JP5144591B2 - In-vehicle device and driving evaluation system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device and a driving evaluation system.

  Conventionally, a driving evaluation system that evaluates how much eco-friendly fuel-saving driving (hereinafter referred to as “eco-driving”) is performed by a vehicle driver by measuring a physical quantity such as an engine speed using an in-vehicle device. It has been known.

  As such a driving evaluation system, an eco-driving evaluation system has been devised that gives a privilege point to a user of the in-vehicle device in accordance with an eco-driving evaluation result by a driver (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In recent years, in addition to eco-driving, in-vehicle devices for evaluating how safe the driver has performed (hereinafter referred to as “safety driving”) have been developed. In-vehicle devices that evaluate eco-drives and safety drives as described above include devices that display eco-drives and safety drives to the driver by displaying each evaluation result and advice on driving operations according to the evaluation results. is there.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-016443

  Some users who use the above-described conventional in-vehicle devices sometimes enjoy driving while knowing that evaluation regarding eco-drive and safety drive is sometimes reduced. For example, a driver who enjoys driving on a circuit can enjoy driving without being conscious of eco-driving and general safety driving while driving on a circuit, even if he / she tries to drive on the road. It is a waste.

  However, with conventional in-vehicle devices, evaluation of eco-drive and safety drive is performed even during the period when the driver enjoys driving while knowing that the evaluation regarding eco-drive and safety drive will decline. However, there is a risk of discomforting the driver.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an on-vehicle apparatus and a driving evaluation system that do not give a driver discomfort due to an evaluation result of driving in a place where an eco-drive or a general safety drive is not required The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides an in-vehicle device including a driving evaluation unit that evaluates a driving operation by a driver, a storage unit that stores road map information, a GPS (Global Positioning System) The vehicle position specifying means for specifying the vehicle position based on the GPS signal received from the satellite and the road map information, and the vehicle position specified by the vehicle position specifying means was other than a public road In this case, an on-vehicle device having an evaluation limiting unit that restricts the driving evaluation unit to perform the evaluation, and a driving evaluation system including the same device are provided.

  According to the vehicle-mounted device and the driving evaluation system including the device according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the driver from feeling uncomfortable due to the evaluation result of driving in a place where eco-driving or general safety driving is not required. it can.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of the driving evaluation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the transition of the information amount of the evaluation result accumulated in the in-vehicle device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the driving evaluation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process executed by the in-vehicle device 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the driving evaluation system Sa according to the first modification. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the driving evaluation system Sb according to the second modification. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the driving evaluation system Sc according to the third modification. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the driving | operation evaluation system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of an in-vehicle device according to the present invention and a driving evaluation system including the device will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In this embodiment, how much the driver (hereinafter referred to as “user”) has performed environmentally friendly driving (hereinafter referred to as “eco-driving”) and how much safe driving the user has (hereinafter referred to as “safety”). In-vehicle device equipped with a driving evaluation function that diagnoses and evaluates whether or not driving has been performed, and information related to the result of driving evaluation from the in-vehicle device, and privilege points (hereinafter, “ As an example, the present invention is applied to a driving evaluation system including a server device (hereinafter referred to as “center”) that gives points to a user by transmitting “points” to an in-vehicle device. explain.

(First embodiment)
First, an overview of the driving evaluation system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of the driving evaluation system according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the in-vehicle device in the driving evaluation system of the first embodiment performs normal driving evaluation on eco-drive and safety drive as needed during the period when the vehicle is traveling on a public road E1 (1).

  At this time, the in-vehicle device evaluates how much the driving operation by the user contributes to the eco-drive and the safety drive, and accumulates and records information indicating the evaluation result.

  Information on the evaluation result accumulated in the in-vehicle device is transmitted to a center described in detail later when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The center determines a point corresponding to the result of the driving evaluation received from each in-vehicle device, and transmits the point to the in-vehicle device.

  In particular, the in-vehicle device according to the first embodiment has a function of specifying the vehicle position, and there is an area where the user does not want to perform driving evaluation at a place other than the public road E1 (hereinafter referred to as “driving evaluation restricted area”). When it is set in advance, the driving evaluation is limited for driving within the driving evaluation restriction area.

  Here, the case where the user has set the course E4 and the dealer E5 of the circuit as the driving evaluation restriction area will be described. In this case, when the vehicle leaves the public road E1 and enters the private road E2, the in-vehicle device starts the temporary driving evaluation instead of immediately limiting the driving evaluation (2).

  At this time, the in-vehicle device performs the driving evaluation similar to the normal driving evaluation, and accumulates and records the evaluation results. This temporary driving evaluation is continuously performed even after the vehicle enters the circuit site E3 (3).

  Thereafter, when the vehicle enters the course E4 of the circuit, the in-vehicle device performs driving evaluation restriction and stops driving evaluation. At this time, the in-vehicle device deletes the information of the evaluation result by the temporary operation evaluation from the information of the evaluation result accumulated so far (4).

  On the other hand, when the vehicle enters the public road E1 again without entering the course E4, the in-vehicle device handles information on the evaluation result based on the temporary driving evaluation as information on the evaluation result based on the normal driving evaluation.

  Moreover, the vehicle-mounted apparatus 1 similarly performs driving | running | working evaluation restriction | limiting also when a vehicle enters into dealer E5 (5). At this time, the in-vehicle device performs provisional driving evaluation until the vehicle leaves the public road E1 and enters the dealer E5, and then, when the vehicle enters the dealer E5, information on evaluation results accumulated until then. The information of the evaluation result by temporary operation evaluation is deleted from. Further, when the vehicle enters the public road E1 again without entering the dealer E5, the in-vehicle device handles the information of the evaluation result by the temporary driving evaluation as the information of the normal driving evaluation.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the transition of the information amount of the evaluation result accumulated in the vehicle-mounted device before the vehicle enters the circuit course E4 from the public road E1 will be described. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the transition of the information amount of the evaluation result accumulated in the in-vehicle device according to the first embodiment.

  The in-vehicle device diagnoses the user's driving operation at any time while traveling on the public road E1, and evaluates how much the user's driving operation contributes to the eco-drive and safety drive based on the diagnosis result, thereby evaluating the normal driving Execute.

  Therefore, during the period when the vehicle is traveling on the public road E1, the information (cumulative scoring result information amount) indicating the result of the driving evaluation accumulated in the in-vehicle device is, as shown in FIG. Along with this, it increases at a constant rate of increase.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2B, the in-vehicle device starts the temporary driving evaluation when it detects that the vehicle leaves the public road E1 and enters the private road E2 at time t1. Therefore, even during a period in which the vehicle is traveling on the private road E2 (shift to time t1), the cumulative scoring result information amount increases at a constant increase rate with the passage of time (see FIG. 2A).

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.2 (c), a vehicle-mounted apparatus continues provisional driving | operation evaluation, even after detecting that the vehicle approached in the circuit site E3 at the time t2. Further, as shown in FIG. 2D, the in-vehicle device continues the temporary operation evaluation even when the power is turned on again in the circuit site E3 at time t3.

  Therefore, the cumulative scoring result information amount accumulated in the in-vehicle device increases at a constant increase rate with the passage of time after time t2 and t3 (see FIG. 2A). Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2 (e), when the in-vehicle device detects that the vehicle has entered the course E4 at time t4, the scoring result information is deleted retroactively from time t4 to time t1 for driving evaluation. To stop.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 2 (f), the in-vehicle device deletes the scoring result information from the temporary scoring evaluation performed between time t1 and time t4 from the cumulative scoring result information, and performs the driving evaluation after time t4. Stop.

  Here, when the vehicle entered the course E4 (time t4), the scoring result information by the temporary driving evaluation was deleted retroactively until the time when the vehicle left the public road E1 (time t1). When the user operates the below-described evaluation restriction area setting operation unit 23 (see FIG. 3) and sets the temporary driving evaluation condition, the in-vehicle device detects that the vehicle has entered the course E4. Go back to the time corresponding to the provisional driving evaluation condition, and delete the scoring result information by the temporary driving evaluation.

  For example, when the user has set the entry of the vehicle into the circuit site E3 as the provisional driving evaluation condition, the in-vehicle device is used when the vehicle enters the course E4 as shown in FIG. At time t4), the scoring result information by the temporary driving evaluation is deleted retroactively to the time (time t2) when the vehicle entered the circuit site E3.

  In addition, when the user has set power-on again in the circuit site E3 as the provisional driving evaluation condition, the in-vehicle device, when the vehicle enters the course E4 as shown in FIG. At time t4), the scoring result information by temporary operation evaluation is deleted going back to the time (time t3) when the power is turned on again in the circuit site E3.

  Thus, the vehicle-mounted apparatus according to the first embodiment stops the driving evaluation when the vehicle enters the driving evaluation restriction area set by the user. Therefore, for example, when the user has set the course E4 of the circuit as a driving evaluation restriction area, this in-vehicle device is operated on the course E4 with the knowledge that the user will reduce the evaluation regarding the eco-drive and the safety drive. Since the driving evaluation is not performed during the period of enjoying the vehicle, the driving evaluation during traveling on the course E4 does not give the user an unpleasant feeling.

  Further, in this in-vehicle device, when the user has previously set temporary driving evaluation conditions, the temporary driving evaluation is performed until the vehicle leaves the public road E1 and enters the driving evaluation restriction area. For example, when the user has set entry to the circuit site E3 as the provisional driving evaluation condition, this in-vehicle device does not enter the course E4 even if the vehicle enters the circuit site E3, and enters the public road E1. If it enters again, the scoring result information by temporary driving evaluation performed about the driving | running | working in circuit site E3 will be handled as scoring result information by normal driving evaluation.

  On the other hand, when the vehicle enters the circuit site E3 after the vehicle enters the circuit site E3, the in-vehicle device traces the scoring result information based on the temporary driving evaluation back to the time when the vehicle enters the circuit site E3. The driving evaluation during the course is stopped.

  Therefore, this in-vehicle device, for example, when the user visits the circuit for purposes other than running on the course E4, such as watching a race on the circuit, the user should keep in mind the eco-drive and safety drive in the circuit site E3. In this case, since the scoring result information by the temporary driving evaluation at that time is reflected on the points given by the center, the user's satisfaction with the driving evaluation can be improved.

  Further, when the user visits a circuit for the purpose of traveling on the course E4, the user may perform a driving operation contrary to the eco-drive or the safety drive for vehicle inspection, inspection, test, or the like.

  However, this vehicle-mounted device deletes from the cumulative scoring result information the scoring result information regarding the driving operation contrary to the eco-drive or safety drive performed by the user in the circuit site E3 when the vehicle subsequently enters the course E4. Since the scoring result that is disadvantageous when the point is given by the center is not transmitted to the center, it is possible to prevent the user from being disadvantaged.

  In addition, when the dealer E5 is set as an evaluation restriction area, this in-vehicle device is used as an eco-drive or safety drive for a mechanic to inspect and maintain the vehicle when the vehicle is in the dealer E5. Even if the driving operation is contrary, the scoring results of the driving evaluation related to the driving operation are not accumulated.

  Therefore, according to this in-vehicle device, it is possible to prevent the user from being disadvantaged when the center gives points by the driving operation performed by the mechanic or the like at the dealer E5.

  Next, the configuration of the driving evaluation system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the driving evaluation system according to the first embodiment.

  In the figure, only components related to driving evaluation are shown, and descriptions of general components are omitted. As shown in FIG. 3, the driving evaluation system S according to the first embodiment includes an in-vehicle device 1 and a center 100.

  The in-vehicle device 1 includes an operation evaluation unit 11 that performs evaluation related to a user's eco-drive operation and safety drive operation, a communication unit 12 that transmits and receives various types of information to and from the center 100, and evaluation results and the like by the drive evaluation unit 11. And a display unit 13 for displaying.

  In particular, this in-vehicle device 1 is a specific place where eco-driving and general safety driving are not required by restricting the driving evaluation operation by the driving evaluation unit 11 during a period in which the vehicle is traveling in the evaluation restriction area. The driving evaluation is limited to prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable.

  The driving evaluation unit 11 includes a driving diagnosis unit 14, a scoring unit 15, an advice generation unit 18, an evaluation limiting unit 19, a vehicle position specifying unit 20, a storage unit 21, and an evaluation limiting area setting operation unit 23. It has.

  The driving diagnosis unit 14 acquires vehicle information from various sensors (not shown) provided in the vehicle, performs diagnosis of the user's eco-drive operation and safety drive operation based on the vehicle information, and indicates the diagnosis result. Is a processing unit that outputs to the scoring unit 15.

  The vehicle information acquired by the driving diagnosis unit 14 includes behavior information related to the behavior of the vehicle, driving operation information related to the driving operation, and the like. The driving diagnosis unit 14 acquires, for example, information on the acceleration of the vehicle detected by the acceleration sensor, information on the lateral G applied to the vehicle, and the like as the behavior information.

  In addition, the driving diagnosis unit 14 acquires, for example, accelerator operation amount, brake pedal operation amount, steering wheel operation amount, and information indicating these operation accelerations as driving operation information.

  And the driving | operation diagnosis part 14 performs the diagnosis regarding an eco-drive and a safety drive, for every information contained in vehicle information, respectively. At this time, the driving diagnosis unit 14 diagnoses that the user is trying to make an eco-drive or a safety drive so that operations such as sudden acceleration, sudden deceleration, and sudden steering are not performed.

  In the present embodiment, the driving diagnosis unit 14 performs diagnosis related to the eco-drive and the safety drive based on the detection result of each sensor provided in the vehicle. The driving position of the vehicle may be specified based on this, and the driving diagnosis unit 14 may determine whether or not the vehicle is sufficiently decelerated when the vehicle approaches an intersection or a curve, thereby making a diagnosis regarding the safety drive.

  The scoring unit 15 scores how much the user is trying to drive ecologically or safely based on the information of the diagnostic result input from the driving diagnosis unit 14, and the accumulated scoring result obtained by accumulating the scoring results is transmitted to the communication unit. 12 is a processing unit that outputs to 12 and transmits to the center 100.

  The scoring unit 15 includes an instantaneous scoring unit 16 and a scoring accumulation unit 17. Every time a diagnosis result is input from the driving diagnosis unit 14, the instantaneous scoring unit 16 scores how much the user is trying to drive ecologically or safely based on the input diagnosis result, and indicates the scoring result. It is a processing unit that outputs scoring result information to the scoring unit 17.

  The scoring accumulation unit 17 sequentially accumulates and records scoring result information input from the instantaneous scoring unit 16, and outputs a cumulative scoring result accumulated to a communication unit 12 when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Part.

  In the present embodiment, when the information amount of the accumulated scoring result information reaches a predetermined amount, the scoring accumulating unit 17 outputs the accumulative scoring result. However, the scoring accumulating unit 17 sequentially accumulates the scoring result information. The accumulated scoring results accumulated so far at a predetermined time interval may be output. Alternatively, the scoring unit 17 may output a cumulative scoring result that has been accumulated until the vehicle travels a predetermined distance.

  Further, when the cumulative scoring unit 17 outputs the cumulative scoring result to the communication unit 12, the scoring cumulative unit 17 outputs the cumulative scoring result to the advice generating unit 18 and the display unit 13. The advice generation unit 18 generates advice for further improving the driving technology related to the eco-drive and the safety drive according to the cumulative scoring result input from the scoring cumulative unit 17 and outputs information related to the advice to the display unit 13 Part.

  The display unit 13 is configured by a liquid crystal display device. The display unit 13 displays information related to the cumulative scoring result input from the scoring unit 15, information related to advice input from the advice generation unit 18, information related to points received from the center 100, and the like.

  The storage unit 21 is configured by an information storage device such as a flash memory, and road map information in which information on roads (public roads E1, private roads E2, etc.) and various facilities (for example, circuits and dealers E5), etc., is stored in the country. 22 is stored.

  The own vehicle position specifying unit 20 receives the GPS signal transmitted from the GPS hygiene and specifies the traveling position of the vehicle based on the received GPS signal and the road map information 22 stored in the storage unit 21. The processing unit outputs information indicating the identification result to the evaluation limiting unit 19.

  The evaluation restriction area setting operation unit 23 is an operation button operated by the user in order to set the above-described evaluation restriction area and provisional operation evaluation conditions. The evaluation restriction area setting operation unit 23 outputs an operation signal corresponding to the setting operation by the user to the evaluation restriction unit 19.

  The evaluation restriction unit 19 stops the driving evaluation by the driving diagnosis unit 14 when it is determined that the vehicle is in a place other than the public road E1 based on the position information of the own vehicle input from the own vehicle position specifying unit 20. It is a processing unit.

  Further, when the evaluation restriction area is set by the operation signal input from the evaluation restriction area setting operation unit 23, the evaluation restriction unit 19 drives the driving diagnosis unit 14 when the vehicle enters the evaluation restriction area. Stop the diagnosis.

  In addition, the evaluation restriction unit 19 is configured to perform driving diagnosis when the evaluation restriction area and the provisional driving evaluation condition are set by the operation signal input from the evaluation restriction area setting operation unit 23, when the provisional evaluation condition is satisfied. When the vehicle enters the evaluation restriction area, the scoring unit 17 deletes the scoring result by the temporary driving evaluation retroactively to the time when the temporary driving evaluation is started. Thereafter, the driving diagnosis by the driving diagnosis unit 14 is stopped until the vehicle again enters the public road E1.

  In the first embodiment, the evaluation restriction unit 19 restricts the user's driving evaluation by causing the driving diagnosis unit 14 to stop the driving diagnosis. However, the driving evaluation by the driving diagnosis unit 14 is limited to the driving evaluation. It is not limited to the stop of the above, but may be limited by other methods.

  For example, when the vehicle enters the evaluation restriction area, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 3, the evaluation restriction unit 19 controls the operation of the scoring unit 15 to stop the scoring related to the driving evaluation, thereby limiting the driving evaluation. You may spend. Even if the driving evaluation is restricted in this way, the result of the driving evaluation is not displayed on the display unit 13, so that the user is not uncomfortable.

  Further, when the vehicle enters the evaluation restriction area, the evaluation restriction unit 19 controls the operation of the communication unit 12 to stop the transmission of the cumulative scoring result to the center 100 as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. Also good.

  In this case, the result of driving evaluation unwilling to the user will be displayed on the display unit 13, but since the evaluation result is not transmitted to the center 100, the center 100 determines a point to be given to the user. In doing so, there is no disadvantage to the user.

  FIG. 3 shows the functional configuration of the in-vehicle device 1, but the in-vehicle device 1 physically includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The information processing apparatus having the above functions is provided, and the CPU reads various programs from the ROM and executes them using the RAM as a work area. Oversee and control. The processing executed by the CPU will be described in detail after the configuration of the center 100 is described.

  The center 100 includes a point grant processing unit 101 and a communication unit 102. The communication unit 102 is a processing unit that receives a cumulative scoring result related to driving evaluation from the in-vehicle device 1 and outputs the cumulative scoring result to the point assignment processing unit 101.

  In addition, when the identification information that can identify the in-vehicle device 1 and the points to be given to the user of the in-vehicle device 1 are input from the point grant processing unit 101, the communication unit 102 points the in-vehicle device 1 corresponding to the identification information. Send.

  The point grant processing unit 101 determines a point to be given to the user according to the cumulative scoring result of the driving evaluation transmitted from each in-vehicle device 1 and determines the identification information of the in-vehicle device 1 that is the destination of the point. It is a processing unit that outputs points to the communication unit 102.

  The points transmitted to the in-vehicle device 1 by the center 100 can be used for, for example, the settlement of expenses when the user requests the dealer E5 to perform maintenance, inspection, repair or the like of the vehicle.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the process performed when CPU of the vehicle-mounted apparatus 1 performs driving | running evaluation is demonstrated. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process executed by the in-vehicle device 1 according to the first embodiment.

  When the vehicle-mounted device 1 is powered on, as shown in FIG. 4, the CPU first determines whether or not the vehicle has left the public road E1 (step S1), and determines that the vehicle has left the public road E1. If so (step S1: Yes), the process proceeds to step S2. On the other hand, if the CPU determines that the road has not left the public road E1 (step S1: No), the process proceeds to step S8.

  In step S2, after performing the driving diagnosis process, the CPU performs the driving scoring process (step S3), and subsequently performs the scoring accumulation process for accumulating the scoring results (step S4), and moves the process to step S5.

  In step S5, the CPU determines whether or not a scoring result information transmission condition is satisfied. Here, the CPU determines that the scoring result transmission condition is satisfied when the information amount of the cumulative scoring result information reaches a predetermined amount (step S5: Yes), and the scoring result of transmitting the cumulative scoring result information to the center 100. An information transmission process is performed (step S6), and then the process proceeds to step S7. On the other hand, if the CPU determines that the scoring result information transmission condition is not satisfied (step S5: No), the process proceeds to step S1.

  In step S7, the CPU determines whether or not the power source of the in-vehicle device 1 is turned off. If it is determined that the power source is turned off (step S7: Yes), the process is terminated. On the other hand, if the CPU determines that the power is not turned off (step S7: No), the process proceeds to step S1.

  Further, when the CPU determines that the vehicle has left the public road E1 (step S1: No), the CPU determines whether or not a driving evaluation restriction area is set (step S8). Here, the CPU also determines whether or not provisional operation evaluation conditions are set.

  If the CPU determines that the driving evaluation restriction area and the provisional driving evaluation condition are set (step S8: Yes), the process proceeds to step S9. On the other hand, when the CPU determines that the driving evaluation restriction area and the temporary driving evaluation condition are not set (step S8: No), the CPU performs a diagnosis stop process for stopping the driving diagnosis (step S14), and the process is performed in step S1. Move to.

  In step S9, the CPU performs a provisional driving diagnosis process, then performs a provisional driving scoring process (step S10), and then performs a provisional scoring accumulation process for accumulating the results of the provisional driving scoring (step S11). ), And the process proceeds to step S12.

  In step S12, the CPU determines whether or not the vehicle has entered the driving evaluation restriction area, and when it is determined that the vehicle has entered the driving evaluation restriction area (step S12: Yes), scoring result information by temporary driving evaluation. Is excluded from the cumulative scoring result information (step S13), and the process proceeds to step S5.

  Next, a modified example of the driving evaluation system S according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the driving evaluation system Sa according to the first modification, FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the driving evaluation system Sb according to the second modification, and FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the driving | operation evaluation system Sc which concerns on a modification. In addition, in the following description, about the component similar to the driving | operation evaluation system S shown in FIG. 3, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

(First modification)
As shown in FIG. 5, in the driving evaluation system Sa according to the first modification, the vehicle position specifying unit 20a provided in the driving evaluation unit 11a of the in-vehicle device 1a is based on the GPS signal, and the latitude of the vehicle position is determined. Then, the longitude and the longitude are specified, and the specified latitude / longitude information is transmitted to the center 110.

  The center 110 includes road map information 112 in which information about roads (public roads E1 and private roads E2), various facilities (for example, circuits and dealers E5), etc., are stored in addition to the components included in the center 100 shown in FIG. Is stored, and an evaluation limiting unit 113 is provided.

  In the center 110, as in the center 100 shown in FIG. 3, the point grant processing unit 114 determines points to be given to the user according to the cumulative scoring result received from the in-vehicle device 1a. When it is determined that the vehicle is traveling on a place other than the public road E1 based on the latitude / longitude information of the vehicle received by the evaluation restriction unit 113 from the in-vehicle device 1a, the point grant processing unit 114 is evaluated at that time. The accumulated scoring results are excluded from the points to be awarded.

  Thus, according to the driving evaluation system Sa according to the first modification, for example, even if the user performs a driving operation contrary to an eco-drive or a general safety drive at a place other than the public road E1 (for example, a circuit). Since the evaluation result for the driving operation is not reflected in the points given by the center 110, there is no disadvantage for the user.

(Second modification)
As shown in FIG. 6, the in-vehicle device 1 b of the driving evaluation system Sb according to the second modified example includes an ID input operation unit 30 and a personal authentication unit 31 in addition to the components included in the in-vehicle device 1 shown in FIG. 3. I have. The storage unit 21 stores a registration ID 24 in addition to the road map information 22. The center 100 has the same configuration as the center 100 shown in FIG.

  The ID input operation unit 30 sets its own registration ID when the user stores the user's own registration ID 24 in the storage unit 21 as an initial setting, or when the user makes the driving evaluation unit 11b evaluate driving. An operation unit for inputting.

  The personal authentication unit 31 stores the registration ID input by the user and the storage unit 21 when the user inputs the registration ID using the ID input unit while the registration ID 24 is stored in the storage unit 21. This is a processing unit that performs user authentication by collating the registration ID 24 and outputs the authentication result to the evaluation limiting unit 19b.

  The evaluation limiting unit 19b prohibits the driving diagnosis by the driving diagnosis unit 14b until the authentication result indicating that the user authentication is successful is input from the user authentication unit 31, and the authentication indicating that the user authentication is successful. When the result is input, the driving diagnosis by the driving diagnosis unit 14b is started.

  The evaluation restriction unit 19b relates to the own vehicle position input from the own vehicle position specifying unit 20b in the same manner as the evaluation restriction unit 19 of the in-vehicle device 1 illustrated in FIG. 3 after starting the driving diagnosis unit 14b. Based on the information, the driving evaluation is limited while the vehicle is traveling on a road other than the public road E1.

  As described above, in the driving evaluation system Sb according to the second modification, the driving evaluation unit 11b of the in-vehicle device 1b does not start driving evaluation unless the registration ID registered in advance by the user is input.

  Therefore, in this driving evaluation system Sb, for example, when a vehicle other than a user such as a mechanic performs a driving operation against the eco-drive or safety drive when the vehicle is in the dealer E5, the evaluation result regarding the driving operation is obtained. Is not transmitted to the center 100, and there is no disadvantage to the user regarding the points given from the center 100 for driving operations other than the user.

(Third Modification)
As shown in FIG. 7, in the driving evaluation system Sc according to the third modification, identification information that can identify the in-vehicle device 1c from the dealer E5 to the center 120 when a vehicle equipped with the in-vehicle device 1c enters the dealer E5. The system is configured to transmit dealer information including information related to the warehousing period.

  In the center 120, when the dealer information is received from the dealer E5, the point grant processing unit 121 assigns points to the cumulative scoring result of the driving evaluation evaluated during the warehousing period for the in-vehicle device 1c corresponding to the identification information included in the dealer information. Exclude from the target and determine the points to be given to the user.

  By adopting such a configuration, in this driving evaluation system Sc, the center 120 can perform eco-driving performed by a mechanic or the like during the period when the vehicle is stored in the dealer E5 without providing a special component in the in-vehicle device 1c. Since the driving operation contrary to the safety drive is not reflected in the points, there is no disadvantage to the user regarding the points given from the center 120 for the driving operation in the dealer E5.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the driving evaluation system Sd according to the second embodiment. The driving evaluation system Sd according to the second embodiment performs driving evaluation while the vehicle is traveling on a new road that is not stored in the road map information 22 in addition to the driving evaluation limiting function provided in the driving evaluation system S shown in FIG. It has a relief function to prevent it from being stopped.

  When the version of the road map information 22 stored in the storage unit 21 of the in-vehicle device 1d is not the latest version, the vehicle may travel on a new road that is not stored in the road map information 22.

  In this case, if there is no relief function, the evaluation limiting unit 19d of the in-vehicle device 1d specifies the vehicle position specifying unit 20d based on the old version of the road map information 22 even though the vehicle is traveling on the public road E1. From the obtained position information, it is erroneously determined that the vehicle is traveling on a road other than the public road E1.

  Therefore, the evaluation limiting unit 19d of the in-vehicle device 1d stops the driving diagnosis by the driving diagnosis unit 14d even if the user is driving with an eco-drive or safety drive in mind.

  As a result, the in-vehicle device 1d cannot evaluate the driving operation during the period when the vehicle is traveling on the new road, and the driving operation during that period is not reflected on the points, which may cause a disadvantage to the user.

  In order to rescue the user from the occurrence of such disadvantage, the center 130 of the driving evaluation system Sd according to the second embodiment includes a storage unit 131 that stores the latest version of the road map information 132, and a relief area determination unit 133. And.

  In this driving evaluation system Sd, the vehicle position specifying unit 20d of the in-vehicle device 1d is based on the GPS signal, and the latitude / longitude information of the position where the vehicle is traveling and the road map stored in the storage unit 21. The version of the information 22 is transmitted to the center 130 as needed.

  In the center 130, based on the latitude / longitude information received from the in-vehicle device 1d by the relief area determination unit 133 and the version of the road map information, a new road in which the vehicle in which the in-vehicle device 1d is mounted is not stored in the road map information. It is determined whether the vehicle is traveling.

  When the relief area determination unit 133 determines that the vehicle is traveling on a new road that is not stored in the road map information, the relief area determination unit 133 transmits relief information regarding the new road to that effect to the in-vehicle device 1d.

  When the in-vehicle device 1d receives the relief information related to the new road, even if a specific result indicating that the evaluation limiting unit 19d is traveling on a road other than the public road E1 is input from the own vehicle position specifying unit 20d, the vehicle is on the public road. It is determined that the vehicle is traveling E1, and the driving diagnosis unit 14d is caused to execute driving diagnosis.

  Thus, in the driving evaluation system Sd according to the second embodiment, the in-vehicle device 1d stores an old version of road map information, and the vehicle is traveling on a new road that is not stored in the road map information. Even during the period, since the user's driving can be accurately diagnosed at that time, it is possible to prevent the user from being disadvantaged by stopping the driving evaluation.

  When the relief area determination unit 133 of the center 130 determines that the vehicle is traveling on a new road that is not stored in the road map information, the relief information on the new road is also output to the point assignment processing unit 134. .

  When the relief information related to the new road is input, the point awarding processing unit 134 performs a normal scoring result for a period during which the vehicle is traveling on the new road that is not stored in the road map information 22. 1/2 points are given and transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 1d.

  At this time, the center 130 transmits to the in-vehicle apparatus 1d information that prompts the upgrade of the road map information 22 together with the points. Thereafter, when the center 130 receives information indicating that the road map information 22 has been upgraded from the in-vehicle device 1d, the center 130 gives a normal point corresponding to the driving evaluation result to the user of the in-vehicle device 1d.

  In this way, by sending information that prompts the version upgrade of the road map information 22 from the center 130 to the in-vehicle device 1d and a normal half point, the user of the in-vehicle device 1d upgrades the version of the road map information 22. Can be encouraged.

S, Sa, Sb, Sc, Sd Driving evaluation system 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d In-vehicle device 11, 11a, 11b, 11d Driving evaluation unit 12 Communication unit 13 Display unit 14, 14b, 14d Driving diagnostic unit 15 Scoring unit 16 instantaneous scoring unit 17 scoring accumulating unit 18 advice generating unit 19, 19b, 19d evaluation limiting unit 20, 20a, 20b, 20d own vehicle position specifying unit 21 storage unit 22 road map information 23 evaluation limited area setting operation unit 24 registration ID
30 ID input operation unit 31 User authentication unit 100, 110, 120, 130 Center 101, 114, 121, 134 Point grant processing unit 102, Communication unit 111, 131 Storage unit 112, 132 Road map information 113 Evaluation restriction unit 133 Relief area Judgment part E1 Public road E2 Private road E3 Circuit site E4 Course E5 Dealer

Claims (3)

An in-vehicle device provided with a driving evaluation means for evaluating a driving operation by a driver,
Storage means for storing road map information;
A vehicle position specifying means for specifying a vehicle position based on a GPS signal received from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite and the road map information;
An in-vehicle apparatus, comprising: an evaluation limiting unit that restricts the driving evaluation unit to perform the evaluation when the vehicle position specified by the vehicle position specifying unit is other than a public road. Provided with authentication means for authenticating the identity of a specific driver registered in advance,
The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the evaluation limiting unit causes the driving evaluation unit to limit the execution of the evaluation when the specific driver is not authenticated by the authentication unit. An in-vehicle device provided with driving evaluation means for evaluating a driving operation by a driver, and a privilege point corresponding to the result of the evaluation received from the in-vehicle device, connected to the in-vehicle device so as to be communicable with the in-vehicle device A driving evaluation system including a server device for providing
The in-vehicle device is
Transmitting means for transmitting an evaluation result by the driving evaluation means to the server device;
Storage means for storing road map information;
A vehicle position specifying means for specifying a vehicle position based on a GPS signal received from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite and the road map information;
A driving evaluation system comprising: a transmission prohibiting unit that prohibits the transmission unit from transmitting the evaluation result when the vehicle position specified by the vehicle position specifying unit is other than a public road.

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