 included in the “facility information distribution request” transmitted to the facility information distribution server system 30. Therefore, the overlapping description is omitted here.
The facility information 421 includes a condition relating to the continuous travel time from the departure point of the mobile body (continuous travel time condition), which is a delivery condition of the facility information to the mobile body, and 1 relating to the delivery of the facility information. An advertising unit price that is a unit price per case can be associated.
Here, the continuous travel time condition may be selected from a plurality of preset continuous travel time condition groups in the facility information distribution server system 30. Also, the continuous travel time condition can be arbitrarily set by the advertiser.
The advertising unit price of facility information is data set in the facility information distribution server system 30 according to the continuous travel time condition of the facility information.

Next, the control unit 41 will be described in detail. The control unit 41 includes a facility information creation / update unit 411, a distribution request unit 412, and a distribution record information acquisition unit 413 as functional blocks.
The function unit operates after logging into the facility information distribution server system 30 from the facility terminal 40 and determining in the facility information distribution server system 30 that the user ID (for example, the facility ID 422) is valid. However, the login process is well known to those skilled in the art, and the description thereof is omitted.

The facility information creation / updating unit 411 creates and / or updates each piece of information described above included in the facility information 421. The facility information creation / update unit 411 creates and / or updates the facility information 421 based on, for example, an input by the facility operator using the input unit 45. For example, when the service or product provided at the facility is changed, the facility operator updates the corresponding information in the facility information 421 to the changed information. Also, the facility operator may update the congestion level included in the facility information 421 to the latest information as appropriate. In addition, the facility operator may update the coupon information to an appropriate one in consideration of, for example, the user's needs.
The facility information creation / update unit 411 can create and / or update the continuous movement time condition of the facility information in accordance with the creation and / or update of the facility information. The facility information creation / update unit 411 displays a template on the display unit 44 when creating the facility information and / or continuous travel time conditions, and updates the facility information and / or continuous travel time conditions when updating the facility information and / or continuous travel time conditions. The target facility information and / or continuous travel time conditions may be displayed in an editable mode.
In this case, the facility information creation / update unit 411 receives an edit processing screen for creating and updating facility information and / or continuous travel time conditions from the facility information distribution server system 30 and displays the edit processing screen on the display unit 44. In the facility terminal 40, the facility information and / or continuous travel time conditions can be edited, and the facility information and / or continuous travel time conditions are appropriately created and updated according to the input of the manager of the facility. Also good.
The facility information created / updated by the facility information creation / update unit 411 and / or the continuous travel time condition are transmitted to the facility information delivery server system 30 by the delivery request unit 412, so that the facility information delivery server system 30 This is reflected in the facility information database 3231.

The distribution request unit 412 is a part that transmits a facility information distribution request to the facility information distribution server system 30. Here, the facility information distribution request transmitted by the distribution request unit 412 includes a facility ID 422, facility information 421, and a continuous travel time condition for selecting a mobile body to which the facility information is to be distributed.
Thereby, the facility terminal 40 (distribution request unit 412) receives the advertising unit price related to the facility information distribution set based on the continuous travel time condition by the facility information distribution server system 30. The distribution request unit 412 may instruct the facility information creation / update unit 411 to store the received advertising unit price in association with the facility information 421.

The distribution record information acquisition unit 413 acquires the distribution record information received from the facility information distribution server system 30, and notifies the facility operator by displaying the acquired distribution record information on the display unit 44. Here, the distribution result information includes, for example, the number of mobile objects to be distributed in the facility information 421, billing information, and the like. As a result, the facility side can grasp how many pieces of facility information have been distributed. Therefore, it is possible to assume the number of users visiting the facility at the facility.
Therefore, according to the facility information distribution system 1, it is possible to solve the problem of a general technique that “how many people do not know whether or not to visit”. In addition, based on this assumption, it is possible to prepare for a user visiting the facility at the facility.

  As mentioned above, embodiment of each function part of the facility information distribution system 1 of this invention is based on the structure of the vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus 10, the portable terminal 20, the facility information distribution server system 30, and the facility terminal 40 which are mounted in the vehicle 50. explained. In addition, the embodiment of each functional unit included in the facility information distribution server system 30 of the present invention is distributed even with one computer or with a large number of computers that are located in one place or distributed in several places and interconnected by a communication network. And can be deployed to execute. It can also be configured using a plurality of virtual computers on the cloud.

<Operation of this embodiment>
Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 8, the operation | movement at the time of the facility information delivery process of this embodiment is demonstrated. Here, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of facility information distribution processing.
The facility information distribution server system 30 has received the facility information distribution request from the facility. Further, it is assumed that a significant continuous travel time condition is designated as the distribution condition of the facility information.

  In step S <b> 10, the facility information distribution server system 30 (position information receiving unit 311) receives the identification information and position information from the vehicle 50 and updates the connection history record 3241 of the vehicle 50. Note that when the reception of the position information from the vehicle 50 is finished, the processing related to the vehicle 50 is finished.

  In step S11, the facility information distribution server system 30 (distribution destination mobile unit calculation unit 314) determines whether or not the vehicle 50 is positioned in the vicinity of the facility (that is, positioned within the first predetermined range from the facility position). When the vehicle 50 is located in the vicinity of the facility (Yes), the process proceeds to step S12. When the vehicle 50 is not located near the facility (No), the process returns to step S10.

  In step S12, the facility information distribution server system 30 (continuous movement time calculation unit 312) calculates a continuous movement time (continuous operation time) from the (most recent) departure point of the vehicle 50.

  In step S13, the facility information distribution server system 30 (distribution destination mobile unit calculation unit 314) determines whether or not the continuous travel time (continuous operation time) of the vehicle 50 satisfies the continuous travel time condition that is the facility information distribution condition. Determine whether. If the continuous movement time condition is satisfied (Yes), the process proceeds to step S14. When the continuous movement time condition is not satisfied (No), the process proceeds to step S10.

  In step S <b> 14, the facility information distribution server system 30 (distribution destination mobile unit calculation unit 314) sets the facility information of the facility to be distributed to the vehicle 50.

  In step S15, the facility information distribution server system 30 (facility information distribution unit 315) distributes the facility information of the facility to the vehicle 50, and the facility information distribution server system 30 (billing information generation unit 316) Generate billing information. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S10.

As described above, the facility information distribution server system 30 calculates the mobile object that is the distribution destination of the facility information based on the condition relating to the continuous travel time from the departure point of the mobile object, thereby obtaining the content of the facility information. Accordingly, it is possible to distribute to a mobile body that is an optimal distribution destination.
In the above-described flowchart, a facility for which a significant continuous travel time condition is designated as a facility information distribution condition is targeted.
FIG. 9 shows an example of a flowchart in the case of a facility for which the continuous travel time condition is not designated as the facility information distribution condition. Referring to FIG. 9, in step S <b> 13 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, “if the continuous movement time condition is satisfied (Yes), go to step S <b> 14” is changed to “if the continuous movement time condition is satisfied (Yes), then step S <b> 131 Step S131 and Step S132 shown below are inserted between Step S13 and Step S14.
In the following description, steps up to step S12 and steps after step S14 are the same as those in the above-described flowchart, and step S13 is the same as described above.

  In step S131, the facility information distribution server system 30 (distribution destination mobile unit calculation unit 314) determines whether or not the facility information is designated as a continuous movement time condition. If the continuous movement time condition is specified (Yes), the process proceeds to step S14. When the continuous movement time condition is not designated (No), the process proceeds to step S132.

In step S132, the facility information distribution server system 30 (distribution destination mobile unit calculation unit 314) determines whether or not the vehicle 50 has already been selected as a distribution destination of another facility information specified by the continuous movement time condition. To do. If it has already been selected as another facility information delivery destination (Yes), the process proceeds to step S10. When it is not selected as another facility information delivery destination (No), the process proceeds to step S14.
As described above, when the continuous travel time condition of the facility having the continuous travel time from the departure point is satisfied, the facility (vehicle 50) receives the facility information from the facility including the uncondition that does not specify the continuous travel time. It is possible to avoid the user from feeling bothered.

<About hardware and software>
Each device included in the facility information distribution system can be realized by hardware, software, or a combination thereof. In addition, a facility information distribution method performed by cooperation of each device included in the facility information distribution system can also be realized by hardware, software, or a combination thereof. Here, being realized by software means that it is realized by one or more computers reading and executing one or more programs.

  The program may be stored using various types of non-transitory computer readable media and supplied to a computer. Non-transitory computer readable media include various types of tangible storage media. Examples of non-transitory computer-readable media include magnetic recording media (for example, flexible disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives), magneto-optical recording media (for example, magneto-optical disks), CD-ROMs (Read Only Memory), CD-ROMs. R, CD-R / W, semiconductor memory (for example, mask ROM, PROM (Programmable ROM), EPROM (Erasable PROM), flash ROM, RAM (random access memory)). The program may also be supplied to the computer by various types of transitory computer readable media. Examples of transitory computer readable media include electrical signals, optical signals, and electromagnetic waves. The temporary computer-readable medium can supply the program to the computer via a wired communication path such as an electric wire and an optical fiber, or a wireless communication path.

<Modification>
Although the above-described embodiment is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the scope of the present invention is not limited only to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Can be implemented.
<Modification 1>
You may make it deform | transform the functional structure of embodiment mentioned above. That is, the functional configurations of FIGS. 2, 4, 5, and 7 are merely examples, and the functional configurations of the present embodiment are not limited. That is, it is sufficient that each device has a function capable of executing a series of processing related to the facility recommended function of the present invention as a whole, and what functional block is used to realize this function is particularly shown in FIGS. It is not limited to the examples of FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG.

  In addition, the description of the above-described embodiment is only an example for an apparatus for realizing these functional configurations. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the facility information distribution server system 30 has been described as being realized by a single server device or the like. However, each function of the facility information distribution server system 30 is appropriately distributed to a plurality of server devices. It is good. Moreover, you may implement | achieve each function of the facility information delivery server system 30 using a virtual server function etc. on a cloud.

  In addition, the display unit 34 and the input unit 35 described as being included in the facility information distribution server system 30 may be realized by a separate device from the device that realizes other parts of the facility information distribution server system 30. For example, a device that implements the control unit 31, the storage unit 32, and the communication unit 33 is separated from a device that implements the display unit 34 and the input unit 35, and both devices communicate with each other via the communication network 60. It is good also as a structure.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facility information delivery system 10 Car-mounted navigation apparatus 20 Portable terminal 11,21 Control part 111,211 Route guidance part 112,212 Location information transmission part 113,213 Facility information acquisition part 12,22 Storage part 121,221 Map information 122,222 Position information 123, 223 Identification information 13, 23 Communication unit 14 Sensor unit 15 Display unit 16 Input unit 20 Portable terminal 27 Short-range communication unit 30 Facility information distribution server system 31 Control unit 311 Position information reception unit 312 Continuous travel time calculation unit 313 Distribution request reception unit 314 Distribution destination mobile unit calculation unit 315 Facility information distribution unit 316 Billing information generation unit 32 Storage unit 321 Mobile unit information area 322 Map information area 323 Facility information area 3231 Facility information database 324 Connection history information area 3241 Connection history information Over de 40 facility terminal 41 controller 411 facility information creating update unit 412 the distribution request section 413 delivery record information acquiring unit 42 storage unit 50, 50a, 50b vehicle 60 network

Claims (7)

A position information receiving unit that receives position information of one or more moving objects;
For each moving body, a continuous travel time calculating unit that calculates a continuous travel time from a departure point;
Facility information relating to one or more facilities, map information including facility locations of the facilities, and conditions relating to a continuous travel time from the departure point of the mobile body, which is a delivery condition of the facility information to the mobile body; A storage unit for storing
A delivery destination mobile calculation unit that calculates a mobile as a delivery destination of the facility information based on a condition relating to a continuous movement time from the departure point of the mobile,
A facility information distribution unit that distributes the facility information to the mobile body calculated by the distribution destination mobile body calculation unit;
A facility information distribution apparatus comprising: a charge information generation unit that generates charge information based on the distributed facility information.   The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a distribution request receiving unit that receives a request for distributing the facility information to a moving body that satisfies the condition, together with designation of a condition relating to a continuous movement time from the departure point of the moving body. The facility information distribution device described.   The charging information generation unit generates more expensive charging information when the continuous movement time is longer in the condition relating to the continuous movement time from the departure point of the moving body than when the continuous movement time is short. The facility information distribution apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the facility information distribution apparatus is a facility information distribution apparatus. The delivery destination mobile calculation unit further includes:
2. The mobile body as a delivery destination of the facility information is calculated from mobile bodies located within a predetermined range set in advance from the facility position of the facility related to the facility information to be distributed. The facility information distribution apparatus according to claim 3.   The facility information distribution apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined range preset from the facility position of the facility is a predetermined distance range from the facility position. The condition relating to the continuous travel time from the starting point of the mobile body, which is a delivery condition to the mobile body of the facility information includes unconditional not specifying the continuous travel time,
The delivery destination mobile calculation unit further includes:
Distribution of other facility information different from the facility information, which is calculated based on the condition for specifying the continuous movement time, the moving body as the distribution destination of the facility information that is unconditionally not specifying the continuous movement time The facility information distribution apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein calculation is performed by excluding a moving body as a destination. Facility information relating to one or more facilities, map information including facility locations of the facilities, and conditions relating to a continuous travel time from the departure point of the mobile body, which is a delivery condition of the facility information to the mobile body; A facility information distribution method performed by one or more computers having a storage unit for storing
A position information receiving step of receiving position information of one or more moving objects;
A continuous movement time calculating step for calculating a continuous movement time from a departure point for each moving body;
A distribution destination mobile calculation step for calculating a mobile as a distribution destination of the facility information based on a condition relating to a continuous movement time from the departure point of the mobile;
A facility information distribution step of distributing the facility information to the mobile body calculated in the distribution destination mobile body calculation step;
A facility information distribution method comprising: a charging information generation step of generating charging information based on the distributed facility information.

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