JP4029634B2 - Information presentation method, information presentation system, and information presentation apparatus - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an information presentation system and an information presentation apparatus that interrupt and present other information during presentation of information sequentially presented according to a presentation command.
[0002]
[Prior art]
There is an apparatus that interrupts music that is being reproduced and presents interrupt information when information that is to be interrupted occurs during reproduction of a CD or MD that stores music or the like (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-28183). reference).
In this device, if interrupt information occurs during music playback, the user is notified of the occurrence of the interrupt information, and music playback is possible only when the user instructs “pause music playback”. Interrupted and interrupt information is presented. On the other hand, when the user instructs “not to suspend music playback”, the music break is detected while storing the interrupt information, the music playback is interrupted at the break, and the stored interrupt information is presented. Is going to do.
Therefore, the interrupt information can be presented according to the user's judgment made for each interrupt information generated.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the user of the device determines the importance of the interrupt information when notified of the occurrence of the interrupt information, and further presents the interrupt information by comparing the importance of the currently presented information. The decision as to whether or not should be made immediately. Since this determination is required every time interrupt information is generated, there is a problem that it is annoying to the user. In particular, it is often difficult for a user during driving to make such a determination.
The present invention provides an information presenting method, an information presenting system, and an information presenting apparatus for presenting interrupt information according to the contents of interrupt information generated and information sequentially presented without requiring a user to make complicated judgments. With the goal.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
(1)BookAccording to the invention, each information sequentially presented according to the presentation command is assigned a priority indicating a weight related to the presentation of each information, and interrupt information presented by interrupting the sequentially presented information is assigned to the interrupt information. A priority indicating a weight related to presentation is assigned, the priority of the presented information is compared with the priority of the interrupt information, and when the priority of the interrupt information is higher than the priority of the information, the interrupt information An information presenting method for presenting the information by interrupting the information is provided. Although not particularly limited,When it is determined that the interrupt information has a higher priority than the specified presentation wait information, the presentation timing is determined based on a predetermined reference point of the presentation wait information, and the determined timing It is preferable that the interrupt information is interrupted and presented.
[0005]
In the present invention, “information that is sequentially presented in accordance with a presentation command” is information that is presented in accordance with a predetermined reproduction order or program, and includes a RAM, a ROM, a transportable CD, and the like provided in the means for providing information. Information that can be stored in MD, DVD, MO, semiconductor disk, and other hard disks. Not only information stored in advance on CDs, but also programs acquired by radio broadcasting, TV broadcasting, wireless broadcasting, Internet distribution, etc. Etc. Further, the content of this “information” is not limited and includes music information, image information, and text information. Furthermore, if it is the information regarding music, not only a music but the audio | voice information which presents a narration, the information which presents between music (it may be silence), the information which shows a prelude part, and other information are included.
[0006]
A plurality of “information” sequentially presented is information divided by arbitrary data positions (amount of data from the reference, time from the reference), and is processed in the same manner regardless of the contents. For each “information”, a priority indicating weighting for information presentation is assigned. The “priority” is a degree indicating the importance of the information when presenting the information to the user, and may be indicated by a numerical value or may be indicated by an encoded stepwise priority. . Of course, since the weighting related to the presentation of “information” is different for each user, it may be defined for each user, may be defined for each vehicle, or may be defined according to the situation. This priority setting may be set in advance in accordance with the content of information or the like, or may be set individually in advance by the user.
[0007]
The “interrupt information” is information presented by interrupting the information presented sequentially. Specifically, it is information generated according to the situation, such as traffic information, accident information, weather information, map information, store guidance information around the own vehicle, sightseeing information around the own vehicle, message information, and other information. The presentation command predefines what information is to be presented next to the information currently being presented, and the information is sequentially presented according to the prescribed order. The interrupt information is interrupted into the information to be presented in this way, that is, given priority over the information to be presented. The interrupt information is also assigned a priority as in the information described above. This “priority” to be assigned is the same as the priority related to the sequentially presented information described above.
[0008]
Thus, the priority regarding presentation for each piece of information that is sequentially presented according to the presentation command is assigned. Moreover, the priority regarding presentation is also assigned to the interrupt information presented by interrupting each piece of information presented sequentially. When interrupt information is generated, the priority of the generated interrupt information is compared with the priority of the information that is currently presented and the information that is sequentially presented subsequently. By comparing the priorities of the two, it is determined which of the weights related to the presentation of the sequentially presented information and the interrupt information is given a higher weight (higher importance). When it is determined that the priority of the interrupt information is higher than the priority of the information that is sequentially presented, the interrupt information is presented by interrupting the information that is presented sequentially. The position of the data with respect to the sequentially presented information that is interrupted by the interrupt information is not particularly limited, and may be the start portion of each information, the end portion of the information, or the middle portion of the information.
[0009]
This provides an information presentation method for presenting interrupt information according to the contents of the interrupt information that has occurred and the information that is sequentially presented without requiring a complicated determination from the user.Canit can.
[0010]
(2)BookThe invention provides an information presentation system.BookAccording to the invention, an in-vehicle information presentation device including a presentation unit that sequentially presents a plurality of read information according to a presentation command, and interrupt information presented by interrupting the information are directed to the information presentation device. A server for sending out, and the information presentation device acquires a priority related to the presentation of each piece of information presented sequentially, interrupt information presented by interrupting the information, and a priority related to the presentation of the interrupt information. Comparing the priority of the interrupt information acquired by the information acquisition means and the information acquisition means with each priority of the information sequentially presented after acquisition of the interrupt information, and based on the comparison result, There is provided an information presentation system having a presentation control means for outputting an interruption command for presenting information to the presentation means.
[0011]
  BookAccording to the invention, the presentation control means is specified by the presentation waiting information specifying unit that specifies one or more presentation waiting information that is sequentially presented after obtaining the interrupt information, and the presentation waiting information specifying unit. A priority reading unit that reads the priority of the information waiting for presentation and the priority of the interrupt information acquired by the information acquisition unit, the priority of the read interrupt information, and the priority of the information waiting for presentation An information presentation system is provided that includes a priority comparison unit that compares each priority, and an interrupt command unit that outputs the interrupt command based on a comparison result by the priority comparison unit.Although not particularly limited, when the interrupt instruction unit determines that the priority comparison unit determines that the interrupt information acquired by the information acquisition unit has a higher priority than the presentation wait information specified by the presentation wait information specifying unit It is preferable to have a function of determining a presentation timing based on a predetermined reference point of the presentation waiting information and presenting the interrupt information at the determined timing.
[0012]
  Also,BookAccording to the invention, the server includes a priority calculating unit that calculates the priority of the interrupt information, and the priority calculating unit associates the content of the interrupt information with the priority related to the presentation of the interrupt information. The priority of the interrupt information is calculated based on the content of the interrupt information transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal device, and the calculated priority and the interrupt information corresponding to the priority are An information presentation system that outputs the information to is provided.
[0013]
In the present invention, the meanings of “information sequentially presented according to the presentation command”, “information”, “priority of sequentially presented information”, “interrupt information”, and “priority of interrupt information” are the terms described in claim 1 The meaning is the same as
[0014]
In the present invention, the sequentially presented information is provided from the in-vehicle information presentation device, and the interrupt information is provided from the server. The information, the priority of each information, the interrupt information, and the priority of the interrupt information are acquired by the information acquisition means. The acquisition mode of these information is not particularly limited, and both sequentially presented information and interrupt information may be obtained from an external server via communication means. The information may be stored in advance in the information presenting device or stored in a transportable recording medium (CD, MD, MO, semiconductor memory, etc.), and the information may be read from the storage medium and reproduced. In this case, the information presentation device has a reproduction function for reading out information from a CD, MD, MO, semiconductor memory, built-in ROM, built-in ROM or other hard disk and playing it back.
[0015]
On the other hand, the priority of each information and the priority of interrupt information may be included in each information or interrupt information, respectively, or the contents of each information and interrupt information may be detected and calculated according to the contents. For example, as in the invention described in claim 4, the server may calculate the priority of the interrupt information. Specifically, the priority calculation means of the server stores the interrupt information, the contents of the interrupt information, and the priority of the interrupt information in association with each other, and calculates the priority of the interrupt information based on the contents of the generated interrupt information. The calculated priority and the corresponding interrupt information may be sent to the information presentation device. By causing the server to calculate the priority of the interrupt information, the processing burden on the information presentation device side is reduced, and the processing speed can be improved. Of course, it is also possible to provide a calculation circuit for priority calculation and a database for priority calculation on the information presentation apparatus side so that the information presentation apparatus calculates the priority of each information and / or the priority of interrupt information.
[0016]
The presentation control means compares the “priority of each information” and the “priority of interrupt information” acquired in this way. Further, the presentation control means generates an interrupt instruction for presenting interrupt information based on the comparison result, and outputs the interrupt instruction to the presentation means. The presenting means that has received the interrupt command presents each piece of information and interrupt information based on the interrupt command and the present command.
[0017]
More specifically, the function of the presentation control means is such that the “presentation wait information identifying unit” first identifies one or more presentation wait information sequentially presented after obtaining the interrupt information. The presentation waiting information to be specified may be one, two, or more. This presentation-waiting information is information that has not been presented among pieces of information that are sequentially presented, and includes information that is currently being presented. When the presentation waiting information is specified, the “priority reading unit” reads the priority of the presentation waiting information and the priority of the interrupt information. The priority may be read by reading the priority included in the information or the interrupt information, or by reading the priority calculated and temporarily stored. The priority comparison unit compares the read priorities. Since the priority indicates the weight of presentation and the importance of information presentation, it is possible to determine whether or not interrupt information should give priority to presentation waiting information by comparing priorities. . Based on the result of this priority comparison, the interrupt instruction unit outputs an interrupt instruction for presenting interrupt information.
[0018]
Thus, according to the “priority of each information or presentation waiting information” and “priority of interrupt information”, it is possible to present interrupt information in consideration of the weight (importance) regarding the presentation of both pieces of information. Provided is an information presentation system that presents interrupt information according to the contents of the interrupt information that has occurred and the information that is sequentially presented without requiring a complicated determination from the userCanit can.
[0019]
  (3) According to the present invention, an information presentation device is provided. Also, these inventions were captured from different perspectives.inventionAccording to the above, a program for causing a computer to present information is provided.
[0020]
  BookAccording to the invention, in accordance with the presentation command, the presentation means for sequentially presenting a plurality of read information, the priority regarding the presentation of each piece of information presented sequentially, the interrupt information presented by interrupting the information, and the interrupt The information acquisition means for acquiring the priority related to the presentation of information, the priority of the interrupt information acquired by the information acquisition means, and each priority of the information sequentially presented after acquisition of the interrupt information Then, there is provided an information presentation device having a presentation control means for outputting an interruption command for presenting the interruption information based on the comparison result to the presentation means. In this invention,The presentation control means includes a presentation waiting information specifying unit that specifies one or more presentation waiting information that is sequentially presented after acquisition of the interrupt information, and the presentation waiting information specified by the presentation waiting information specifying unit. And a priority reading unit that reads the priority of the interrupt information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and the priority of the read interrupt information and each priority of the presentation waiting information There is provided an information presentation device including a priority comparison unit that performs and an interrupt command unit that outputs the interrupt command that presents the interrupt information based on a comparison result by the priority comparison unit. Although not particularly limited,When the priority instruction unit determines that the interrupt information acquired by the information acquisition unit has a higher priority than the presentation wait information specified by the presentation wait information specifying unit, the priority comparison unit It is preferable to have a function of determining a presentation timing based on the predetermined reference point and presenting the interrupt information at the determined timing.
[0021]
Also from a different perspectiveinventionIn accordance with the present invention, according to the presenting command, the vehicle-mounted computer sequentially presents a plurality of read information, interrupting the information presented sequentially and presenting the priority, and the priority for presenting the interrupt information. Obtaining the information, waiting for identifying one or more presentation-waiting information sequentially presented after obtaining the interrupt information, obtaining the priority of the identified presentation-waiting information, and Comparing the priority of the interrupt information with each priority of the presentation waiting information, and based on the comparison result, interrupting the interrupt information to the sequentially presented information and presenting the interrupt instruction. A program for executing the output step is provided.Although not particularly limited, the step of outputting an interrupt instruction is determined when the interrupt information acquired by the information acquisition unit has a higher priority than the specified presentation wait information. Preferably, the method includes a step of determining a presentation timing based on the reference point and outputting the interrupt instruction for presenting interrupt information at the determined timing.
[0022]
In these inventions, the meanings of “information sequentially presented according to the presentation command”, “information”, “priority of sequentially presented information”, “interrupt information”, and “priority of interrupt information” are as described in claim 1. This is the same as the meaning of the term. Also,Of the present inventionThe information presentation deviceOf the present inventionThe same operation as that of the information presentation device in the information presentation system is performed. However, the interrupt information is not necessarily acquired from the server, and the information acquisition means has a normal information acquisition function such as a radio wave reception function and a communication function, and includes radio information, television information (including digital broadcasting), wireless Information, VICS information, and Internet distribution information can be acquired. Also,Of the present invention"Presentation waiting information identification part", "priority reading part", "priority comparison part", "interrupt instruction part"System ofThe same operation as each configuration can be performed and an effect can be obtained. further,BookThe “step for specifying presentation wait information”, “step for obtaining priority”, “step for comparing priority”, and “step for outputting an interrupt instruction” of the inventionOf the present inventionIt functions as a “presentation waiting information identification unit”, “priority reading unit”, “priority comparison unit”, and “interrupt command unit”.
[0023]
  in this way,The invention according to the information presentation apparatus of the present invention is the system of the present invention.Works in the same way asThe invention related to the information presentation device of the present invention and the invention related to the program areThe operation of the system of the present invention is similar to that of the system of the present invention, and the same effects are produced.
[0024]
  (4) Next, regarding the processing of the interrupt command part of the information presentation deviceOf the present inventionInformation presentation device and interrupt command output stepOf the present inventionDescribe the program.
[0025]
  BookAccording to the invention, when the priority comparison unit determines that the interrupt information acquired by the information acquisition unit has a higher priority than the presentation wait information specified by the presentation wait information specifying unit The interrupt command unit is provided with an information presentation device that temporarily stops presenting the presentation waiting information and outputs the interrupt command for interrupting and presenting the interrupt information.
[0026]
  BookAccording to the invention, the priority comparison unit determines that the interrupt information acquired by the information acquisition unit has a higher priority than the presentation wait information specified by the presentation wait information specifying unit. When it is determined that the priority of the interrupt information is higher than a first predetermined value, the interrupt command unit immediately interrupts the presentation of the presentation wait information, and interrupts and presents the interrupt information. An information presentation device for outputting the interrupt instruction is provided.Other booksAccording to the invention, the priority comparison unit determines that the interrupt information acquired by the information acquisition unit has a higher priority than the presentation wait information specified by the presentation wait information specifying unit. When the interrupt command unit determines that the priority of the interrupt information is lower than a second predetermined value, the interrupt command unit interrupts the presentation of the presentation waiting information at the timing of completion of presentation of the information, and the interrupt Provided is an information presentation device for outputting the interrupt command for interrupting and presenting information. further,Other booksAccording to the invention, the priority comparison unit determines that the interrupt information acquired by the information acquisition unit has a higher priority than the presentation wait information specified by the presentation wait information specifying unit. When it is determined that the priority of the interrupt information is smaller than the first predetermined value and larger than the second predetermined value smaller than the first predetermined value, There is provided an information presentation device that interrupts the presentation of the presentation waiting information at a predetermined timing in the information and outputs the interrupt instruction for interrupting and presenting the interrupt information.
[0027]
  From different perspectivesBookAccording to the invention, in the step of comparing the priority of the interrupt information and each priority of the presentation waiting information, the acquired interrupt information has a higher priority than the specified presentation waiting information. If it is determined that there is a program, a program for temporarily stopping the presentation of the presentation waiting information and executing the step of outputting the interrupt instruction for interrupting and presenting the interrupt information is provided.
[0028]
  Regarding this invention,BookAccording to the invention, in the step of comparing the priority of the interrupt information with each priority of the presentation waiting information, the acquired interrupt information has a higher priority than the specified presentation waiting information. And when the priority of the interrupt information is determined to be higher than a first predetermined value, the step of outputting the interrupt command immediately interrupts the presentation of the presentation wait information, and the interrupt A program is provided for outputting the interrupt instruction for interrupting and presenting information.Other booksAccording to the invention, in the step of comparing the priority of the interrupt information and each priority of the presentation waiting information, the acquired interrupt information has a higher priority than the specified presentation waiting information. If it is determined that the priority of the interrupt information is lower than a second predetermined value, the step of outputting the interrupt command includes the completion of the presentation of the information waiting for presentation. And a program for outputting the interrupt instruction for interrupting and presenting the interrupt information. further,Other booksAccording to the invention, in the step of comparing the priority of the interrupt information and each priority of the presentation waiting information, the acquired interrupt information has a higher priority than the specified presentation waiting information. And when determining that the priority of the interrupt information is lower than the first predetermined value and higher than the second predetermined value lower than the first predetermined value, The step of outputting the interrupt command provides a program for interrupting the presentation of the presentation waiting information at a predetermined timing in the information and outputting the interrupt command for interrupting and presenting the interrupt information.
[0029]
In these inventions, when interrupt information is presented in sequentially presented information, it is determined at which position of the “information” the “interrupt information” is interrupted according to the “priority of interrupt information”. An interrupt instruction corresponding to is output.
[0030]
The interrupt information is presented when the priority comparison unit determines that the interrupt information has a higher priority than the presentation wait information. In order to present interrupt information, the interrupt command unit temporarily stops presenting presentation wait information, and outputs an interrupt command that interrupts and presents the interrupt information.
[0031]
At this time, it is possible to freely set at what timing (what data position) the interrupt information is to be presented with respect to the sequentially presented information. In the present invention, depending on the priority assigned to the interrupt information, the presentation waiting information is immediately interrupted and presented at the timing of the interruption, the presentation waiting information is presented after completion of presentation, or the presentation waiting information is being displayed. The interrupt information is presented at one of the predetermined timings.
[0032]
Specifically, when the priority of the interrupt information is higher than the first predetermined value (the importance related to the presentation is higher than the predetermined standard), the information that is sequentially presented is immediately interrupted and interrupted. Intercept information to be presented. On the other hand, when the priority of the interrupt information is lower than the second predetermined value (the importance related to the presentation is lower than the predetermined standard), it waits for the completion of presentation of the sequentially presented information, The presentation of information is interrupted at the timing, and interrupt information is interrupted and presented. Further, the priority of the interrupt information is within a predetermined range, specifically, smaller than the first predetermined value and larger than the second predetermined value (in this claim, the second predetermined value is the first predetermined value). If the value is smaller than the value, the presentation is interrupted at a predetermined timing in the presentation waiting information, and interrupt information is interrupted and presented. Here, the predetermined timing in the information refers to a timing with relatively good separation in the content of the information, for example, between music number 1 and music number 2 in the music information, or an interlude part. In addition, the “first predetermined value” and the “second predetermined value” in claims 8, 10, and 14, 16 do not have to be the same values as those in claims 9, 15. As long as it is not mentioned, the magnitude relationship between the first predetermined value and the second predetermined value is not limited.
[0033]
Thereby, while exhibiting the effect | action and effect similar to the said invention, interruption information can be shown to a user without a sense of incongruity.
[0034]
  (5)Books related to the programThe invention relates to a method for defining the priority of information and the priority of interrupt information.BookAccording to the invention, the priority of the information and the priority of the interrupt information are defined by numerical values, and the priority of the interrupt information does not include the same numerical value as the numerical value defining the priority of the information. A prescribed information presentation device is provided. Also,BookAccording to the invention, the priority of the information and the priority of the interrupt information are defined by numerical values, and the priority of the interrupt information does not include the same numerical value as the numerical value defining the priority of the information. A defined program is provided.
[0035]
The priority is a degree of displaying a weight related to presentation of information or interrupt information, and can be defined by a numerical value, or a stage corresponding to the importance can be defined by an identifier. In the present invention, the priority is defined by a numerical value. Accordingly, the priority of the interrupt information is defined not to include the same numerical value as the numerical value defining the priority of the information. That is, “priority of interrupt information” and “priority of information” do not become the same numerical value. In other words, it is possible to easily prevent the priority of the interrupt information to be compared and the priority of the information from becoming the same priority and making it impossible to make a judgment, and it is possible to reliably conclude which priority is higher. Obtainable.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
BookAccording to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information presentation method, an information presentation system, and an information presentation apparatus that perform presentation according to the content of generated interrupt information without requiring a complicated determination from the user.
[0037]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention. An information presentation system 100 according to the present embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 includes an information presentation device 200 mounted on a vehicle and a server 300 that can communicate with each other via a communication line.
[0038]
The server 300 includes information acquisition means 310 having a communication function, and the information acquisition means 310 collects interrupt information from the outside via the Internet network 400 or the like. Further, it has priority calculation means 320 for calculating the priority of the interrupt information, and a priority database 330 in which the contents of the interrupt information and the priorities are stored in association with each other.
[0039]
The information presentation device 200 according to the present embodiment is an audio device mounted on a vehicle that provides music and image data to a user, and interrupts information to be sequentially presented in accordance with a presentation command and presents the interrupt information. It is. Specifically, while reading music CDs, MDs and DVDs that store music information and presenting the music information, when interrupt information such as traffic accident information occurs, the music information is temporarily stopped and the interrupt information is displayed. It has a function to interrupt and present with priority.
[0040]
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the information presentation apparatus 200 includes an information acquisition unit 210, a presentation control unit 220, a presentation unit 230, and a storage unit 240.
[0041]
Among these, the “presentation means 230” sequentially presents a plurality of information read according to the presentation command. Specifically, the presenting unit 230 has a function of presenting music, image, or character data of a navigation device or a television, CD, MD, DVD playback device or other audio device, and sequentially presents each information to the user.
[0042]
The “information acquisition unit 210” acquires a priority related to presentation of sequentially presented information and a priority related to presentation of interrupt information and interrupt information. The “priority” in the present embodiment expresses the weight (importance) in presenting with a numerical value. Specifically, a high numerical priority is assigned to important information that should be given priority for presentation. That is, information with higher priority has higher importance and is treated as information that should be presented with priority. Of course, it is also possible to process the encoded priorities as priorities. Also, in order to make the priority comparison clear, assign a priority so that the same value is not included in "priority of interrupt information" and "priority of information priority information". . This is to prevent such a situation from occurring because the comparison becomes difficult when the priorities are the same. Therefore, any numerical value or symbol may be used as long as the same value is not included in both priorities, and processing when the priorities are the same (for example, it is determined that the priority of the interrupt information is high when the priorities are the same) Rule) may be determined in advance. In this embodiment, an even number is assigned to the “information priority”, and an odd number is assigned to the “interrupt information priority”. This priority may be included in sequentially presented information and interrupt information, or may be stored separately in association with each other. In the present embodiment, the priority related to the interrupt information is included in the interrupt information in advance, and the priority is acquired together with the acquisition of the interrupt information via the communication line. This priority is temporarily stored in the storage unit 240 and received by using the communication function. In addition, for the information presented sequentially, the priority is stored in advance in the storage means 240 and acquired. In this way, the priority of information and the priority of interrupt information are acquired.
[0043]
Here, the “storage unit 240” will be described. The storage unit 240 is a hard disk built in the information presentation apparatus 200. However, the storage means 240 includes transportable storage media (including CD, MD, MO, DVD, semiconductor memory, etc.), and these storage media constitute a part of the storage area of the storage means 240. Of course, the information presentation apparatus has a function of reading and presenting information from these storage media. Specifically, the storage unit 240 includes a storage area 241 related to sequentially presented information and a storage area 242 related to interrupt information. The storage area 241 stores music information, image information, character information, and priorities of these information as sequentially presented information. On the other hand, news, traffic information, accident information acquired from the outside as interrupt information, and priorities of the interrupt information are stored in the storage area 242. The interrupt information is information collected by the server 300, and is information acquired through the information acquisition unit 210 and temporarily stored in the storage unit 240. Of course, it is also possible for the information acquisition unit 210 to collect information without using the server 300 by using an information distribution service such as the Internet network or VICS.
[0044]
When the information acquisition unit 210 acquires interrupt information, the presentation control unit 220 performs control processing related to the presentation of interrupt information. The presentation control unit 220 according to the present embodiment includes a presentation wait information specifying unit 221, a priority reading unit 222, a priority comparison unit 223, and an interrupt command unit 224.
[0045]
This presentation wait information specifying unit 221 specifies information to be presented after acquisition of the interrupt information among sequentially presented information. The information that is specifically specified is information that is presented sequentially after the information that has not yet been presented at the time of acquisition of interrupt information, and includes information that is presented at the time of interrupt information acquisition. Including. These pieces of information are specified as presentation wait information, and the presentation of interrupt information is controlled based on a comparison between the priority of presentation wait information and the priority of interrupt information.
[0046]
The priority reading unit 222 reads the storage area 241 of the storage unit 240 and reads the priority of the specified presentation waiting information and the priority of the acquired interrupt information. The priority comparison unit 223 compares each priority of the presentation wait information with the priority of the interrupt information based on the read priority. In the present embodiment, since the priority is defined by a numerical value, the priority is compared by comparing values assigned as the priorities. In this embodiment, since high priority is assigned to highly important information or interrupt information, high priority information or interrupt information is preferentially presented.
[0047]
The interrupt command unit 224 outputs an interrupt command for presenting interrupt information based on the comparison result. The interrupt instruction according to the present embodiment includes an instruction as to when to present interrupt information as well as an instruction as to when to present the interrupt information. Based on the interruption command and the presentation command, the presentation unit 230 presents information and interruption information.
[0048]
Hereinafter, the presentation of information and interrupt information will be described based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS. In the present embodiment, a process for presenting interrupt information generated when music information is stored and CDs are reproduced and the music information is sequentially presented will be described.
[0049]
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the server 300. The information acquisition unit 310 of the server 300 waits for a predetermined time (S101) and collects information via the Internet 400 (S102). This information collection is repeated until there is a change in the collected information. If there is a change, this information is specified as interrupt information (S103). This interrupt information is information to be sent to the information presentation device 200 together with the priority. Therefore, the priority calculation means 320 determines the priority of the acquired interrupt information.Ask(S104). The priority calculation means 320 obtains the priority of the interrupt information with reference to the priority database based on the contents of the interrupt information. The priority database 330 stores information in which the contents of the interrupt information and the priorities related to the presentation of the interrupt information are associated in advance. PriorityI was askedThe interrupt information is sent again to the information presentation apparatus 200 via the information acquisition unit 310 (S105), and this routine is repeated. Since the information presentation device 200 has a communication function, interrupt information can be acquired via the Internet network without being limited to the server 300. However, by providing the server 300 as in the present embodiment, the interrupt information and the server 300I was askedSince the priority of the interrupt information is sent to the in-vehicle information presentation device 200, the information presentation device 200 can present information and interrupt information by performing a relatively lightweight process of comparing the priorities. Therefore, the processing load of the in-vehicle information presentation device 200 can be suppressed, and interrupt information can be appropriately presented without requiring a complicated determination from the user. In other words, on the server 300 side, it is not necessary to perform complicated processing such as generating and outputting an interrupt command according to the situation of the vehicle or the user, and the acquired interrupt information can be distributed immediately.
[0050]
The interrupt information sent from the server 300 and the priority of the interrupt information are acquired by the information presentation device 200 via the information acquisition unit 210.
[0051]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation on the information presentation apparatus 200 side. The information presentation apparatus 200 of the present embodiment reproduces a CD that stores music information. This CD contains a plurality of pieces of music information, each of which is assigned a priority. Of course, the priority can be uniformly defined in advance such that the priority is “X” for “CD music” and Y is “interval for CD music”.
[0052]
When the engine in which the present embodiment is mounted is activated and the switch of the in-vehicle audio apparatus is turned on, the information presentation apparatus 200 is activated (S200). Along with this, music information stored in the CD is read (S201). As long as the interrupt information is not acquired, the information is sequentially presented according to the presentation command (S202). At this time, the presentation wait information specifying unit 221 specifies the presentation wait information. Here, the information group of Disk 1 shown in FIG. 5 is specified as the presentation waiting information. The specified presentation wait information is sequentially presented according to the presentation command (S203). This is a normal operation with no interrupt information.
[0053]
Assume that interrupt information has been generated (interrupt information is acquired) (S211). In accordance with the generation timing of this interrupt information, the presentation wait information specifying unit 221 specifies presentation wait information (S212). The presentation waiting information includes not only songs but also between songs, and a priority is assigned to each. When the presentation waiting information is identified, the priority reading unit 222 reads out the “priority of the identified presentation waiting information” and the “priority of interrupt information” from the storage unit 240 and sets the respective priorities. Obtain (S213).
[0054]
Here, the priority will be described with an example. FIG. 5 shows “information contents” and “information priority”, and “obtained interrupt information contents” and “interrupt information priority”. As shown in FIG. 5, the presented information 241 is divided into an information group of Disk 1 and an information group of Disk 2. “Priority” is displayed as “P” for song 1, song 2, and song 3 included in Disk1. “Information” is defined not only for the songs 1, 2, and 3 but also between the songs 1 and 2, and between the songs 2 and 3, and the priority P is the same as the songs. Is assigned. Since processing for permitting interruption of interrupt information having a priority higher than this priority is performed, according to the value of the priority P between each song and between songs, for example, if “P = 10”, “ The processing content of “P> 10 interrupt information can be interrupted” is defined, and the interrupt command unit 224 generates an interrupt command accordingly. Moreover, the traffic information 242 is illustrated as interruption information. For this traffic information, priority P = 5 is assigned to general traffic information, relatively high priority P = 9 is assigned to traffic information related to accidents, and traffic related to accidents that occurred near the route. A higher priority P = 11 is assigned to the information.
[0055]
Specifically, the priority P of the songs 1 to 3 of the Disk 1 is 10, and the priority between the songs is 6. On the other hand, the priority of general traffic information acquired as interrupt information is 5, the priority of traffic information related to an accident is 9, and the priority of traffic information in the vicinity of the route is 11. Incidentally, the determination of whether the traffic information is on the route or the traffic information other than on the route uses the own vehicle position detection function of the navigation system mounted on the vehicle. The position data of the own vehicle detected by the own vehicle position detection function is compared with the position data of the traffic accident that occurred, and whether the traffic information is the traffic information on the route or the traffic information other than on the route Judge whether or not. FIG. 6 shows another aspect of the sequentially presented information content and information priority shown in FIG. 5 and the acquired interrupt information content and interrupt information priority. The sequentially presented information shown in FIG. 6 is program format information, and a program is configured according to a program defined in advance. Similar to the information mode shown in FIG. 5, the information group of Disk 1 and the information group of Disk 2 are defined, and the information group of Disk 1 includes “information group of song 1” and “information group of song 2”. include. The information group of song 1 is divided into three pieces of information relating to song 1, such as “narration of song 1”, “song 1”, and “following song 1”, and a priority is assigned to each. As described above, the unit of information to which the priority is assigned can be arbitrarily set, and “Song 1” can be divided into No. 1 and No. 2 and the priority can be assigned to each. The priorities at this time may of course be the same value or different values. On the other hand, it is possible to assign a priority to each group including a plurality of pieces of information.
[0056]
Returning to S213 of FIG. The priority of the acquired interrupt information is compared with the priority of each specified presentation waiting information (S214). As a result of this comparison, if the priority of the interrupt information is lower than the priority of the presentation waiting information (S215), it can be determined that the interrupt information does not have an importance level for interrupting and presenting. The presentation waiting information is sequentially presented according to the presentation command without being interrupted (S202, 203). On the other hand, when the priority of the interrupt information is higher than the priority of the presentation wait information (S215), the presentation wait information presentation is temporarily stopped (S216) and the interrupt information is presented (S217).
[0057]
Here, the processing will be described using the example shown in FIG. Assume that traffic information of priority 5 is acquired while song 1 is presented. The priority of the song 1 read by the priority reading unit 222 is 10, and the priority of the traffic information is 5. Although the priority comparison unit 223 compares these, the traffic information cannot be interrupted into the song 1 because the priority of the traffic information is smaller than the priority of the song 1. Therefore, the interrupt information is waiting to be presented. Subsequently, the next information of the song 1 specified by the presentation wait information specifying unit 221 is between songs, and its priority is 6. Since the priority between the songs is higher than the priority of the traffic information, the traffic information cannot be interrupted between the songs. Such processing is repeated for all the presentation wait information. However, the songs 1 to 3 of the information group of Disk 1 specified by the presentation waiting information specifying unit 221 and the distance between those songs are all higher than the priority 5. Therefore, traffic information of priority 5 is not interrupted and presented.
[0058]
Next, assume that traffic information related to the accident has been acquired. The priority read by the priority reading unit 222 is nine. On the other hand, the priority of the song 1 is 10, which is higher than the traffic information of the accident (priority = 9). For this reason, traffic information related to the accident cannot be interrupted in song 1. Interrupt information waits for presentation. The subsequent presentation waiting information is between the music 1 and the music 2. The interval between the songs has a priority of 6, and interrupts with interrupt information having a priority higher than 6 are permitted. Therefore, traffic information related to an accident with priority 9 can be interrupted and presented between songs.
[0059]
Further, it is assumed that traffic information related to an accident on the route of the host vehicle is acquired. The priority read by the priority reading unit 222 is 11. On the other hand, the priority of the song 1 is 10, which is smaller than the traffic information of the accident (priority = 11). For this reason, the traffic information regarding the accident on the route is interrupted and presented in the music piece 1. In the above, for the sake of simplicity, the description has been made on the assumption that three pieces of interrupt information have been acquired during the presentation of the song 1. However, since the information sequentially presented according to the presentation command changes with time, the information is presented after obtaining the interrupt information. Information to be displayed is specified as presentation waiting information, and becomes a target of priority comparison.
[0060]
Interrupt information is presented (S216), and when presentation of interrupt information is completed (S218), next presentation wait information is set according to the presentation command, and the information is presented (S219).
[0061]
As described above, whether or not to present interrupt information is determined according to the priority of sequentially presented information and the priority of interrupt information. The next issue is the timing at which interrupt information for which an interrupt has been determined is presented.
[0062]
In this embodiment, the timing of presenting interrupt information is determined by examining the priority of interrupt information. This presentation timing may be determined on an absolute time axis, but in this embodiment, information presented in sequence is used. Specifically, the interrupt timing of the interrupt information is determined by the amount of data with respect to a predetermined reference point (start point, etc.) of the information, the presentation (playback) time, the data address, the start point of each information, and the end point of each information. Control. This operation is performed by the priority comparison unit 223 and the interrupt command unit 224 of the information presentation device 200. The priority comparison unit 223 determines whether the priority of the read interrupt information is higher than a predetermined value, lower, or belongs to a certain value range. The interrupt command unit 224 calculates the interrupt timing of interrupt information based on the comparison result of the priority comparison unit 223. This calculation result is expressed as a timing based on a predetermined reference point of information on the interrupted side. For example, it is expressed as a data amount from the start point of information, a reproduction time from the start point of information, a data address, and the like.
[0063]
The interrupt instruction unit gives an instruction “interrupt this interrupt information X to the end point of the presentation wait information Y” to an instruction “interrupt this interrupt information X into the presentation wait information Y and present it preferentially”. The presentation means 230 presents interrupt information in accordance with the interrupt command.
[0064]
In the present embodiment, the priority of interrupt information is ranked in stages to define the interrupt information interrupt timing.
[0065]
  Specifically, in the first rank, when the priority of the interrupt information is higher than the first predetermined value, the interrupt information is highly important and is evaluated as information that should be immediately presented to the user. To do. In the second rank, the priority of the interrupt information is the second predetermined valueThat's it,First predetermined valueIsIn the case of (first predetermined value> second predetermined value), the priority of the interrupt information is medium, and is not so important as to suddenly interrupt the information being presented, and does not give a sense of incongruity It is evaluated that there is no problem even if it is presented at a good timing. Note that the good timing here is a timing that will not give the user a sense of incongruity even if it is interrupted. For example, between the first and second songs included in the information or in the commercial part of the program is there. This division is defined in advance, and the position is written in the information. In the third rank, when the priority of the interrupt information is smaller than the second predetermined value, the interrupt information is less important, and the presentation of one information is completed by giving priority to the information being presented. It is evaluated that there is no problem even if interrupted from.
[0066]
In the present embodiment, the priority of interrupt information is defined by dividing it into three ranks, but the priority is not limited to this, and the setting of a predetermined value is also arbitrary. Of course, the first predetermined value and the second predetermined value in each rank may be different values, the same value, or a plurality of predetermined value ranges.
[0067]
With this setting, the interrupt information presentation subroutine in S217 of FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG. This process is started when it is determined in step 215 of FIG. 2 that the priority of the interrupt information is higher than the priority of the presentation waiting information (S300). First, when it is determined that the priority of the interrupt information (indicated by P) is greater than the first predetermined value, the interrupt information is information having the importance of the first rank. The process is interrupted (S302), and interrupt information is presented (S307). On the other hand, when the priority P of the interrupt information is smaller than the first predetermined value, the magnitude relationship with the second predetermined value is further determined.
[0068]
  Interrupt information priority P is a second predetermined valueThat's it, First predetermined valueIsIf it is determined that the interrupt information is information having the importance of the second rank, the information is interrupted at a good timing of the above-described information being presented (S304), and the interrupt information is presented ( S307).
[0069]
When the priority P of the interrupt information does not belong between the second predetermined value and the first predetermined value, it can be determined that the priority P of the interrupt information is smaller than the second predetermined value ( S305). Since this interrupt information is information having the third rank of importance, the presentation wait information is interrupted at the timing when the presentation of predetermined presentation wait information is completed (S306), and interrupt information is presented (307).
[0070]
As described above, since the timing at which interrupt information is interrupted is determined according to the priority of interrupt information, there is no inconvenience that information being presented is interrupted by less important interrupt information, and it should be presented urgently. For information other than interrupt information, interrupt information can be presented at a timing that does not make the user feel uncomfortable.
[0071]
As described above, according to the information presentation system of the present embodiment, it is possible to present according to the content of the generated interrupt information without requiring a user to make a complicated determination.
[0072]
In this embodiment, the information presentation system 100 including the server 300 has been described as an embodiment. However, since the information presenting apparatus 200 has a communication function, it is possible to acquire interrupt information via a communication network such as the Internet, and it is also possible to calculate the priority of interrupt information by a built-in CPU. Therefore, even in a form that does not include the server 300, it operates in the same manner as the present embodiment, and has the same effect.
[0073]
The embodiment described above is described for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and is not described for limiting the present invention. Therefore, each element disclosed in the above embodiment is intended to include all design changes and equivalents belonging to the technical scope of the present invention.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration overview of an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the server of the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the information presentation apparatus of the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of information presented sequentially and interrupt information.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another example of sequentially presented information and interrupt information.
[Explanation of symbols]
100 ... Information presentation system
200: Information presentation device
210: Information acquisition means
220 ... presentation control means
221 ... Presentation wait information specifying part
222 ... Priority reading section
223 ... Priority comparison unit
224 ... Interrupt command section
230 ... presenting means
240: Storage means
241: Information, information priority
242 ... Interrupt information, priority of interrupt information
300 ... Server
310 ... Information acquisition means
320 ... priority calculation means
330 ... Priority database

Claims (10)

Presenting means for sequentially presenting a plurality of read presentation information according to a presentation command;
Information acquisition means for acquiring the priority regarding the presentation of each presentation information presented sequentially, the interrupt information presented by interrupting the presentation information presented sequentially, and the priority regarding the presentation of the interrupt information;
The priority of the interrupt information acquired by the information acquisition means is compared with the priorities of the presentation information sequentially presented after the acquisition of the interrupt information, and the interrupt information is presented based on the comparison result A presentation control unit that outputs an interrupt command to the presentation unit ;
The presentation control means includes a presentation waiting information identifying unit that identifies one or more presentation waiting information sequentially presented after acquisition of the interrupt information among the presentation information together with an order of presentation;
Sequentially reads in the priority of the presentation waiting information identified by the present waiting information specifying unit, and the priority reading unit to read the priority of the interrupt information acquired by the information acquisition unit,
A priority comparison unit that sequentially compares the priority of the interrupt information read by the priority read unit and each priority of the presentation waiting information according to the order in which the presentation waiting information is presented ;
When the priority comparison unit determines that the priority of the interrupt information is higher than the priority of the first presentation waiting information presented first after the acquisition of the interrupt information, immediately or the first When the interrupt information is interrupted and presented at the end point of presentation wait information or a predefined break point, and the priority of the interrupt information is determined not to be higher than the priority of the first presentation wait information The priority of the interrupt information is based on the comparison results of the priority of the nth presentation wait information sequentially presented after the first presentation wait information and the priority of the interrupt information. of high, the determined the n-th presentation waiting information, exits the interrupt instruction sequence to be presented to present by interrupting the interrupt information to the start or end of the earliest first n presents waiting information Information presentation device having the interrupt instruction unit for. The priority comparison unit determines that the priority of the interrupt information is higher than the priority of the first presentation waiting information presented first after the acquisition of the interrupt information, and the priority of the interrupt information is If it is determined that the interrupt instruction unit is equal to or smaller than a second predetermined value that is less than or equal to a first predetermined value that is defined in advance and is smaller than the first predetermined value , The information presentation device according to claim 1, wherein the interrupt instruction is output by interrupting the interrupt information at a predetermined breakpoint . The priority comparison unit determines that the priority of the interrupt information is higher than the priority of the first presentation waiting information presented first after the acquisition of the interrupt information, and the priority of the interrupt information is When it is determined that the value is lower than a second predetermined value defined in advance, the interrupt command unit outputs the interrupt command for interrupting and presenting the interrupt information at an end point of the first presentation wait information. Item 1. An information presentation device according to Item 1. The priority of the presentation information and the priority of the interrupt information are defined by numerical values, and the priority of the interrupt information is defined not to include the same numerical value as the numerical value defining the priority of the presentation information The information presentation apparatus according to claim 1 . The vehicle-mounted computer, in accordance with presentation instructions, while loaded multiple presentation information to be presented sequentially, thereby obtaining the priority of the presentation of the interrupt Information and the interrupt information the presented interrupts the presentation information to be presented sequentially Steps,
Identifying one or more presentation wait information sequentially presented after acquisition of the interrupt information together with the order of presentation ;
Obtaining the priority of the specified presentation waiting information ;
Sequentially comparing the priority of the acquired interrupt information and each priority of the presentation wait information according to the order in which the presentation wait information is presented ;
In the step of comparing the priorities, if it is determined that the priority of the interrupt information is higher than the priority of the first presentation wait information presented first after the acquisition of the interrupt information, immediately or The interrupt information is interrupted and presented at the end point of the first presentation waiting information or a predefined break point, and the priority of the interrupt information is determined not to be higher than the priority of the first presentation waiting information. In this case, the priority of the interrupt information is determined based on the comparison result between the priority of the nth presentation wait information sequentially presented after the first presentation wait information and the priority of the interrupt information. of those who is determined to be high the n-th presentation waiting information, prior to presenting to the start or end of order is the earliest first n presentation waiting information to be presented by interrupting the interrupt information Program for executing a step of outputting an interrupt command. In the step of comparing the priority of the interrupt information with each priority of the presentation wait information, the priority of the interrupt information is higher than the priority of the first presentation wait information presented first after the acquisition of the interrupt information. And determining that the priority of the interrupt information is equal to or lower than a first predetermined value defined in advance and equal to or higher than a second predetermined value smaller than the first predetermined value. If you decide,
6. The program according to claim 5, wherein the step of outputting the interrupt instruction causes the interrupt instruction to be output by interrupting the interrupt information at a predetermined breakpoint of the first presentation waiting information . In the step of comparing the priority of the interrupt information with each priority of the presentation wait information, the priority of the interrupt information is higher than the priority of the first presentation wait information presented first after the acquisition of the interrupt information. And determining that the priority of the interrupt information is lower than a second predetermined value defined in advance,
The program according to claim 5, wherein the step of outputting the interrupt command causes the interrupt information to be interrupted and presented at an end point of the first presentation wait information . The priority of the presentation information and the priority of the interrupt information are defined by numerical values, and the priority of the interrupt information is defined not to include the same numerical value as the numerical value defining the priority of the presentation information The program according to any one of claims 5 to 7. A priority indicating the weight related to the presentation of each presentation information is assigned to each presentation information sequentially presented according to the presentation command,
Assigning a priority indicating a weight related to the presentation of the interrupt information to the interrupt information presented by interrupting the presentation information presented sequentially,
Specifying one or more presentation waiting information sequentially presented after acquisition of the interrupt information among the presentation information together with the order of presentation ;
Obtaining the priority of the specified presentation waiting information ;
The priority of the acquired interrupt information and each priority of the presentation waiting information are sequentially compared according to the order in which the presentation waiting information is presented ,
If it is determined that the priority of the interrupt information is higher than the priority of the first presentation waiting information presented first after the acquisition of the interrupt information, or immediately or the end point of the first presentation waiting information or If the interrupt information is interrupted and presented at a predefined breakpoint and is determined that the priority of the interrupt information is not higher than the priority of the first presentation wait information, the first presentation wait information The interrupt information is determined to have a higher priority based on the comparison result between the priority of the nth presentation waiting information sequentially presented after the second and the priority of the interrupt information. An information presentation method for interrupting and presenting the interrupt information at a start point or an end point of n-th presentation waiting information that is presented in the earliest order among n presentation waiting information . According presentation instructions, a vehicle of the information presentation apparatus having a presenting means for sequentially presenting a plurality of presentation information read, the interrupt information presented by interrupting the presentation information, and sends it toward the information presentation device server an information system for providing example Bei the door,
The information presentation apparatus includes a priority of the presentation of the presentation information which the sequentially presented, and information obtaining means for obtaining the priority of the presentation of the interrupt information and the interrupt information is presented interrupts to the presentation information,
An interrupt that compares the priority of the interrupt information acquired by the information acquisition means with each priority of the information sequentially presented after the acquisition of the interrupt information, and presents the interrupt information based on the comparison result Presentation control means for outputting a command to the presentation means,
The presentation control means includes a presentation waiting information identifying unit that identifies one or more presentation waiting information sequentially presented after acquisition of the interrupt information among the presentation information together with an order of presentation;
Sequentially reads in the priority of the presentation waiting information identified by the present waiting information specifying unit, and the priority reading unit to read the priority of the interrupt information acquired by the information acquisition unit,
A priority comparison unit that sequentially compares the priority of the interrupt information read by the priority read unit and each priority of the presentation waiting information according to the order in which the presentation waiting information is presented ;
When the priority comparison unit determines that the priority of the interrupt information is higher than the priority of the first presentation waiting information presented first after the acquisition of the interrupt information, immediately or the first When the interrupt information is interrupted and presented at the end point of presentation wait information or a predefined break point, and the priority of the interrupt information is determined not to be higher than the priority of the first presentation wait information The priority of the interrupt information is based on the comparison results of the priority of the nth presentation wait information sequentially presented after the first presentation wait information and the priority of the interrupt information. of high, the determined the n-th presentation waiting information, exits the interrupt instruction sequence to be presented to present by interrupting the interrupt information to the start or end of the earliest first n presents waiting information Information presentation system having an interrupt instruction unit for.

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