JP2022134232A - Information notification system, and control method for information notification system - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve the convenience of a driver U.SOLUTION: An information notification system 1000 comprises: an operation button 17 for receiving an information acquisition instruction that is an instruction to acquire information on the periphery of a vehicle V, from a driver U of the vehicle V; a current position acquisition unit 214 for acquiring a current position of the vehicle V when the operation button 17 receives the information acquisition instruction; and a terminal notification unit 219 for notifying the driver U of information related to the current position of the vehicle V acquired by the current position acquisition unit 214, after the vehicle V has parked, in the case that the operation button 17 has received the information acquisition instruction while the driver U has been driving the vehicle V.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an information notification system and a control method for the information notification system.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a technique of acquiring information on shops, facilities, etc. based on the current position at the time of marking by the driver of the vehicle (see, for example, Patent Literature 1). In Patent Document 1, a facility or store located at a location marked by a driver is registered, and a mark is displayed at a location on a map corresponding to the marked location.

JP 2005-127872 A

However, in Patent Document 1, even if the driver marks while driving, the mark may disappear from the map as the vehicle moves. In Patent Document 1, if the mark is hidden, there is no means for the driver to know that the marking has been performed, and there is a risk that the driver will forget that the marking has been performed. There is room for improvement.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and an object of the present invention is to improve convenience for the driver.

According to one aspect of the information notification system for achieving the above object, a reception unit receives an information acquisition instruction, which is an instruction to acquire information about the surroundings of the vehicle, from a driver of the vehicle; and when the receiving unit receives the information acquisition instruction while the driver is driving the vehicle, after the vehicle is parked, and a notification unit configured to notify the driver of information related to the current position of the vehicle acquired by the acquisition unit.

In the above information notification system, a display unit for displaying a map is provided, and the notification unit displays the map acquired by the acquisition unit on the map displayed by the display unit as notification of information related to the current position of the vehicle. A configuration may be used in which a mark indicating the current position of the vehicle is displayed.

The above information notification system includes a search unit that searches for at least one of facilities and shops located around the current position of the vehicle acquired by the acquisition unit, wherein the notification unit provides information related to the current location of the vehicle. may be configured to notify the search result of the search unit as.

In the above information notification system, a determination unit is provided for determining whether or not the distance between the current position of the vehicle acquired by the acquisition unit and the vehicle is equal to or less than a predetermined value, and the notification unit and if it is determined that the distance between the current position of the vehicle acquired by the acquisition unit and the vehicle is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the information acquisition instruction was issued in the past as a notification of information related to the current position of the vehicle. It may be configured to notify information indicating that the

In the information notification system described above, the reception unit may be configured to receive the information acquisition instruction by means other than voice.

In the information notification system described above, the receiving unit may be a hardware button provided on a steering wheel of the vehicle.

In the information notification system described above, the reception unit may be configured to receive the information acquisition instruction by voice.

The information notification system described above includes a display unit and a photographing unit that photographs the outside of the vehicle when the reception unit receives the information acquisition instruction, and the notification unit notifies information related to the current position of the vehicle. At the same time, the display unit may be configured to display the photographing result of the photographing unit.

In the above information notification system, the notification unit may be configured to display information corresponding to the selected portion on the display unit when a selection operation is performed on a portion of the displayed photographing result. .

In the above-described information notification system, the notification unit includes, when the shift position of the shift operation device of the vehicle is parking, when the accessory power supply of the vehicle is off, when the ignition power supply of the vehicle is off, seat belt The information relating to the current position of the vehicle may be notified when the door is unlocked and/or when the door lock is unlocked.

According to another aspect of the information notification system control method for achieving the above object, an information acquisition instruction, which is an instruction to acquire information about the surroundings of the vehicle, is received from a driver of the vehicle, and the information acquisition instruction is received. If the information acquisition instruction is received while the driver is driving the vehicle, the acquired current location of the vehicle is obtained after the vehicle is parked. Notify the driver of the information.

According to the present invention, convenience for the driver can be improved.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of an information notification system. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of an in-vehicle device. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the driver's terminal. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the information processing server. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the information notification system. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the display when an image that appears in the photographing result is selected.

[1. Overview of information notification system]
An overview of an information notification system 1000 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The information notification system 1000 is a system for notifying the driver U of the vehicle V of information. The information notified to the driver U by the information notification system 1000 is information related to the current position of the vehicle V when the driver U operates the operation button 17 . A specific example of the information regarding the current position of the vehicle V will be described later.

The in-vehicle device 1 is a device mounted on a vehicle V. As shown in FIG. The in-vehicle device 1 is a device provided with a touch panel 13 provided in a vehicle V, and is, for example, a device called display audio (DA) or a car navigation device.

The driver's terminal 2 is a mobile device or a portable computer called a handheld computer. The driver terminal 2 is, for example, a smart phone or a tablet computer. The driver terminal 2 is used by the driver U. In FIG. 1, the driver's terminal 2 is placed on the passenger's seat 10B of the vehicle V. As shown in FIG.

The in-vehicle device 1 and the driver's terminal 2 are capable of mutual data communication. The communication standard between the in-vehicle device 1 and the driver's terminal 2 may be either a wireless communication standard or a wired communication standard.

The information processing server 3 is a server that performs information processing related to notifying the driver U of information. The information processing server 3 of this embodiment is capable of data communication with the driver's terminal 2 via the communication network 4 . The communication network 4 may be any data communication network, such as a wide area communication network including a public line network, a LAN (Local Area Network), and the like.

[2. Vehicle configuration]
With reference to FIG. 1, the configuration of a vehicle V equipped with an in-vehicle device 1 will be described.
The vehicle V of this embodiment is a four-wheeled vehicle with a seating capacity of five. The vehicle V includes a driver's seat 10A, a passenger's seat 10B, a right rear seat 10C, a center rear seat 10D, and a left rear seat 10E. The vehicle V in FIG. 1 shows a situation in which the driver U is seated in the driver's seat 10A.

The vehicle V includes a right front door 11A, a left front door 11B, a right rear door 11C, a left rear door 11D, and a tailgate 11E. By opening the front right door 11A, the front left door 11B, the rear right door 11C, and the rear left door 11D, it becomes possible to enter and exit the compartment space of the vehicle V. The tailgate 11E opens and closes the trunk of the vehicle V.

Vehicle V has a dashboard 12 . A touch panel 13 , a speaker 14 and a microphone 15 are installed on the dashboard 12 . The touch panel 13 has a configuration in which a liquid crystal display panel that displays characters and images and a touch sensor that detects contact with the liquid crystal display panel are superimposed. The speaker 14 outputs sound to the interior space of the vehicle V. As shown in FIG. A microphone 15 collects sound. The microphone 15 collects sounds in the cabin space of the vehicle V, such as voices spoken by people on board the vehicle. The installation position and the number of the speakers 14 and the microphones 15 can be changed arbitrarily.

A steering wheel 16 is installed on the dashboard 12 at a position facing the driver U seated in the driver's seat 10A. An operation button 17 is arranged on the steering wheel 16 . The operation button 17 is a hardware button. The operation button 17 is operated by the driver U when he/she desires to obtain information about the surroundings of the vehicle V while the vehicle V is being driven. Examples of this case include the case where the driver U wants to know the details of a store that can be seen in front, or the case that the driver U wants to know the available hours of a facility that can be seen to the side. The operation button 17 receives an information acquisition instruction, which is an instruction to acquire information about the surroundings of the vehicle V, from the driver U by being operated by the driver U. FIG.
The steering wheel 16 corresponds to an example of steering of the present disclosure. The operation button 17 corresponds to an example of the reception unit of the present disclosure.

The vehicle V includes a shift lever 18 installed near the driver's seat 10A.
The shift lever 18 corresponds to an example of the shift operating device of the present disclosure.

A front camera 19A that captures an image in front of the vehicle V is provided at the front of the vehicle V. As shown in FIG. A rear camera 19B for photographing the rear of the vehicle V is provided at the rear of the vehicle V. As shown in FIG. In addition, a right side camera 19C that captures the right side of the vehicle V is provided on the right side of the vehicle V. As shown in FIG. A left side camera 19D is provided on the left side of the vehicle V to capture the left side of the vehicle V. As shown in FIG. The front camera 19A, the rear camera 19B, the right side camera 19C, and the left side camera 19D are external cameras that capture the surroundings of the vehicle V. As shown in FIG. In the following description, when the front camera 19A, the rear camera 19B, the right side camera 19C, and the left side camera 19D are not distinguished from each other, they are referred to as "cameras" and denoted by "19".
The camera 19 corresponds to an example of the imaging unit of the present disclosure.

[3. Configuration of in-vehicle device]
The configuration of the in-vehicle device 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
The in-vehicle device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 100 and a memory 110 that stores programs and data. The memory 110 is a storage device configured with a semiconductor memory device or a magnetic recording medium. The memory 110 stores a control program 111 executed by the CPU 100 and various data processed by the CPU 100 . The CPU 100 controls each part of the in-vehicle device 1 by executing the control program 111 . The CPU 100 and memory 110 may have an interface circuit (not shown).

FIG. 2 shows, as functional units configured by the CPU 100, a reception determination unit 101, an in-vehicle audio processing unit 102, a parking determination unit 103, an in-vehicle communication control unit 104, and an in-vehicle notification unit 105. As shown in FIG. Each of these functional units is implemented by cooperation of software and hardware, for example, when the CPU 100 executes a program. Functions of these units will be described later.

A touch panel 13 , a speaker 14 , a microphone 15 , a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) 120 , a camera 19 , a communication unit 130 , and an operation button 17 are connected to the CPU 100 .

The GNSS 120 measures the current position of the vehicle V. FIG. When the vehicle V is equipped with a car navigation system (not shown), as the GNSS 120, a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit or the like provided in the car navigation device may be used.

Communication unit 130 comprises a wireless communication device having an antenna, RF circuitry, encoders, decoders, and the like. The communication unit 130 performs data communication with the driver's terminal 2 .

The in-vehicle device 1 is connected to an ECU 140 (Electronic Control Unit). The ECU 140 is a control device that controls electronic devices mounted on the vehicle V. As shown in FIG. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the in-vehicle device 1 is connected to the shift position sensor 150, the ignition sensor 160, and the accessory power supply 170 via the ECU 140. As shown in FIG. A vehicle V may be equipped with a plurality of ECUs 140 . In this case, multiple ECUs 140 may be connected to the in-vehicle device 1 .

A shift position sensor 150 detects a shift position of a shift lever 18 provided in the vehicle V. FIG. The shift positions are, for example, P (parking) used when parking or stopping, R (reverse) used when reversing, N (neutral) used when driving, and D (drive) used when driving. The ignition sensor 160 detects the state of the ignition power source of the vehicle V. As shown in FIG. An accessory power supply (ACC power supply) 170 is a power supply supplied from a power supply circuit provided in the vehicle V to electronic devices and accessories.

As described above, the CPU 100 functions as the reception determination unit 101 , the in-vehicle audio processing unit 102 , the parking determination unit 103 , the in-vehicle communication control unit 104 and the in-vehicle notification unit 105 .

The reception determination unit 101 determines whether or not the operation button 17 has received an information acquisition instruction. When the operation button 17 is operated, it outputs a signal indicating that it has been operated to the CPU 100 . When a signal indicating that an operation has been performed is input, reception determination unit 101 determines that operation button 17 has received an information acquisition instruction. When it is determined that the operation button 17 has received the information acquisition instruction, the reception determination unit 101 generates instruction reception information indicating that the information acquisition instruction has been received.

The in-vehicle audio processing unit 102 executes a process of driving the speaker 14 to output sound and a process of acquiring digital audio data of the sound collected by the microphone 15 .

The parking determination unit 103 determines whether or not the vehicle V is in a parking state, for example, as follows. The parking determination unit 103 determines that the vehicle V is parked when the shift position sensor 150 detects the P (parking) shift position. Parking determination unit 103 determines that vehicle V is not parked when shift position sensor 150 detects a shift position other than P (parking). The parking determination unit 103 determines that the vehicle V is parked when the ignition sensor 160 detects that the ignition power is off, and determines that the vehicle V is parked when the ignition sensor 160 detects that the ignition power is on. determine that it is not. The parking determination unit 103 determines that the vehicle V is in a parked state when it detects that the accessory power source 170 is off, and determines that the vehicle V is not in a parked state when it detects that the accessory power source 170 is on. . The parking determination unit 103 determines that the vehicle V is in the parked state when it detects at least that the seat belt of the driver's seat 10A has been released. For example, when the parking determination unit 103 acquires a detection value of a seat belt sensor that detects attachment and detachment of a seat belt, and detects that the seat belt has been released based on the acquired detection value, the vehicle V is parked. Determine that there is. The parking determination unit 103 determines that the vehicle V is in the parked state when it detects at least that the door lock of the driver's seat 10A has been released. For example, the parking determination unit 103 acquires the detection value of a door lock sensor that detects opening and closing of the door, and when it detects that the door is unlocked based on the acquired detection value, the vehicle V is parked. I judge. Moreover, the parking determination unit 103 determines that the vehicle V is parked based on the positioning result of the GNSS 120 when the vehicle V stops near the home.
When determining that the vehicle V is in the parked state, the parking determination unit 103 generates parking state information indicating that the vehicle V is in the parked state.

The in-vehicle communication control unit 104 communicates with the driver's terminal 2 via the communication unit 130 . The in-vehicle communication control unit 104 transmits the instruction reception information to the driver terminal 2 when the reception determination unit 101 generates the instruction reception information. Further, the in-vehicle communication control unit 104 transmits the parking state information to the driver terminal 2 when the parking determination unit 103 generates the parking state information.

The in-vehicle notification unit 105 notifies the driver U of information related to the current position of the vehicle V when the driver U operates the operation button 17 . Notification of the in-vehicle notification unit 105 will be described in detail later.

[4. Configuration of driver terminal]
The configuration of the driver terminal 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
The driver terminal 2 includes a CPU 210 and a memory 220 that stores programs and data. The memory 220 is a storage device configured with a semiconductor memory device or a magnetic recording medium. The memory 220 stores a control program 221 executed by the CPU 210 , a map application 222 that is an application program for displaying a map, and various data processed by the CPU 210 . The CPU 210 controls each part of the driver terminal 2 by executing the control program 221 . The CPU 210 and memory 220 may have an interface circuit (not shown).

FIG. 4 shows, as functional units configured by the CPU 210, a terminal communication control unit 211, an input reception unit 212, a terminal voice processing unit 213, a current position acquisition unit 214, a registration unit 215, a search request unit 216, a separation distance determination unit 217, A map display control unit 218 and a terminal notification unit 219 are shown. Each of these functional units is implemented by cooperation of software and hardware, for example, when the CPU 210 executes a program. Functions of these units will be described later.
The current position acquisition unit 214 corresponds to an example of the acquisition unit of the present disclosure. The separation distance determination unit 217 corresponds to an example of the determination unit of the present disclosure. The terminal notification unit 219 corresponds to an example of the notification unit of the present disclosure.

A touch panel 230 , a speaker 240 , a microphone 250 , a GNSS 260 and a communication unit 270 are connected to the CPU 210 .
The touch panel 230 corresponds to an example of the display section of the present disclosure.

Touch panel 230 has a configuration in which a liquid crystal display panel that displays characters and images and a touch sensor that detects contact with the liquid crystal display panel are superimposed.

The speaker 240 and the microphone 250 are used, for example, when the driver U uses the driver terminal 2 to make a voice call.

The GNSS 260 measures the current position of the driver's terminal 2 . When the driver's terminal 2 exists in the vehicle interior, the current position measured by the GNSS 260 can be regarded as the current position of the driver's terminal 2 .

Communication unit 270 comprises a wireless communication device having an antenna, RF circuitry, encoders, decoders, and the like. The communication unit 270 performs data communication with the information processing server 3 via the communication network 4 . Also, the communication unit 270 performs data communication directly with the in-vehicle device 1 .

By executing the control program 221, the CPU 210 controls the terminal communication control unit 211, the input reception unit 212, the terminal voice processing unit 213, the current position acquisition unit 214, the registration unit 215, the search request unit 216, and the separation distance determination unit 217. , and the terminal notification unit 219 . CPU 210 also functions as map display control unit 218 by executing map application 222 .

The terminal communication control unit 211 performs data communication with the in-vehicle device 1 and the information processing server 3 via the communication unit 270 .

The input reception unit 212 receives various inputs from the driver U by detecting an operation on the touch panel 230 .

The terminal audio processing unit 213 executes a process of driving the speaker 240 to output sound and a process of acquiring digital audio data of the sound collected by the microphone 250 .

When the terminal communication control unit 211 receives the instruction reception information, the current position acquisition unit 214 acquires the current position of the driver terminal 2 by acquiring current position data indicating the current position of the driver terminal 2 from the GNSS 260. do. When the driver terminal 2 is present in the vehicle interior, the current position acquisition unit 214 acquires the current position of the driver terminal 2 as the current position of the vehicle V. FIG. Current position acquisition section 214 outputs the acquired current position data to registration section 215 .

The registration unit 215 registers the current location acquired by the current location acquisition unit 214 by recording the current location data acquired by the current location acquisition unit 214 in the memory 220 .

The search request unit 216 requests the information processing server 3 to search for at least one of facilities and shops located around the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit 214 . Search request section 216 generates search request information and outputs the generated search request information to terminal communication control section 211 . The search request information includes the current location data acquired by the current location acquisition unit 214 . The terminal communication control unit 211 transmits the search request information generated by the search request unit 216 to the information processing server 3 . When search results are transmitted from the information processing server 3 as a response to the search request information, the search request unit 216 records the transmitted search results in the memory 220 . The search request unit 216 records the search result in association with the current position data included in the search request information among the current position data recorded in the memory 220 .

The separation distance determination unit 217 determines whether or not the separation distance between the current position measured by the GNSS 260 and the current position registered by the registration unit 215 is equal to or less than a predetermined value. When the separation distance determination unit 217 determines that the separation distance between the current position measured by the GNSS 260 and the current position registered by the registration unit 215 is equal to or less than a predetermined value, a determination result indicating that the distance is equal to or less than the predetermined value is sent to the terminal. Output to notification unit 219 . Of the current positions registered by the registration unit 215, the separation distance determination unit 217 performs determination on the current positions registered from a predetermined number of days ago to the present.

Map display control unit 218 causes touch panel 230 to display a map. The map data of the map displayed by the map display control unit 218 may be map data pre-stored in the driver terminal 2 or may be map data downloaded from a predetermined map data providing server. Here, the map data is data that stores road map information, information on various facilities, data for map matching, and the like.

The terminal notification unit 219 notifies the driver U of information regarding the current position of the vehicle V when the driver U operates the operation button 17 . Notification by the terminal notification unit 219 will be described in detail later.

[5. Configuration of information processing server]
The configuration of the information processing server 3 will be described with reference to FIG.
The information processing server 3 includes a CPU 310 and a memory 320 that stores programs and data. The memory 320 is a storage device configured with a semiconductor memory device or a magnetic recording medium. The memory 320 stores a control program 321 executed by the CPU 310 and various data processed by the CPU 310 . The CPU 310 controls each part of the information processing server 3 by executing the control program 321 . The CPU 310 and memory 320 may have an interface circuit (not shown).

FIG. 4 shows a server communication control unit 311 and a search unit 312 as functional units configured by the CPU 310 . Each of these functional units is realized by cooperation of software and hardware, for example, when the CPU 310 executes a program. Functions of these units will be described later.

A communication unit 330 is connected to the CPU 310 .
Communication unit 330 comprises a wireless communication device having an antenna, RF circuitry, encoders, decoders, and the like. The communication unit 330 performs data communication with the driver's terminal 2 via the communication network 4 .

As described above, the CPU 310 functions as the server communication control section 311 and the search section 312 .

The server communication control section 311 performs data communication with the driver's terminal 2 via the communication unit 330 . When receiving search request information from the driver terminal 2 , the server communication control unit 311 outputs the received search request information to the search unit 312 . The server communication control section 311 transmits the search result of the search section 312 to the driver terminal 2 .

Based on the search request information and the search database, the search unit 312 searches for at least one of facilities and shops located around the current position indicated by the current position data included in the search request information. The search database has facility information and location information of the facility for each facility, and store information and location information of the store for each store. The facility information is information indicating facility names, dates and times related to facilities (available dates and times, closed days, etc.), types of facilities such as public facilities, and the like. The facility location information indicates, for example, the address of the facility. The store information indicates the store name, hours related to the store (open days and times, closed days, etc.), types of stores such as pubs and clothing stores, advertisements, coupons, products for sale, and the like. The store location information indicates, for example, the address of the store.

The search unit 312 refers to the position information recorded in the search database, and searches for facilities and stores located within a predetermined distance from the current position indicated by the current position data included in the search request information. When a facility can be searched, the search unit 312 acquires facility information and location information of the facility from the search database as search results for each facility. When the search unit 312 can search for a store, the search unit 312 acquires store information and store location information from the search database for each store as a search result. Then, the search unit 312 outputs search results including the acquired various information to the server communication control unit 311 .

The search database may be held by the information processing server 3 or may be held by another server that can communicate with the information processing server 3 .

[6. Operation of Information Notification System]
Next, the operation of information notification system 1000 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the information notification system 1000. As shown in FIG.
In FIG. 5 , a flowchart FA shows the operation of the in-vehicle device 1 , a flowchart FB shows the operation of the driver terminal 2 , and a flowchart FC shows the operation of the information processing server 3 .

It is assumed that the driver U is driving the vehicle V at the start of each flow chart in FIG. It is also assumed that the in-vehicle device 1 and the driver's terminal 2 are communicably connected to each other at the start of the flow of each flowchart in FIG.

As shown in a flowchart FA, the reception determination unit 101 of the in-vehicle device 1 determines whether the operation button 17 has received an information acquisition instruction from the driver U, in other words, whether the operation button 17 has been operated (step SA1). .

When the reception determination unit 101 determines that the operation button 17 has not received the information acquisition instruction (step SA1: NO), the CPU 100 performs the process of step SA4.

On the other hand, when reception determination unit 101 determines that operation button 17 has received an information acquisition instruction (step SA1: YES), it generates instruction reception information (step SA2).

Next, the in-vehicle communication control unit 104 transmits the instruction reception information generated by the reception determination unit 101 to the driver terminal 2 (step SA3).

As shown in the flowchart FB, the terminal communication control unit 211 of the driver terminal 2 determines whether or not the instruction reception information is received from the in-vehicle device 1 (step SB1).

When the terminal communication control unit 211 determines that the instruction reception information has not been received from the in-vehicle device 1 (step SB1: NO), it performs the process of step SB8.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the terminal communication unit has received the instruction reception information from the in-vehicle device 1 (step SB1: YES), the current position acquisition unit 214 acquires the current position of the driver terminal 2 as the current position of the vehicle V. (Step SB2).

Next, the registration unit 215 registers the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit 214 in step SB2 (step SB3).

Next, search request unit 216 generates search request information (step SB4). The search request information generated at step SB4 includes current position data indicating the current position registered at step SB3.

Next, the terminal communication control section 211 transmits the search request information generated at step SB4 to the information processing server 3 (step SB5).

As shown in a flowchart FC, the server communication control unit 311 of the information processing server 3 determines whether or not search request information has been received from the driver terminal 2 (step SC1).

When the server communication control unit 311 determines that the search request information has been received from the driver terminal 2 (step SC1: YES), the search unit 312 searches based on the search request information received by the server communication control unit 311. (Step SC2).

Next, server communication control section 311 transmits the search result of search section 312 to driver terminal 2 (step SC3).

As shown in the flowchart FB, the terminal communication control unit 211 of the driver terminal 2 receives the search result from the information processing server 3 (step SB6).

Next, the search request unit 216 associates the current position data included in the search request information generated in step SB4 among the current position data recorded in the memory 220 with the search result received from the terminal communication control unit 211. Record (step SB7).

As shown in the flowchart FA, the parking determination unit 103 of the in-vehicle device 1 determines whether or not the vehicle V is parked (step SA4).

When the parking determination unit 103 determines that the vehicle is not parked (step SA4: NO), the CPU 100 executes the processes from step SA1 onwards again.

On the other hand, when the parking determination unit 103 determines that the vehicle V is parked (step SA4: YES), it generates parking state information (step SA5).

Then, the in-vehicle communication control unit 104 transmits the parking state information generated in step SA5 to the driver terminal 2 (step SA6).

After the vehicle V enters the parking state, that is, after the vehicle V is parked, when the notification condition is established, the in-vehicle notification unit 105 displays on the touch panel 13 that the driver U has given an information acquisition instruction in the past. The information shown is notified (step SA7).

Here, the notification of the in-vehicle notification unit 105 in step SA7 will be described in detail. When the notification of step SA7 is performed, the driver's terminal 2 is present in the vehicle compartment, and the in-vehicle device 1 and the driver's terminal 2 are connected so as to be able to communicate with each other.

The separation distance determination unit 217 of the driver's terminal 2 monitors the current position of the driver's terminal 2 as the current position of the vehicle V based on the positioning result of the GNSS 260 . Then, the separation distance determination unit 217 determines whether or not the separation distance between the current position of the monitored driver terminal 2 and the current position of the vehicle V registered by the registration unit 215 is equal to or less than a predetermined value. When determining that the separation distance is equal to or less than the predetermined value, the separation distance determination section 217 outputs to the terminal communication control section 211 a determination result indicating that the separation distance is equal to or less than the predetermined value. Then, the terminal communication control section 211 transmits the determination result to the in-vehicle device 1 .

When the in-vehicle communication control unit 104 receives the determination result, the in-vehicle notification unit 105 causes the touch panel 13 to display information indicating that the driver U has issued an information acquisition instruction in the past. For example, the in-vehicle notification unit 105 causes the touch panel 13 to display a character string that reads, "A location recently registered as 'want to go' is near here."

As a result, for example, when the driver U drives the vehicle V after operating the operation button 17, or when the vehicle V starts running again after parking after operating the operation button 17, the vehicle V approaches the position where the operation button 17 was operated, the driver U can be notified of information indicating that the driver U has issued an information acquisition instruction in the past. Therefore, even if the driver U forgets to issue an information acquisition instruction after issuing the information acquisition instruction using the operation button 17, the driver U can remember that the information acquisition instruction has been issued. The convenience of U can be improved.

Now, as shown in the flowchart FB, the terminal communication control unit 211 of the driver terminal 2 determines whether or not the parking state information has been received from the in-vehicle device 1 (step SB8).

When the terminal communication control unit 211 determines that the parking state information has not been received from the in-vehicle device 1 (step SB8: NO), the determination in step SB1 is performed again.

On the other hand, when the terminal communication control unit determines that the parking state information has been received from the in-vehicle device 1 (step SB8: YES), the terminal notification unit 219 detects the vehicle V when the driver U operates the operation button 17. Information about the current position is notified (step SB9).

In step SB9, terminal notification unit 219 displays a mark indicating the current position obtained in step SB2 on the map displayed by map display control unit 218. FIG.

As a result, for example, when the driver U stops using the vehicle V after operating the operation button 17, the vehicle V is driven to the position where the driver U instructed to acquire information before parking the vehicle V. Person U can be notified. Therefore, even if the driver U forgets to issue the information acquisition instruction after issuing the information acquisition instruction using the operation button 17, the fact that the information acquisition instruction has been issued and the position at which the information acquisition instruction has been issued can be confirmed during driving. Person U will be able to remember. Therefore, convenience for the driver U can be improved.

In step SB9, terminal notification unit 219 causes touch panel 230 to display the search result received in step SB6 instead of or together with the display of this mark. For example, when the search result includes store information and location information for four stores, the terminal notification unit 219 displays a list of four combinations of store information and location information. Note that the terminal notification unit 219 may be configured to display the search result received in step SB6 on the touch panel 230 when the mark displayed on the map displayed by the map display control unit 218 is touch-operated.

As a result, for example, when the driver U stops driving and gets off the vehicle after the driver U has operated the operation button 17, or when the vehicle V is not in use, the driver U has given an information acquisition instruction in the past. In addition, the driver U can be notified of information on surrounding facilities and shops. Therefore, even if the driver U forgets to issue the information acquisition instruction after issuing the information acquisition instruction using the operation button 17, the fact that the information acquisition instruction has been issued and what kind of facilities and surroundings have been issued It becomes possible for the driver U to remember whether the store was located. Therefore, convenience for the driver U can be improved.

[7. Other embodiments]
As another embodiment, when the reception determination unit 101 determines that the operation button 17 has received an information acquisition instruction, the in-vehicle communication control unit 104 causes the camera 19 to shoot when the reception determination unit 101 makes this determination. The result SK may be transmitted to the driver terminal 2 together with the instruction acceptance information. In this case, the registration unit 215 registers the shooting result SK transmitted together with the instruction reception information in association with the current position acquired by the current position acquisition unit 214 . Then, when the terminal communication control unit 211 receives the parking state information from the in-vehicle device 1, the terminal notification unit 219 registers together with information related to the current position of the vehicle V when the operation button 17 is operated by the driver U. The photographed result SK is notified. As a result, the scene around the vehicle V when the driver U gives the information acquisition instruction can be notified. User U's convenience can be further improved.

Further, in the other embodiment described above, the input reception unit 212 may receive an operation of selecting an image appearing in the photographing result SK notified by the terminal notification unit 219 . Then, the terminal notification unit 219 may cause the touch panel 13 to display information about the selected image.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the display when the driver U selects an image appearing in the photographing result SK. FIG. 6 illustrates a case where the driver U selects the image of the store located on the left front of the vehicle V with the finger F in the imaging result SK of the front camera 19A. In FIG. 6, the terminal notification unit 219 associates the store selected with the finger F and displays a balloon FD having store information of this store. For example, the terminal notification unit 219 performs the following processing to display the balloon FD. The terminal notification unit 219 specifies the selection target from the photographing result SK, and sets the position of the specified selection target to the current position of the vehicle V, the angle of view of the front camera 19A, and the position of the image of the selection target in the photographing result SK. Identify based on. Next, the terminal notification unit 219 acquires store information associated with the location information closest to the specified selection target location from the search result of the search unit 312, and displays it as a balloon FD. Although store information is displayed in FIG. 6, facility information is displayed if the selection target is a facility.

In the above-described embodiment, the operation button 17 was exemplified as the receiving unit of the present disclosure, but the receiving unit of the present disclosure may be the microphone 15 . In the case where the reception unit of the present disclosure is the microphone 15, the reception determination unit 101 determines that the microphone 15 has received the information acquisition instruction when the microphone 15 collects the words corresponding to the information acquisition instruction. Similar processing is performed in the information notification system 1000 .

In the above embodiment, the driver terminal 2 is configured to acquire the current position of the vehicle V, but the in-vehicle device 1 may be configured to acquire the current position of the vehicle V based on GNSS260. In this configuration, the in-vehicle device 1 transmits the acquired current position data indicating the current position of the vehicle V to the driver terminal 2 together with the instruction reception information. Then, registration unit 215 records the current position data transmitted together with the instruction reception information in memory 220 . Moreover, in this configuration, the CPU 210 of the driver terminal 2 does not have to function as the current position acquisition unit 214 .

In the above embodiment, the driver terminal 2 registers the current position of the vehicle V, but the in-vehicle device 1 may also register the current position of the vehicle V. FIG. In the case of this configuration, the in-vehicle device 1 may acquire current position data indicating the current position to be registered from the GNSS 120 or from the driver terminal 2 .

In the above embodiment, the information processing server 3 is configured to search for facilities and stores located around the vehicle V when an information acquisition instruction is issued, but the in-vehicle device 1 may be configured to perform this search. . In the case of this configuration, the in-vehicle device 1 may acquire current position data indicating the current position of the search reference from the GNSS 120 or from the driver terminal 2 . Further, in the case of this configuration, the in-vehicle device 1 may hold a search database, or may communicate with an external server holding the search database. Moreover, in the case of this configuration, the in-vehicle device 1 transmits the search result to the driver terminal 2 .

In the above embodiment, the driver terminal 2 displays a map on the touch panel 230, and also displays a mark indicating the position where the operation button 17 is operated on the map. However, the in-vehicle device 1 may also be configured to display maps and marks. In this configuration, the in-vehicle notification unit 105 displays a mark indicating the position where the operation button 17 was operated on the map displayed on the touch panel 13 . The touch panel 13 with this configuration corresponds to an example of the display section of the present disclosure.

The search database may be composed of a plurality of databases regarding facility information and store information. For example, the search database includes a first database having store information indicating the store name, the date and time related to the store, and the type of store for each store, and a second database having store information indicating advertisements and coupons for each store. and a third database having store information indicating items for sale for each store. In addition, the entities holding the plurality of databases constituting the search database may be different or the same.

2 to 4 are schematic diagrams showing functional configurations of the in-vehicle device 1, the driver terminal 2, and the information processing server 3, classified according to main processing contents. And the configuration of the information processing server 3 is not limited. For example, the processing of the components included in the CPU 100 may be executed by one hardware unit or may be executed by a plurality of hardware units. The same applies to the CPUs 210 and 310 as well. Also, each process shown in FIG. 5 may be executed by one program or may be executed by a plurality of programs.

The control program 111 executed by the CPU 100 can also be realized by recording the control program 111 on a portable information recording medium. Examples of information recording media include magnetic recording media such as hard disks, optical recording media such as CDs, and semiconductor storage devices such as USB (Universal Serial Bus) memories and SSD (Solid State Drives). It is also possible to use The in-vehicle device 1 may read and execute the control program 111 from the information recording medium. This is the same for the control programs 221 and 321 as well.

The operation step units shown in FIG. 5 are divided according to the main processing content in order to facilitate understanding of the operation of each unit of the information notification system 1000, and are limited by the division method and name of the processing units. will not be It may be divided into more steps depending on the processing contents. Also, one step unit may be divided to include more processes. Also, the order of the steps may be changed as appropriate.

[8. Configuration supported by the above embodiment]
The above embodiment is a specific example of the following configuration.

(Section 1) A reception unit that receives an information acquisition instruction, which is an instruction to acquire information about the surroundings of the vehicle, from a driver of the vehicle; and a current position of the vehicle when the reception unit receives the information acquisition instruction. and the current information of the vehicle obtained by the obtaining unit after the vehicle is parked when the receiving unit receives the information obtaining instruction while the driver is driving the vehicle. and a notification unit that notifies the driver of position-related information.
According to the information notification system of item 1, after the vehicle is parked, the information regarding the current position of the vehicle when the information acquisition instruction is received is notified. Therefore, even if the driver forgets that the information acquisition instruction has been given while driving the vehicle, the driver can remember this after the vehicle is parked. Therefore, convenience for the driver can be improved.

(Section 2) A display unit for displaying a map is provided, and the notification unit displays the vehicle acquired by the acquisition unit on the map displayed by the display unit as a notification of information related to the current position of the vehicle. 2. The information notification system according to claim 1, wherein a mark indicating the current position of the is displayed.
According to the information notification system of paragraph 2, even if the driver forgets that the information acquisition instruction has been issued while driving the vehicle, the fact that the information acquisition instruction has been issued and the position at which the information acquisition instruction has been issued It becomes possible for the driver to remember whether or not the vehicle was warm. Therefore, convenience for the driver can be further improved.

(Section 3) A search unit that searches for at least one of facilities and shops located around the current position of the vehicle acquired by the acquisition unit, and the notification unit receives information related to the current location of the vehicle as 3. The information notification system according to claim 1 or 2, which notifies the search result of the search unit.
According to the information notification system in Section 3, even if the driver forgets that the information acquisition instruction has been issued while driving the vehicle, the fact that the information acquisition instruction has been issued and what kind of people around the information acquisition instruction have been issued The driver will be able to remember where the facility or store was located. Therefore, convenience for the driver can be further improved.

(Section 4) A determination unit that determines whether or not the separation distance between the current position of the vehicle and the vehicle acquired by the acquisition unit is equal to or less than a predetermined value, and the notification unit includes: When it is determined that the distance between the current position of the vehicle and the vehicle obtained by the obtaining unit is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the information obtaining instruction was issued in the past as a notification of information related to the current position of the vehicle. 4. The information notification system according to any one of items 1 to 3, which notifies information indicating that.
According to the information notification system of item 4, even if the driver forgets that the information acquisition instruction has been issued while driving the vehicle, the information acquisition instruction has been issued in the past while driving the vehicle. people will be able to remember. Therefore, convenience for the driver can be improved.

(Item 5) The information notification system according to any one of items 1 to 4, wherein the reception unit receives the information acquisition instruction by means other than voice.
According to the information notification system of item 5, since information acquisition instructions are accepted by means other than voice, it is possible to prevent information acquisition instructions from being erroneously given by the utterances of passengers in the vehicle and information notification to the driver being erroneously made. can. Therefore, convenience for the driver can be further improved.

(Section 6) The information notification system according to Section 5, wherein the reception unit is a hardware button provided on a steering wheel of the vehicle.
According to the information notification system of item 6, since the reception unit is a hardware button provided on the steering wheel of the vehicle, the driver can issue an information acquisition instruction without significantly changing his/her posture while driving. Therefore, the driver can issue an information acquisition instruction while ensuring safety in driving the vehicle.

(Item 7) The information notification system according to any one of items 1 to 4, wherein the reception unit receives the information acquisition instruction by voice.
According to the information notification system of item 7, since the information acquisition instruction can be given by speech, the information acquisition instruction can be given without significantly changing the line of sight of the driver during driving. Therefore, the driver can issue an information acquisition instruction while ensuring safety in driving the vehicle.

(Section 8) A display unit, and a photographing unit that photographs the outside of the vehicle when the reception unit receives the information acquisition instruction, and the notification unit notifies the current position of the vehicle together with information related to the current position of the vehicle. 8. The information notification system according to any one of items 1 to 7, wherein the display unit displays the photographing result of the photographing unit.
According to the information notification system of item 8, since the scene around the vehicle can be notified when the driver gives the information acquisition instruction, the driver can clearly remember why the information acquisition instruction was given. become. Therefore, convenience for the driver can be further improved.

(Item 9) Information notification according to item 8, wherein, when an image appearing in the displayed photographing result is selected, the notification unit causes the display unit to display information corresponding to the selected image. system.
According to the information notification system of item 9, the driver can select an image that appears in the photographed result, and the information corresponding to the selected image can be visually recognized, so that the driver's convenience can be further improved.

(Section 10) When the shift position of the shift operation device of the vehicle is parking, when the accessory power supply of the vehicle is off, when the ignition power supply of the vehicle is off, the seat belt is 10. The information according to any one of items 1 to 9, which notifies information about the current position of the vehicle when the door is unlocked and/or when the door is unlocked. notification system.
According to the information notification system of item 10, information can be notified when the vehicle is surely parked. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the driver from visually recognizing the notified information while driving the vehicle, thereby improving the convenience of the driver while ensuring the safety of driving the vehicle.

(Section 11) Receiving an information acquisition instruction, which is an instruction to acquire information about the surroundings of the vehicle, from a driver of the vehicle, acquiring the current position of the vehicle when the information acquisition instruction is accepted, and receiving the information from the driver. receiving the information acquisition instruction while driving the vehicle, and notifying the driver of the acquired information related to the current position of the vehicle after the vehicle is parked. .
According to the control method of the information notification system of item 11, the same effect as that of the information notification system of item 1 can be obtained.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Vehicle-mounted apparatus, 2... Driver's terminal, 3... Information processing server, 4... Communication network, 13... Touch panel (display part), 15... Microphone (reception part), 16... Steering wheel (steering), 17... Operation button (reception unit), 18... shift lever (shift operation device), 19... camera (image capturing unit), 19A... front camera (image capturing unit), 19B... rear camera (image capturing unit), 19C... right side camera (image capturing unit) , 19D... Left side camera (photographing unit), 105... In-vehicle notification unit (notification unit), 170... Accessory power source, 214... Current position acquisition unit (acquisition unit), 217... Separation distance determination unit (determination unit), 219... Terminal notification unit (notification unit), 230 -- touch panel (display unit), 312 -- search unit, 1000 -- information notification system, SK -- photography result, U -- driver, V -- vehicle.

Claims (11)

a reception unit that receives an information acquisition instruction, which is an instruction to acquire information around the vehicle, from a driver of the vehicle;
an acquisition unit that acquires the current position of the vehicle when the reception unit receives the information acquisition instruction;
When the reception unit receives the information acquisition instruction while the driver is driving the vehicle, after the vehicle is parked, the information related to the current position of the vehicle acquired by the acquisition unit is transmitted to the driving unit. a notification unit that notifies the person,
Information notification system. Equipped with a display unit for displaying a map,
The notification unit displays a mark indicating the current position of the vehicle acquired by the acquisition unit on the map displayed by the display unit as notification of information related to the current position of the vehicle.
The information notification system according to claim 1. a search unit that searches for at least one of facilities and shops located around the current position of the vehicle acquired by the acquisition unit;
The notification unit notifies the search result of the search unit as information related to the current position of the vehicle.
The information notification system according to claim 1 or 2. A determination unit that determines whether the distance between the current position of the vehicle and the vehicle acquired by the acquisition unit is equal to or less than a predetermined value,
When the determination unit determines that the separation distance between the current position of the vehicle acquired by the acquisition unit and the vehicle is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the notification unit notifies information related to the current position of the vehicle. , notifying information indicating that the information acquisition instruction was given in the past;
The information notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. the reception unit receives the information acquisition instruction by means other than voice;
The information notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The reception unit is a hardware button provided on the steering wheel of the vehicle,
The information notification system according to claim 5. The reception unit receives the information acquisition instruction by voice,
The information notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. a display unit;
a photographing unit that photographs the outside of the vehicle when the reception unit receives the information acquisition instruction;
The notification unit causes the display unit to display the imaging result of the imaging unit along with notification of information related to the current position of the vehicle.
The information notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The notification unit
When an image that appears in the displayed photographing result is selected, causing the display unit to display information corresponding to the selected image;
The information notification system according to claim 8. The notification unit
When the shift position of the shift operation device of the vehicle is parking, when the accessory power supply of the vehicle is off, when the ignition power supply of the vehicle is off, when the seat belt is released, and when the door lock is In at least one of the cases of being released, notifying information regarding the current position of the vehicle;
The information notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 9. Receiving an information acquisition instruction, which is an instruction to acquire information around the vehicle, from a driver of the vehicle;
Acquiring the current position of the vehicle when the information acquisition instruction is received;
When the driver receives the information acquisition instruction while driving the vehicle, the driver is notified of the acquired information related to the current position of the vehicle after the vehicle is parked.
How to control the information notification system.

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