JP4725474B2 - In-vehicle device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device that operates by communicating with a search engine.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, devices that can provide effective information using a mobile terminal even when a user moves are known. For example, in Patent Literature 1, when a user tries to find a movie theater, when a category selection button displayed on the display panel of the mobile terminal is selected, various parameters are transmitted to the navigation server. The navigation server searches for a movie theater according to various parameters transmitted from the mobile terminal, and transmits data related to the searched movie theater to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal receives the data transmitted from the navigation server and displays it on the display panel, and provides the user with information such as the movie theater location and the screening time.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-257501

  However, in the conventional apparatus, information such as the movie theater location and the screening time stored in the navigation server is only searched and provided to the terminal apparatus. In contrast, the user may wish to obtain more information about the facility. As a method for the user to obtain more information about the facility, a method in which the user contracts with another information provider in advance and obtains further information on the facility from the information provider may be considered. There may be a bias and the cost is high.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle device that can provide unbiased reference information regarding facilities desired by a user while reducing costs.

  To achieve the above object, in the search system according to claim 1, the search engine performs an Internet search based on a search key transmitted from an in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle, and the search result by the search engine is in-vehicle. A vehicle-mounted device used in a search system that is transmitted to the device and is notified of the search result from the vehicle-mounted device to the user, and stores desired facility information in accordance with a storage unit that stores a database of facility information An input means for inputting a search condition for searching for, a search means for searching for facility information corresponding to the search condition input from the input means from the storage means, and a search key related to the facility information searched by the search means Creating means, sending means for sending the search key created by the creating means to the search engine, and sent from the search engine Receiving means for receiving a total searches, information related to total searches received by the receiving means, characterized in that it comprises a notifying means for notifying with information about the facility information searching unit searched.

  On the Internet, in general, the higher the name recognition and attention of a facility, the larger the total number of Internet pages searched when a search engine is searched for a search key created from the facility information of the facility. Therefore, the total number of searches on the Internet page is considered to be unbiased reference information about the facility. Therefore, in the in-vehicle apparatus, when the user inputs a search condition from the input unit, the search unit searches for the facility information corresponding to the input search condition from the facility information database stored in the storage unit. The creation means creates a search key related to the facility information searched by the search means, and the transmission means sends the search key created by the creation means to the search engine. The receiving means receives the total number of searches transmitted from the search engine, and the notifying means notifies the user of information related to the total number of searches received by the receiving means together with information related to the facility information searched by the searching means. Thereby, this vehicle-mounted apparatus can provide the reference information without the bias | inclination regarding the facility which a user desires, reducing cost.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the search means searches for a plurality of facility information, the creation means creates a search key for each of the plurality of facility information, and the transmission means includes a plurality of pieces of information created by the creation means. The search key is transmitted to the search engine, the reception means receives the total number of searches for each of the plurality of search keys transmitted from the search engine, and the notification means searches for each of the plurality of search keys received by the reception means. It is desirable to notify the information on the total number together with information on a plurality of facility information searched by the search means. Thereby, even when a plurality of facility information is searched, a search key for each of the plurality of facility information can be created and transmitted to the search engine. The search engine performs an Internet search using each of the transmitted plurality of search keys, and returns each of the total search numbers of the searched Internet pages. Then, information on the total number of searches for each of the plurality of facility information can be provided to the user from the total number of searches returned from the search engine together with information on the plurality of searched facility information. As a result, the user can fully examine each facility.

  As described in claim 3, the facility information stored in the database of the storage means preferably includes at least a facility name, a facility address, and a facility type. This is because when a user searches for a facility, a facility name, a facility address, or a facility type is often input as a search condition.

  As described in claim 4, it is desirable that the information on the facility information notified by the notification means is a facility name. This is because the user often wants to be notified of the facility name as information about the facility.

  As described in claim 5, the information related to the facility information notified by the notification means may be a point indicated by the facility address and a mark of the facility type. This is because the user often desires to be notified of the point indicated by the facility address and the mark of the facility type as information regarding the facility.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the information related to the total number of searches is preferably information indicating whether the total number of searches pertains or which of a plurality of consecutive ranges in which the total number of searches is set in advance. This is because the user often wants to be notified as information related to the total number of searches, or information indicating whether the total number of searches belongs to a plurality of consecutive ranges set in advance.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, it is desirable that the creation means sets a facility name, a region to which a facility address belongs, and a facility type as a search key based on the facility information searched by the search means. This is because the Internet page related to the facility indicated by the retrieved facility information on the Internet often includes the name of the facility, the area to which the facility address belongs, and the type of the facility.

  As described in claim 8, the notifying means has a display means, and displays the total number of searches received by the receiving means and the facility name included in the search key corresponding to the total search number on the display means. It is desirable. By displaying the list, the user can easily grasp the facility name included in the search key and the total number of searches corresponding to the facility name.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the notification means includes display means for displaying a map image, and each search key is displayed at a point indicated by a facility address included in the search key on the map image displayed by the display means. Correspondingly, it is desirable to superimpose and display the total number of searches received by the receiving means together with a mark determined based on the facility type included in each search key. Thereby, the user can grasp | ascertain the above-mentioned total number of searches via a map image with the mark which shows the facility classification contained in a search key.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a determination unit that determines which of a plurality of predetermined consecutive ranges the total number of searches belongs to, and the notification unit has the total number of searches consecutive from the determination result of the determination unit. It is desirable to display on the display means information indicating which of a plurality of ranges belongs. Thereby, the user can easily grasp which of a plurality of preset continuous ranges the above-mentioned total number of searches belongs.

  According to the eleventh aspect, it is desirable that the notification means displays information indicating which of the plurality of ranges in which the total number of searches belongs to the display means by changing the color or size of the mark. As a result, the user can grasp the above-mentioned total number of searches with a glance.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an in-vehicle device according to an embodiment of the present invention. This in-vehicle device operates by communicating with the search engine A.

  First, the search engine A will be described. In FIG. 1, a search engine A is composed of a known computer and is connected to the external Internet. When a search key related to the searched facility information transmitted from the vehicle navigation device is received, an Internet search (AND search) is performed on a plurality of search words included in the search key, and an Internet page including the search key Find the total number of searches for. Then, the detected total number of searches is transmitted to the vehicle navigation device as total search data.

  Next, the configuration of each part of the vehicle navigation device will be described. In FIG. 1, a position detector 1 includes a geomagnetic sensor 1A, a gyroscope 1B, a distance sensor 1C, and a GPS receiver 1D, and detects a current position and a traveling direction of a vehicle.

  The geomagnetic sensor 1A is an azimuth sensor and has a configuration in which, for example, an annular ferromagnetic body such as permalloy is wound with an excitation winding for exciting it and two orthogonal detection windings for direction detection. Have. And the voltage which generate | occur | produces in two detection windings by applying an alternating voltage to an excitation winding is measured, and the advancing direction of a vehicle is detected as an absolute direction based on this.

  The gyroscope 1B is an azimuth sensor that detects the traveling direction of the vehicle as a relative azimuth. For example, the gyroscope 1B includes a crystal resonator, and from the vibration based on the Coriolis force that is generated when the vibrator is vibrated. Detect the angular velocity of.

  The distance sensor 1C detects the moving distance of the vehicle based on, for example, rotation signals of wheels and axles (not shown) mounted on the vehicle.

  The GPS receiver 1D receives a GPS signal for position measurement transmitted from a GPS satellite (not shown), which is an artificial satellite, and detects the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the point where the vehicle is currently traveling.

  The position detector 1 detects the current position and traveling direction of the vehicle with high accuracy by interpolating the detection results of the four devices described above. Of course, depending on the required detection accuracy, it is not necessary to provide all the four devices described above. Note that the current position and the traveling direction of the vehicle may be detected based on the detection result by detecting the acceleration in the left-right direction and the height direction of the vehicle using, for example, a three-dimensional gyro. Moreover, it is good also as performing based on the detection signal by other sensors, such as a steering sensor.

  The map data storage 2 has, for example, a hard disk as a storage medium, and stores map data including road information, address information of each area, zip code information, and the like, and map image data for displaying a map image. The map data and map image data described above may be stored in a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or the like.

  The display 3 is a small vehicle-mounted display, and performs various navigation displays including display of map images. Furthermore, the display 3 displays a list of facility names included in the searched facility information and the total number of searches corresponding to the facility information, or a facility address included in the searched facility information on the map image of the display 3 The mark indicating the facility type included in the facility information is superimposed and displayed together with the total number of searches described above at the position corresponding to. For the various displays described above, an in-vehicle head-up display or the like may be used. This display 3 functions as a display means.

  The operation switch 4 is composed of a plurality of mechanical switches and instructs the start and end of various navigation operations. Further, the operation switch 4 inputs a search condition when the user searches for a restaurant in accordance with the user's operation instruction. The search conditions are input by selecting the type of restaurant (genre) and then selecting the prefecture where the input type of restaurant is located (FIG. 2 shows a genre selection screen and FIG. 3 shows a prefecture selection screen). Showing). The operation switch 4 also includes a list display instruction for instructing the display 3 to display a list of facility names included in the searched facility information and the total number of searches corresponding to the facility information, and a map image on the display 3. A superimposition display instruction is given to instruct to superimpose the mark indicating the facility type included in the facility information together with the total number of searches described above at the position corresponding to the facility address included in the retrieved facility information. The various instructions described above may be configured by a touch switch including a display panel that displays operation keys and a touch panel that detects that the operation keys displayed on the display panel are pressed.

  The remote controller 5 is, for example, a multi-function remote controller including various function switches, and can perform almost the same operation as the operation switch 4 described above via the remote control sensor 6.

  The operation switch 4, the remote controller 5, and the remote control sensor 6 function as input means.

  The communication device 7 is an in-vehicle small communication device, and receives road traffic information such as traffic jam information and traffic regulation information transmitted from a VICS information center (not shown). The road traffic information described above may be received from a radio broadcast or the like. Further, the communication device 7 transmits a search key related to facility information to the search engine A outside the vehicle, and receives search total data transmitted from the search engine A outside the vehicle. With regard to the transmission of the search key to the search engine A and the reception of the search total number data transmitted from the search engine A, a device using a public line such as a mobile phone may be used. The communication device 7 functions as a transmission unit and a reception unit.

  The storage device 8 stores a database in which information about restaurants such as French restaurants and Chinese restaurants is registered as facility information on a hard disk as a storage medium, for example. The facility information includes a facility name (restaurant name), a facility address (restaurant address), and a facility type (French, Chinese, etc.). The storage device 8 functions as a storage unit.

  The ECU 9 is composed of a known computer, and executes various navigation operations including a map image display in accordance with instructions from the operation switch 4 or the remote controller 5. More specifically, the ECU 9 determines the area around the current position of the vehicle from the map data storage 2 based on the current position and traveling direction of the vehicle detected by the position detector 1 and the road traffic information received by the communication device 7. Map image data is read, and a map image on which a mark indicating the current position of the vehicle, traffic jam information, and traffic regulation information is superimposed is displayed on the display 3. Various voice guidance is performed from the speaker 10.

  Further, when the search condition is input from the operation switch 4 or the remote controller 5, the ECU 9 displays the facility information of the restaurant corresponding to the input search condition and the total number of Internet page searches related to the facility information of the restaurant on the display 3. Display.

  Specifically, when the search condition is input from the operation switch 4 or the remote controller 5, the ECU 9 searches the storage device 8 for facility information of a restaurant that satisfies the input search condition. Here, the ECU 9 functions as search means. When a plurality of facility information corresponding to the input search condition is retrieved, the ECU 9 searches for each of the retrieved facility information, the facility name, the prefecture (region) to which the facility address belongs, and the facility type. Each search key is created for each of a plurality of facility information using the search word as a set of search keys. Here, the ECU 9 functions as creation means. Then, the created search keys are sequentially output to the communication device 7 and sequentially transmitted to the search engine A. After that, when the communication device 7 sequentially receives the search total number data from the search engine A, the search total number data is acquired and searched for the mark indicating the facility name and the facility type included in each of the created plurality of search keys. The total number of searches indicated by the total number of searches corresponding to each of the plurality of facility information is displayed on the display 3. More specifically, when a list display instruction is given from the operation switch 4 or the remote controller 5, the ECU 9 sets the facility name included in each of the plurality of search keys and each of the searched plurality of facility information. The total number of searches indicated by the corresponding total search number data is displayed in a list (see FIG. 4: when French is selected as the restaurant type and Tokyo is selected as the prefecture). When a superimposed display instruction is given from the operation switch 4 or the remote controller 5, the ECU 9 displays a map image that displays the area around the address on the display 3 from the facility address included in each of the plurality of search keys. In addition, at the position indicated by the facility address included in each of the plurality of search keys, a mark corresponding to the type of facility included in the plurality of search keys and the total number of searches corresponding to each of the plurality of facility information searched (See FIG. 5: French is selected as the restaurant type and Tokyo is selected as the prefecture. ▲ is the current position of the vehicle). Here, the ECU 9 functions as a notification unit.

  The memory 11 is a non-volatile flash memory and is used as a temporary storage area when the ECU 9 performs various operations. For example, a memory card is used as the memory 11.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart regarding processing in which the in-vehicle device of the present embodiment displays facility information corresponding to the input search condition and the total number of Internet page searches related to the facility information. The processing of this flowchart starts when the user inputs a search condition from the operation switch 4 or the remote controller 5.

  In step 601, the ECU 9 acquires search conditions input from the operation switch 4 or the remote controller 5. In step 602, the facility information corresponding to the search condition acquired in step 601 is searched from the storage device 8.

  In step 603, for each of the plurality of facility information searched in step 602, a plurality of facility information is set using the three search words of the facility name, the prefecture (region) to which the facility address belongs, and the facility type as a set of search keys. Create an individual search key for each. Since the facility name, the prefecture to which the facility address belongs, and the facility type often include an Internet page regarding the facility of the retrieved facility information, it is preferably configured as a search key.

  In step 604, the plurality of search keys created in step 603 are sequentially output to the communication device 7 and are sequentially transmitted to the search engine A.

  In step 605, the search engine A receives the search key sequentially transmitted from the vehicle navigation apparatus in step 604, and performs an Internet search (AND search) for the search word included in each search key. Then, the total number of searched Internet pages is sequentially transmitted to the vehicle navigation device as total search data.

  In step 606, the ECU 9 acquires the total number of search data received by the communication device 7 and sequentially transmitted from the search engine A in step 605.

  In step 607, it is determined whether a list display instruction or a superimposed display instruction is given from the operation switch 4 or the remote controller 5. If a list display instruction is given, the process proceeds to step 608. If a superimposed display instruction is given, the process proceeds to step 609.

In step 608, the total number of searches indicated by the total search number data acquired in step 606 corresponding to each of the facility names included in each of the plurality of search keys created in step 603 and the plurality of facility information searched in step 602. Are displayed as a list on the display 3, and the process is terminated. By displaying the list, the user can easily understand the facility name included in the search key and the total number of searches corresponding to the facility name. In step 609, the facility address included in each of the plurality of search keys created in step 603 is displayed. Then, a map image displaying the vicinity of the address is displayed on the display 3. Then, at the position indicated by the facility address included in each of the plurality of search keys, it corresponds to each of the mark corresponding to the facility type included in each of the plurality of search keys and each of the plurality of facility information searched in step 602. The total number of searches indicated by the total number of searches acquired in step 606 is superimposed on the map image on the display 3, and the process is terminated. Thereby, the user can grasp | ascertain the mark which shows the facility classification contained in a single or some search key with a map image together with the search total number corresponding to this.

  In this way, even when a plurality of facility information is searched, the total number of searches corresponding to each of the plurality of facility information can be provided to the user together with the plurality of facility information. You can examine it.

  As described above, in the in-vehicle device of the present embodiment, when the search condition is input from the operation switch 4 or the remote controller 5, the ECU 9 searches the database stored in the storage device 8 for facility information corresponding to the input search condition. . Then, a search key relating to the searched facility information is created and transmitted to the search engine A via the communication device 7. Thereafter, the ECU 9 displays the total search number data received by the communication device 7 on the display 3 together with the facility name and facility type included in the search key. Thereby, this vehicle-mounted apparatus can provide the reference information without the bias | inclination regarding the facility which a user desires, reducing cost.

  Next, a modification of this embodiment will be described. In the in-vehicle device of this modification, instead of displaying the total number of searches for the searched facility information, the total number of searches is a range of 0 to 99 (first range), a range of 100 to 999 (second range), 1000 or more. Information regarding whether it belongs to any of (third range) is displayed. The points described above are the points of this modification.

  In the ECU 9 of this modification, three ranges (first range, second range, and third range) are set in advance with respect to the total number of searches corresponding to the searched facility information. The first range is a range in which the total number of searches is 0 to 99, and the second range is a range in which the total number of searches is 100 to 999. The third range is a range where the total number of searches is 1000 or more. When the ECU 9 acquires the search total data corresponding to each of the searched facility information, the ECU 9 checks whether the search total belongs to the first range, the second range, or the third range. If the total number of searches belongs to the first range, a single ★ mark is included in the multiple search keys. If it belongs to the second range, two ★ marks are included in the third range. It is displayed as a recommendation level together with a mark indicating the facility name and facility type (see FIGS. 7 and 8).

  Other mechanical configurations and operations are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted. Below, the operation | movement which becomes the point of this modification is demonstrated.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart relating to a process in which the vehicle-mounted device according to the present modification displays facility information corresponding to the input search condition and information related to the total number of Internet page searches related to the facility information. In the processing of this flowchart, in the processing of the flowchart of FIG. 6 described above, the facility name included in each of the plurality of search keys and the total number of searches indicated by the total number of searches corresponding to this are displayed on the display 3 in a list 608. Instead, a step 908 is provided for displaying the facility name included in each of the plurality of search keys and the number of asterisks corresponding to the range to which the total number of searches indicated by the total number of search data corresponding thereto belongs as the recommendation level. Further, the display 3 displays a mark corresponding to the facility type included in each of the plurality of search keys and the total number of searches indicated by the total number of search data corresponding to the position indicated by the facility address included in each of the plurality of search keys. In place of the step 609 of superimposing and displaying on the map image, a mark corresponding to the facility type included in each of the plurality of search keys and a position corresponding to this are indicated at the position indicated by the facility address included in each of the plurality of search keys. A step 909 for displaying the number of ★ marks corresponding to the range to which the total number of searches indicated by the total number of searches belongs as a recommendation degree is provided. In other words, all steps other than step 908 and step 909 are the same as the processing of the flowchart of FIG.

  In step 908, the range to which the total number of searches indicated by the total number of searches acquired in step 906 corresponding to each of the plurality of facility information searched in step 902 belongs is examined, and the number of ★ marks corresponding to the corresponding range is indicated as the recommendation level As a list on the display 3 together with the facility names included in each of the plurality of search keys created in Step 903 corresponding thereto, the process is terminated.

  In step 909, a map image displaying the vicinity of the address is displayed on the display 3 from the facility address included in each of the plurality of search keys created in step 903. Then, the range to which the total number of searches indicated by the total number of searches acquired in step 906 corresponding to each of the plurality of facility information searched in step 902 belongs is examined, and the number of ★ corresponding to the corresponding range is used as the recommendation level. On the map image displayed on the display 3, it is displayed superimposed on the location indicated by the facility address included in each of the plurality of search keys created in step 903, and the process is terminated.

  Thus, in the in-vehicle device of this modification, instead of displaying the total number of searches corresponding to the searched facility information, the total number of searches is in the range of 0 to 99 (first range) and in the range of 100 to 999 (first number). 2 range) and 1000 or more (third range), the information regarding whether it belongs is displayed. Thereby, the user can easily grasp which of the preset ranges the above-mentioned total number of searches belongs.

  In the above-described modification, instead of displaying the total number of searches corresponding to the searched facility information, the number of ★ marks indicates whether the total search number belongs to one of a plurality of preset ranges. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the display may be performed by changing the size of the mark or changing the color of the mark. As a result, the user can grasp the above-mentioned total number of searches with a glance.

  In the above-described embodiment and modification, only the restaurant facility information is registered in the storage device 8. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, facility information such as stations and parks may be registered. Even if it does in this way, this apparatus can be utilized suitably.

  In the above-described embodiment and modification, the vehicle navigation device is used as the in-vehicle device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any device having a function of searching for facilities can be suitably used as an in-vehicle device.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a search system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the genre selection screen displayed on a display in the vehicle-mounted apparatus of this embodiment. In the vehicle-mounted apparatus of this embodiment, it is a figure which shows an example of the prefecture selection screen displayed on a display. In the in-vehicle device of the present embodiment, a list of the names of facilities included in each of the searched facility information and the search totals indicated by the search total data corresponding to each of the searched facility information is displayed as a list. It is a figure which shows an example. In the in-vehicle device of the present embodiment, the mark corresponding to the type of facility included in each of the plurality of searched facility information, and the total number of searches indicated by the search total data corresponding to each of the plurality of searched facility information. It is a figure which shows an example superimposed and displayed on the map image. It is a flowchart regarding the process which the vehicle-mounted apparatus of this embodiment displays the facility information applicable to the input search conditions, and the search total number of the internet page regarding the said facility information. In the in-vehicle device of this embodiment, in addition to the name of the facility included in each of a plurality of searched facility information, the number of ★ corresponding to the total number of searches as a recommendation degree is a diagram showing an example of a list displayed on the display is there. In the in-vehicle device of the present embodiment, an example is shown in which, in addition to marks corresponding to each of a plurality of searched facility information, the number of ★ marks corresponding to the total number of searches is displayed as a recommendation on the map image on the display. FIG. It is a flowchart regarding the process which the vehicle equipment of this embodiment displays the facility information applicable to the input search conditions, and the information regarding the search total number of the internet page regarding the said facility information.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Position detector, 1A ... Geomagnetic sensor, 1B ... Gyroscope, 1C ... Distance sensor, 1D ... GPS receiver, 2 ... Map data storage, 3 ... Display, 4 ... Operation switch, 5 ... Remote control 6 ... Remote control sensor 7 ... Communicator 8 ... Database 9 ... ECU 10 ... Speaker 11 ... Memory A ... Search engine

Claims (11)

A search engine performs an Internet search based on a search key transmitted from an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle, a search result by the search engine is transmitted to the in-vehicle device, and the in-vehicle device notifies the user of the search result. The in-vehicle device used in the search system,
Storage means for storing a database of facility information;
An input means for inputting a search condition for searching for desired facility information in accordance with a user instruction operation;
Search means for searching for facility information corresponding to the search condition input from the input means from the storage means;
Creating means for creating a search key related to the facility information searched by the search means;
Transmitting means for transmitting the search key created by the creating means to the search engine;
Receiving means for receiving the total number of searches transmitted from the search engine;
An in-vehicle device comprising: notification means for notifying information on the total number of searches received by the receiving means together with information on facility information searched by the search means. The creation means creates the search keys for each of the plurality of facility information, when the search means searches for a plurality of facility information,
The transmission means transmits a plurality of the search keys created by the creation means to the search engine,
The receiving means receives the total number of searches for each of the plurality of search keys transmitted from the search engine,
2. The notification means notifies information related to the total number of searches for each of the plurality of search keys received by the receiving means together with information related to a plurality of facility information searched by the search means. In-vehicle device. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the facility information stored in the database of the storage unit includes at least a facility name, a facility address, and a facility type. The in-vehicle device according to claim 3, wherein the information on the facility information notified by the notification means is the facility name. The in-vehicle device according to claim 3, wherein the information on the facility information notified by the notification means is a point indicated by the facility address and a mark of the facility type. 6. The information on the total number of searches is information indicating whether the total number of searches belongs to itself or a plurality of consecutive ranges in which the total number of searches belongs in advance. The vehicle-mounted apparatus in any one. The creation unit sets the facility name, the area to which the facility address belongs, and the facility type as a set based on the facility information searched by the search unit, and uses the set as the search key. The in-vehicle device according to claim 6. The notification means includes display means,
The list of the total number of searches received by the receiving unit and the facility name included in the search key corresponding to the total number of searches is displayed on the display unit. The in-vehicle device according to the above. The notification means includes display means for displaying a map image,
On the map image displayed by the display means, the total number of searches received by the receiving means corresponding to each search key at the location indicated by the facility address included in the search key is included in the facility included in each search key. The in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 3 to 7, wherein the vehicle-mounted device is superimposed and displayed together with a mark determined based on the type. A determination means for determining which of a plurality of predetermined continuous ranges the search total number belongs to;
The said notification means displays the information which shows to which of the said several continuous range the said search total belongs from the determination result of the said determination means on the said display means. The vehicle-mounted device according to 9. 11. The notification means displays information indicating which of the plurality of consecutive ranges the total search number belongs to on the display means by changing the color or size of a mark. In-vehicle device.

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