JP4788265B2 - Information acquisition control device and information acquisition control method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information acquisition control device and an information acquisition control method for controlling acquisition of information from an information provider.

  The following facility information display device is known from Patent Document 1. In this facility information display device, a facility within a predetermined distance from a designated point on the map is searched, and information on the searched facility is acquired from an information provider. Then, the acquired facility information is analyzed, and the analyzed facility information is displayed on the display.

JP 2002-206932 A

  However, according to the conventional facility information display device, information on facilities within a predetermined distance from a designated point is acquired. For this reason, if the information of the facility is updated by the time it reaches the facility from which the information was acquired, the acquired information may be out of date when it reaches the facility. There has been a problem that there is a possibility that useless information whose validity is not maintained until the time when the user uses the information may be acquired.

  The present invention relates to an information acquisition control device and method for controlling acquisition of information in order to provide information to a user at a set provision scheduled time, when the information is acquired using the current time as the information acquisition time In addition, it is determined whether or not the validity of the information can be maintained until the scheduled provision time, and when it is determined that the validity of the information can be maintained until the planned provision time, the information is acquired via the communication line. .

  According to the present invention, when the information is acquired using the current time as the information acquisition time, the information is acquired when it is determined that the validity of the information can be maintained until the provision scheduled time. Thus, only information that can be kept valid until the scheduled provision time can be acquired, and acquisition of useless information can be prevented.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of an information acquisition control device according to the present embodiment. The information acquisition control device 100 is mounted on a vehicle and includes a navigation device 101, a table storage memory 102, a communication device 103, a control device 104, and a monitor 105.

  The navigation device 101 uses the map data of the navigation device 101 to search for a route to the destination set by the user. Since various processes in the navigation device 101 are well-known techniques, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  The table storage memory 102 is information for determining whether each of a plurality of types of weather information, news information, and traffic information provided to the user is information that requires real-time properties in a process described later. Is stored, and an information provision schedule table storing the provision time of each information to the user is stored.

  The real-time property control table is provided for each information (type) of weather information, news information, and traffic information. In the real-time control table for each information, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, information indicating the effective range (time range) 2a of each information and the effective range (position range) 2b of the region is set in advance. It is remembered. Note that the data in the real-time control table can be registered, updated, and deleted from a remote location via the communication device 103.

  As shown in FIG. 3, for example, the information provision schedule table is a table that stores provision time to each user of preset weather information, news information, and traffic information. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the information provision scheduled time of weather information is 4:00, the information provision scheduled time of news information is 5:00, and the information provision scheduled time of traffic information is 6:00. Is shown.

  The communication device 103 includes a communication antenna for acquiring each of weather information, news information, and traffic information. For example, it includes a wireless LAN module and a mobile phone for obtaining (receiving) weather information and news information distributed via wireless communication from an information providing server as an information providing source. Furthermore, an FM antenna 102 for acquiring (receiving) traffic information distributed via FM multiplex broadcasting from a traffic information center as an information provider is included.

  The control device 104 includes a CPU, a memory, and other peripheral circuits, and functionally includes an information acquisition determination unit 104a, an information acquisition control unit 104b, and an information provision unit 104c.

  When the information acquisition determination unit 104a acquires the acquisition target information (acquisition target information) using the current time as the information acquisition time, whether the content of the information that can be acquired changes when acquired at the original information provision scheduled time Determine whether or not. If it is determined that the information content does not change until the information provision scheduled time even if the acquisition target information is obtained at the present time, that is, the latest information at the information provision scheduled time can be obtained at the current time, the acquisition target obtained at the present time It is determined that the information is valid at the information provision scheduled time. In this case, the information acquisition determination unit 104a determines that the acquisition target information can be acquired using the current time as the information acquisition time.

  In addition, when the current time is the information acquisition time, the determination as to whether the validity is maintained even at the original information provision scheduled time is stored in the table storage memory 102 shown in FIG. It is determined based on the real-time property control table. Further, the information provision scheduled time is acquired with reference to the information provision scheduled table stored in the table storage memory 102 shown in FIG.

  When the information acquisition determination unit 104a determines that the acquisition target information is acquired, the information acquisition control unit 104b controls the communication device 103 to acquire the acquisition target information. The information providing unit 104c refers to the information provision schedule table stored in the table storage memory 102 shown in FIG. 3, and obtains the information acquisition control unit 104b in advance when the provision target time of the acquisition target information is reached. The acquired acquisition target information is output to the monitor 105 and provided to the user.

  On the other hand, the information acquisition determination unit 104a cannot maintain the validity until the acquisition scheduled time even if the acquisition target information is currently acquired, that is, the content of the acquisition target information between the current time and the information provision scheduled time If it is determined to change, it is determined that the acquisition target information is not acquired at the present time, and the determination process described above is performed again on the acquisition target information after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  When the information acquisition determination unit 104a determines that the information can be acquired, the information acquisition control unit 104b controls the communication device 103 to acquire acquisition target information, and the information provision unit 104c provides The acquisition target information is output to the monitor 105 when the scheduled time comes.

  Hereinafter, the determination processing by the information acquisition determination unit 104a for each acquisition target information when the acquisition target information is weather information, news information, and traffic information will be described in detail with the following (A) to (C). To do.

(A) When the acquisition target information is weather information When the acquisition target information is weather information, the weather information to be acquired is updated at each predetermined forecast time. The forecast time is, for example, 0:00, 6:00, 12:00, and 18:00 four times a day, and the content of the weather information distributed does not change between these times. The weather information is also different for each forecast category (forecast area) such as a municipality, but when the vehicle equipped with the information acquisition control device 100 moves, the point before the move and the point after the move are within the same forecast category. For example, the content of the weather information distributed at each point does not change.

  Taking this into consideration, when the current time is the information acquisition time, the current position of the vehicle that does not include the forecast time between the information acquisition time and the information provision scheduled time and is equipped with the information acquisition control device 100; If the estimated position at the scheduled information provision time is within the same forecast category, even if the weather information is acquired at the current time, it is determined that the same information can be acquired as when the weather information is acquired at the scheduled information provision time can do. That is, the weather information acquired at the present time is the latest weather information even at the information provision scheduled time, and it can be said that the validity is maintained until the information provision scheduled time. Therefore, in this case, the information acquisition determination unit 104a determines that the weather information can be acquired using the current time as the information acquisition time.

  Note that the estimated position of the vehicle equipped with the information acquisition control device 100 at the scheduled information provision time is estimated by the navigation device 101. For example, the estimation is performed by calculating the moving distance of the vehicle to the scheduled information provision time based on the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed sensor included in the navigation device 101 and the time from the current time to the scheduled information provision time. Is done.

  A specific example of processing for determining whether the information acquisition determination unit 104a acquires weather information when the current time is 3:00 will be described with reference to FIG. The information acquisition determination unit 104a first acquires the information provision scheduled time of the weather information with reference to the information provision schedule table shown in FIG. Here, 4:00 is acquired as the information provision scheduled time of the weather information.

  Next, the estimated position of the host vehicle at the information provision scheduled time (4:00) is calculated. That is, as described above, the travel distance of the host vehicle from the current time (3:00) to the scheduled information provision time (4:00) is estimated, and the own vehicle at the scheduled information provision time (4:00) is estimated. Estimate the arrival position. As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the current position of the host vehicle at the current time (3:00) is the point 4a, the estimated position at the information provision scheduled time (4:00) is the point 4b. It is assumed that it is calculated.

  And the forecast division of the weather information in the present position 4a of the own vehicle and the forecast division of the weather information in the estimated position 4b of the own vehicle are acquired from the map data provided in the navigation device 101. As a result, for example, when the current position 4a and the estimated position 4b are both “Saitama 1”, the current position 4a of the host vehicle at the current time current time (3:00) and the scheduled information provision time (4 : 00) and the estimated position 4b of the host vehicle can be determined to be within the same forecast category.

  Further, referring to the real-time control table for weather information shown in FIG. 4C, when the current time (3:00) is set as the information acquisition time, the information provision time (4:00) It is determined whether the weather information is updated. In the example shown in FIG. 4C, the weather information acquired at the current time (3:00) and the weather information acquired at the information provision scheduled time (4:00) are updated at 0:00 of the previous forecast time. It can be determined that the information is not updated until 6:00 of the next forecast time. Moreover, if it is in the same forecast category (Saitama 1), it can also be determined that weather information having the same content can be acquired.

  That is, when the current time (3:00) is the information acquisition time, the weather information is not updated until the information provision scheduled time (4:00), and the target forecast category is the same. It can be determined that the same information can be obtained regardless of the weather information acquired at any time.

  From the above, the current position 4a of the host vehicle at the current time (3:00) and the estimated position 4b of the host vehicle at the information provision scheduled time (4:00) are within the same forecast category (determination 1), and When the current time (3:00) is the information acquisition time, it can be determined that the weather information is not updated before the information provision scheduled time (4:00) (determination 2). Therefore, the information acquisition determination unit 104a determines that the validity of the information can be maintained until the information provision scheduled time (4:00) even if the weather information is acquired at the current time (3:00). It is determined that the current time (3:00) can be acquired as the information acquisition time.

  On the other hand, if at least one of determination 1 and determination 2 described above is negative, the information acquisition determination unit 104a does not acquire the weather information at the current time (3:00), but the information provision scheduled time It is determined that the validity of the information cannot be maintained until (4:00), and it is determined that the weather information cannot be acquired with the current time (3:00) as the information acquisition time. In this case, the information acquisition determination unit 104a repeats the determination process again after a predetermined time has elapsed as described above.

(B) When the acquisition target information is news information When the acquisition target information is news information, the news information to be acquired is updated at a predetermined update time. The update time is, for example, exactly every hour, that is, 0:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00..., And the content of the news information distributed does not change between these times. Further, news information does not have an area segment in which the content of information changes corresponding to the forecast category in weather information due to the nature of the information, and news information with the same content can be acquired in any region.

  Therefore, when the current time is the information acquisition time and the update time is not included between the information acquisition time and the information provision scheduled time, even if the news information is currently acquired, It can be determined that the same information as when the information is acquired can be acquired. In other words, it can be said that the news information acquired at the present time is the latest news information even at the information provision scheduled time, and the validity of the information is maintained until the information provision scheduled time. Therefore, in this case, the information acquisition determination unit 104a determines that the news information is acquired using the current time as the information acquisition time.

  A specific example of processing for determining whether the information acquisition determination unit 104a acquires news information when the current time is 3:00 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the information acquisition determination unit 104a refers to the information provision schedule table shown in FIG. 5B and acquires the information provision scheduled time of news information. Here, 5:00 is acquired as the information provision scheduled time of news information.

  Next, the estimated position of the host vehicle at the information provision scheduled time (5:00) is calculated. That is, as described above, the travel distance of the host vehicle from the current time (3:00) to the scheduled information provision time (5:00) is estimated, and the own vehicle at the scheduled information provision time (5:00) is estimated. Estimate the arrival position. As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the current position of the host vehicle at the current time (3:00) is the point 5a, the estimated position at the information provision scheduled time (5:00) is the point 5b. It is assumed that it is calculated.

  Note that, when the acquisition target information is news information, as described above, the same content of news information can be acquired at any point, and therefore the calculation of the estimated position of the host vehicle may be omitted here.

  Then, referring to the news information real-time control table shown in FIG. 5 (c), when the current time (3:00) is the information acquisition time, the time until the information provision scheduled time (5:00) is reached. It is determined whether or not news information is updated. In the example shown in FIG. 5C, since the update time of 4:00 is sandwiched between the current time (3:00) and the scheduled information provision time (5:00), the current time (3:00) is set. When the information acquisition time is set, it is determined that the news information is updated before the information provision scheduled time (5:00).

  As described above, when the current time (3:00) is set as the information acquisition time, the content of the news information changes before the information provision scheduled time (5:00). Therefore, the information provision scheduled time (5:00 It is determined that the validity of the information cannot be maintained. For this reason, the information acquisition determination unit 104a determines that the news information cannot be acquired using the current time (3:00) as the information acquisition time.

  Then, the information acquisition time at which the validity of the information can be maintained until the information provision scheduled time (5:00) is determined with reference to the real-time property control table of the news information. As a result, in the example shown in FIG. 5C, if the information acquisition time is 4:00, the validity of the information can be maintained until 5:00. Therefore, the information acquisition determination unit 104a executes the above-described process again at 4:00, and determines that the news information can be acquired using the current time (4:00) at that time as the information acquisition time.

(C) When the acquisition target information is traffic information When the acquisition target information is traffic information, it is meaningful to provide the user with the latest information on the vehicle position. There is no point in obtaining information before the scheduled time. In other words, all the information acquired before the information provision scheduled time cannot be valid until the information provision scheduled time. Therefore, the information acquisition determination unit 104a performs the following determination process so that traffic information is always acquired using the information provision scheduled time as the information acquisition time.

  A specific example of processing for determining whether the information acquisition determination unit 104a acquires traffic information when the current time is 3:00 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the information acquisition determination unit 104a refers to the information provision schedule table shown in FIG. 6B and acquires the information provision scheduled time of the traffic information. Here, 6:00 is acquired as the information provision scheduled time of traffic information.

  Next, the estimated position of the host vehicle at the information provision scheduled time (6:00) is calculated. That is, as described above, the travel distance of the host vehicle from the current time (3:00) to the scheduled information provision time (6:00) is estimated, and the own vehicle at the scheduled information provision time (6:00) is estimated. Estimate the arrival position. As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the current position of the host vehicle at the current time (3:00) is the point 6a, the estimated position at the information provision scheduled time (6:00) is the point 6b. It is assumed that it is calculated.

  Then, with reference to the traffic information real-time control table shown in FIG. 6C, when the current time (3:00) is the information acquisition time, the information provision time (6:00) It is determined whether or not the content of traffic information changes. In the example shown in FIG. 6C, since the traffic information is updated in real time (Real Time), the information provision scheduled time (6:00) when the current time (3:00) is set as the information acquisition time. Until the news information is updated.

  As described above, when the current time (3:00) is the information acquisition time, the content of the traffic information changes until the information provision scheduled time (6:00). It is determined that the validity of the information cannot be maintained. For this reason, the information acquisition determination unit 104a determines that the traffic information cannot be acquired using the current time (3:00) as the information acquisition time.

  The information acquisition time is determined with reference to the traffic information real-time control table so that the validity of the information can be maintained until the information provision scheduled time (6:00). As a result, in the example shown in FIG. 6C, the information acquisition time is updated in real time. Therefore, in order to maintain the validity of the traffic information at the information provision scheduled time (6:00), the information provision scheduled time ( 6:00) is determined to be the information acquisition time. Then, the information acquisition determination unit 104a executes the above-described process again when the information provision scheduled time (6:00) is reached.

  As described above in (A) to (C), even if acquisition target information that is originally acquired at the information provision scheduled time is acquired at the current time, the validity of the information can be maintained until the information provision scheduled time. In such a case, the acquisition target information is acquired in advance at the current time. As a result, even if the vehicle is entering the tunnel at the scheduled information provision time and it is difficult to acquire the acquisition target information via the communication device 102, the information acquired in advance is effective. The kept acquisition target information can be provided to the user at the information provision scheduled time, and omission or delay of information provision can be prevented.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing processing of the information acquisition control device 100 according to the present embodiment. The processing shown in FIG. 7 is executed by the control device 104 as a program that is activated when the information acquisition control device 100 is turned on.

  In step S10, the information acquisition determination unit 104a refers to the information provision schedule table stored in the table storage memory 102, and acquires the information provision scheduled time of the acquisition target information. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S20, and as described above, the estimated position of the host vehicle at the information provision scheduled time is calculated, and the process proceeds to step S30. In step S30, the real time control table stored in the table storage memory 102 is read, and the process proceeds to step S40.

  In step S40, referring to the read real time control table, when the current time is set as the information acquisition time, the content of the acquisition target information does not change before the information provision scheduled time, that is, the information provision scheduled time It is determined whether or not the validity of the acquisition target information can be maintained. When it is determined that the validity of the acquisition target information can be maintained until the scheduled information provision time, the process proceeds to step S50, and the information acquisition control unit 104b controls the communication device 103 to acquire the acquisition target information. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S60.

  In step S60, it is determined whether or not the current time is the information provision scheduled time. If it is determined that the current time is the scheduled information provision time, the process proceeds to step S70, and the information providing unit 104c outputs the acquired acquisition target information to the monitor 105. Thereafter, the process ends.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S40 that the validity of the acquisition target information cannot be maintained until the information provision scheduled time, the process proceeds to step S80. In step S80, the information acquisition time is determined with reference to the real-time property control table so that the validity of the acquisition target information can be maintained until the information provision scheduled time. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step 90, where it is determined whether or not the current time has reached the information acquisition time determined in step S80. If it is determined that the current time is the information acquisition time, the process returns to step S10 and the process is repeated.

According to the present embodiment described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(1) The acquisition target information scheduled to be acquired at the information provision scheduled time is acquired in advance at the current time when the validity of the information can be maintained until the information provision scheduled time even if acquired at the current time. As a result, only the information to be reliably used can be acquired in advance, and it is possible to prevent the acquisition of useless information that cannot be kept valid until the scheduled information provision time, thereby improving the communication efficiency.

(2) The information acquisition determination unit 104a refers to the real-time control table, and acquires the acquisition target information at the current time based on the effective range 2a of each information and the effective range 2b of the area. Judgment is made as to whether the validity of the information can be maintained until the scheduled information provision time. Thereby, it is possible to determine with high accuracy whether or not the validity of the information can be maintained until the information provision scheduled time, and it is possible to surely obtain highly necessary information.

(3) When the acquisition target information is acquired using the current time as the information acquisition time, the information acquisition determination unit 104a determines that the validity of the information cannot be maintained until the information provision scheduled time and the information cannot be acquired. In this case, it is determined whether or not information can be acquired again after a predetermined time. Thus, it is possible to repeatedly perform determination until it is determined that information can be acquired, and information can be acquired at an optimal timing.

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In addition, the information acquisition control apparatus of embodiment mentioned above can also be deform | transformed as follows.
(1) In the above-described embodiment, an example of acquiring weather information, news information, and traffic information as acquisition target information has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other various information can be acquired in the same manner. it can.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the information acquisition determination unit 104a determines whether or not to acquire weather information, news information, and traffic information as described above in (A) to (C). The acquisition control part 104b demonstrated the example which acquires each information based on the determination result by the information acquisition determination part 104a. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and information having a long period during which the validity of the information can be maintained may be acquired at the same time as other information is acquired. For example, as described above in (A), since the weather information is updated four times a day every six hours, the effective period of the weather information is six hours, which is longer than other information. This indicates that there is a grace period of 6 hours as the timing for acquiring weather information. If the acquisition timing of other information overlaps during this period, the weather information is also acquired along with the information. The frequency of communication for information acquisition can be reduced, and the communication efficiency can be improved.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, the information acquisition control unit 104b has described an example in which each acquisition target information is acquired based on the determination result by the information acquisition determination unit 104a. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the information acquisition determination unit 104a determines that information can be acquired, the communication state of the communication device 103 is detected, and information is acquired only when the communication state of the communication device 103 is good. It may be. If it is determined by the information acquisition determination unit 104a that information can be acquired, if the communication state of the communication device 103 is bad, the acquisition of information is temporarily suspended and the communication state of the communication device 103 is again after a predetermined time. If the communication state of the communication apparatus 103 is good, information is acquired. As a result, information can always be acquired when the communication state of the communication device 103 is good, and information can be reliably acquired by preventing omission of information acquisition due to the poor communication state. become.

(4) In the embodiment described above, the information provision schedule table has the weather information provision schedule time 4:00, the news information provision schedule time 5:00, and the traffic information provision. Data indicating that the scheduled time is 6:00 is stored. And the information acquisition determination part 104a demonstrated the example which determines whether the validity of each information can be kept to these information provision scheduled time, and determines whether each information can be acquired. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when a plurality of information provision scheduled times are set for one piece of information, the information acquisition determination unit 104a not only the next information provision scheduled time as viewed from the current time but also the subsequent information provision scheduled times It is also possible to determine whether or not data can be acquired for all scheduled information provision times. When it is determined that the validity of the information can be maintained until the next scheduled information provision time and thereafter, the information providing unit 104c provides the information acquired at the current time at all the information provision scheduled times within the range where the validity can be maintained. You may make it do.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, if the information acquisition determination unit 104a determines that the validity of the information can be maintained until the information provision scheduled time, it determines that the information can be acquired, and the information acquisition control unit 104b explained the example which acquires acquisition object information by making current time into information acquisition time. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the information acquisition determination unit 104a estimates the own vehicle position at the information provision scheduled time, the estimated own vehicle position is a point where the acquisition target information such as the inside of the tunnel cannot be received. The information acquisition control unit 104b may acquire the acquisition target information only when the estimated own vehicle position is determined to be a point where the acquisition target information cannot be received. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the acquisition target information from being received when the estimated vehicle position is reached and the acquisition target information from being provided to the user at the information provision scheduled time.

  In addition, in order to determine whether the estimated vehicle position is a point where it is impossible to receive the acquisition target information, it is necessary to prepare information unacquisable area data in advance to identify areas where the radio wave environment is bad There is. This information unacquisable area data is stored for each vehicle, for example, by storing it in map data held by the navigation device 101. In addition, a plurality of vehicles holding the information unacquisable area data are connected by a network connected via the communication device 103, and the information unacquisable area data held by each vehicle is all connected by the network. You may make it share with other vehicles.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the configurations in the above-described embodiments as long as the characteristic functions of the present invention are not impaired.

  The correspondence between the constituent elements of the claims and the embodiment will be described. The information acquisition determination unit 104a corresponds to the validity determination unit, the information acquisition control unit 104b corresponds to the information acquisition unit and the communication state determination unit, and the information provision unit 104c corresponds to the information provision unit. The above description is merely an example, and when interpreting the invention, there is no limitation or restriction on the correspondence between the items described in the above embodiment and the items described in the claims.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment of an information acquisition control apparatus. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a real-time property control table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the information provision scheduled time of various special contrast information. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an acquisition determination process of weather information. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the acquisition determination process of news information. It is a figure which shows the specific example of acquisition determination processing of traffic information. It is a flowchart figure which shows the process of the information acquisition control apparatus 100.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Information acquisition control apparatus 101 Navigation apparatus 102 Table storage memory 103 Communication apparatus 104 Control apparatus 104a Information acquisition determination part 104b Information acquisition control part 104c Information provision part 105 Monitor

Claims (7)

An information acquisition control device for controlling acquisition of the information in order to provide information to the user at a set provision scheduled time,
When the information is acquired with the current time as the information acquisition time, validity determination means for determining whether the validity of the information can be maintained until the provision scheduled time;
Information acquisition control, comprising: an information acquisition means for acquiring the information via a communication line when the validity determination means determines that the validity of the information can be maintained until the scheduled provision time apparatus. In the information acquisition control device according to claim 1,
An information acquisition control device, further comprising information providing means for providing the information acquired by the information acquisition means to a user at the scheduled provision time. In the information acquisition control device according to claim 1 or 2,
The validity determination unit determines whether the information provision position at the provision time and the information acquisition position at the provision time are within a time range where the validity of the information can be maintained, and whether it is within the position range, and obtains the current time as information. An information acquisition control device that determines whether the validity of the information can be maintained until the provision scheduled time when the information is acquired as time.
In the information acquisition control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
When the information is acquired using the current time as the information acquisition time, the validity determination means determines that the validity of the information cannot be maintained until the scheduled provision time, and then re-enables the validity after a predetermined time has elapsed. An information acquisition control device characterized by determining sex. In the information acquisition control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The information includes multiple types of information,
The information acquisition control device, wherein the information acquisition means acquires at least two of the plurality of types of information simultaneously within a range in which the validity of the information can be maintained. In the information acquisition control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A communication state determination unit for determining a communication state of the communication line;
The information acquisition unit acquires the information when the communication state determination unit determines that the communication state of the communication line is good within a range in which the validity of the information can be maintained. Control device. An information acquisition control method for controlling acquisition of the information in order to provide information to a user at a set provision scheduled time,
When the information is acquired using the current time as the information acquisition time, it is determined whether the validity of the information can be maintained until the provision scheduled time,
An information acquisition control method comprising: acquiring the information via a communication line when it is determined that the validity of the information can be maintained until the provision scheduled time.

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