JP5203110B2 - In-vehicle device and information output method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an on-vehicle device and an information output method, and more particularly to an on-vehicle device that notifies an output message from a display or a speaker provided in each seat of a vehicle according to the content corresponding to the output device.

In driving the vehicle, the driver needs to grasp the situation around the vehicle and, in addition, visually recognize and judge the road sign. However, there may be a leak in recognition of road signs depending on driving conditions. Such an oversight of the road sign may cause violation of the road traffic law or an error in the route to the destination. In order to solve such problems, the road sign recognition rate of the driver by a method of recording an image including a road sign with an on-vehicle camera and displaying the accumulated image, or a method of converting the content of the road sign into sound Techniques for improving are proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).
In addition, entertainment with images and music inside the vehicle has become widespread, and in recent years it has become possible to watch DVDs and TVs in the rear seats. Such entertainment viewing is mainly enjoyed by non-drivers, and can be enjoyed without being relatively affected by driving conditions.
JP 2006-321357 A JP 2007-168570 A

  However, in the prior art, passengers other than the driver often have less attention to the driving situation while watching the entertainment as described above. In particular, when a passenger's body becomes unstable momentarily due to a large change in road conditions such as a steep slope or a sharp curve, it is necessary to support the body by grasping it with a handrail regardless of the presence or absence of a seat belt. This reaction may be delayed.

  The purpose of the present invention is to improve the attention to the driving situation for passengers other than the driver in view of the above-mentioned background art, particularly to attract attention to the driving situation even while watching entertainment such as DVD and music. And providing an in-vehicle device and an information output method with improved safety.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the present invention, an information acquisition unit that acquires road information from a communication unit that communicates with the outside of a vehicle and a vehicle state detection unit that detects at least one of the position or surrounding state of the vehicle, and road information An in-vehicle device comprising message holding means for holding an alert message corresponding to the information type and output control means for controlling the output of the message together with the output of video or music information, the in-vehicle device is an output device For each type, there is an information discriminating unit that discriminates whether or not output is possible for each information type acquired by the information acquisition unit, and whether or not the information acquired by the information acquisition unit is output is discriminated by the information discriminating unit. The message according to the information type acquired by the information acquisition unit is read from the message holding unit, and based on the determination result by the output control unit And outputs the message to the output device.

  That is, the present invention includes a communication unit that communicates with the outside of a mounted vehicle, a vehicle state detection unit that detects at least one of a position or a surrounding state of the mounted vehicle, and the communication unit or the vehicle state detection unit. In an in-vehicle device having an information acquisition unit for acquiring driving support information and output control means for controlling output of video or music information to a plurality of output devices, a message corresponding to an information type of driving support information is output to the output device. A message holding means for holding each type of information, reading out a message corresponding to the information type of the driving support information from the message holding means based on the driving support information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and corresponding output It is a vehicle-mounted device that outputs to the device.

  In addition, the present invention includes information determination means for determining whether or not information can be output based on the information type of the driving support information for each type of the output device, and the driving support information acquired by the information acquisition unit. Depending on the information type, it is an in-vehicle device that outputs or does not output the message for each output device.

  Further, the present invention is an in-vehicle device that controls the output control means to output the result of the determination of whether or not the message can be output to each output device regardless of whether or not the message can be output to the output device.

  Furthermore, the present invention includes an output status acquisition unit that acquires application information being used by the output device, and the information determination unit includes the type of the output device and the operation acquired by the information acquisition unit. Based on the information type of the support information, the output device determines whether or not the information can be output for each application in use, and determines whether or not the driving support information acquired by the information acquisition unit can be output. Using the information of the application being used by the output device, the information discriminating unit discriminates, reads out a message corresponding to the information type of the driving support information acquired by the information acquisition unit from the message holding unit, and whether the output is possible or not The in-vehicle device outputs or does not output the message to the output device based on the determination result.

  According to the present invention, the information acquisition unit is at least one of a communication unit that acquires road information through communication and a vehicle state detection unit that detects at least one of a vehicle driving state and a vehicle position or surrounding state. Having the one and acquiring road information and vehicle status, the information determining means determines whether to output for each information type acquired by the information acquisition unit for each type of output device and the vehicle status, Information acquired by the information acquisition unit from the message holding unit by determining whether the information acquired by the information acquisition unit is output by the information determination unit using the type of the output device and the vehicle status information It is an in-vehicle device that reads a message corresponding to a type and outputs the message to an output device based on the result of the output permission determination.

  And this invention has the output condition acquisition means which acquires the application information in use in the said output device, The said information acquisition part, The communication means which acquires road information by communication, The driving | running state of a vehicle And at least one of a vehicle status detection unit that detects at least one of a vehicle position and a surrounding status, and acquires road information and vehicle status, and the information determination unit includes the type of the output device, The output device determines whether the information acquisition unit can output information for each information type acquired by the information acquisition unit for each application and the vehicle status, and determines whether the information acquired by the information acquisition unit is output. The information discriminating unit uses the application being used by the output device and the vehicle status information to discriminate, and the information acquisition unit receives the message from the message holding unit. It reads the message corresponding to the information type, based on the output permission determination result, an in-vehicle device that outputs the message to the output device.

  Furthermore, the present invention includes an input unit capable of performing an operation instruction from the user to the in-vehicle device and an operation instruction from the output device connected by a connection unit, and the output control unit includes an operation instruction by the user The on-vehicle device changes whether or not the message content can be output.

  Further, according to the present invention, the information determination unit has a determination criterion that is a criterion for determining whether or not output is possible, and the output control unit reflects a change in whether or not the message is input from a user in the determination criterion. It is an in-vehicle device that holds and holds.

  The present invention includes a communication unit that communicates with the outside of the mounted vehicle, a vehicle state detection unit that detects at least one of a position or a surrounding state of the mounted vehicle, and the communication unit or the vehicle state detection unit. A message corresponding to an information type of driving support information in an information output method in an in-vehicle device having an information acquisition unit for acquiring driving support information and output control means for controlling output of video or music information to a plurality of output devices A message holding step for holding the information for each type of the output device, and a step for reading out a message corresponding to the information type of the driving support information from the message holding means based on the driving support information acquired by the information acquisition unit. And an information output method including outputting to a corresponding output device.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when using entertainment in the vehicle in driving | running | working, it becomes possible to alert a user by a road or a driving | running | working condition, and to improve safety | security.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described.
Hereinafter, embodiments of an in-vehicle device and an information processing method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Example 1 will be described. 1 to 5 are explanatory views of a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an in-vehicle device that not only conveys information on road conditions acquired by various sensors of a vehicle in Example 1 to a driver in the front seat, but also alerts a user who is watching entertainment; 2 is a configuration example diagram of the in-vehicle device of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an example of a discrimination table used by the information discrimination unit in the configuration example diagram of the in-vehicle device of FIG. 2, and a table conceptual diagram of a message held by the message holding unit. 4 is an operation sequence diagram for notifying each seat in the in-vehicle device of FIG. 2 and determining whether or not attention is required, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the output status to each seat on the driver seat display of FIG.
The present embodiment is an example in which the necessity of the road condition information acquired by the various sensors of the vehicle is determined, and the user who is watching the entertainment in the rear seat is alerted.

  In FIG. 1, 101 is an in-vehicle camera, 102 is a road sign imaged and recognized by the in-vehicle camera 101, 103 is an in-vehicle device, 104 is a display, 104 (1) is a driver's seat display, and 104 (2) is rear. A seat display, 106 is a cable connecting the in-vehicle device 103 and the in-vehicle camera 101, and 107 is a cable connecting the in-vehicle device 103 to the driver seat 104 (1) and the rear seat display 104 (2).

The in-vehicle camera 101 of this embodiment has an image sensor such as a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) or a charge coupled device (CCD), and has a function of notifying the in-vehicle device 103 of a recognition result from a built-in image recognition unit. It is a camera equipped. The road sign 102 may be a sign such as a regulation sign, an instruction sign, a warning sign, a guidance sign, a traffic signal, a road sign, a utility pole advertisement, or the like.
The in-vehicle device 103 is a car navigation system that can acquire information from various sensors of the vehicle and the in-vehicle camera 101. The driver seat display 104 (1) and the rear seat display 104 (2) are devices that display images, maps, and the like to the passenger. As a display method, a panel such as a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, and an organic EL (Electro Luminescence), electronic paper in which an image remains even after the power supply is stopped, a projection method, an overhead display, a head mounted display, and the like can be considered. Further, an operation key or a touch panel function may be provided as an input interface from the user.
As the cable 106 and the cable 107, digital wired connection such as IEEE 1394, Ethernet (IEEE 802.3, registered trademark), and MOST (Media Oriented Systems Transport) which is an in-vehicle network for information, a data line for transferring video data, and control data GVIF (Gigabit, which is a digital video / audio input / output interface standard for home appliances and AV devices, analog wired connections with control lines for transferring data, wireless connections such as WiFi (802.11a / b / g) and Bluetooth (registered trademark) Video InterFace (registered trademark), low voltage differential transmission systems such as LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling), HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface), and PLC (Power Line Communications) that can transmit power and information simultaneously Specified in the power line cable used and IEEE 802.3af PoE (Power over Ethernet, a registered trademark), may be such as ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line).

  The in-vehicle device 103 recognizes the road sign 102 imaged by the in-vehicle camera 101, displays a warning message according to the recognition result on the driver seat display 104 (1), and has a steep slope as in this example. In the case of the warning sign shown, it is determined that the user who is viewing on the rear seat display 104 (2) needs to be alerted, and characters are output to the edge of the screen so as not to disturb the DVD viewing. Notify seat users.

FIG. 2 is a configuration example diagram of the in-vehicle device. Reference numeral 200 denotes a vehicle situation detection means for detecting a situation around the vehicle from a camera image, 201 denotes a message holding means for alerting, 202 denotes a communication means that enables wireless data reception from outside the vehicle, 203 denotes an antenna, and 204 denotes Output control means for controlling output; 205, information determination means for determining presence / absence of output of detected information; 208, output means for outputting received information; 209, an imaging device for monitoring the periphery of the vehicle; and 210, an imaging device 209 It is a recognition means for extracting a specific image from the acquired image.
In addition, the same number is described about the apparatus similar to FIG.

  The vehicle status detection means 200 includes the on-vehicle camera 101 and various sensors included in the vehicle, such as detection of a forward vehicle or a person using a microwave radar, detection of an obstacle at night using an infrared night vision device, or self-detection using GPS included in a car navigation system. These include vehicle position detection, vehicle speed based on vehicle speed pulses, depression angle information detected from steering inclination, ABS sensors used in brake control, tire pressure sensors, and the like.

  The message holding unit 201 is a mass storage device such as an HDD or a storage device using a silicon memory such as a flash memory card. Further, a recording medium such as a CD, a CD ± RW, a DVD, a DVD ± RW, a DVD-RAM, a BD-R, and a BD-RE may be used. The message information held in the message holding unit 201 is composed of text, sound, and icon image corresponding to each determination result, and is managed by a database such as RDB (Relational Database).

  The communication means 202 includes PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), CDMA. A communication apparatus having at least one communication method such as -2000, DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication), WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access). In addition, let the vehicle-mounted camera 101 and the communication means 202 be an information acquisition part which detects the information which a vehicle acquires.

The output control means 204 is built in a unit having an arithmetic device such as a CPU and a storage device such as a memory, and is configured by a program that executes control processing according to priority.
The information discriminating unit 205 is configured by a program that is built in a unit having an arithmetic device such as a CPU or a storage device such as a memory and executes control processing according to priority.

The output means 208 is a display device described as the display 104, and a speaker, an earphone jack, or a Bluetooth connection headphone as an audio output.
The imaging device 209 is a camera having an imaging element described in the on-vehicle camera 101. The camera has a function of notifying the in-vehicle device 103 of the recognition result from the built-in image recognition means.
The recognizing means 210 is an analysis apparatus equipped with image recognition technology such as pattern matching, statistical identification method, structure identification method and the like.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a discrimination table used for discrimination by the message and information discrimination unit 205 held by the message holding unit 201 in FIG.
301 is a recognition result of information acquired by the in-vehicle camera and communication means, 302 is an image type when an image such as a road sign is recognized, 303 is an output setting for message output for each seat position according to the recognition result, and 304 is a vehicle A front seat message corresponding to the output to the front seat, and 305 is a rear seat message corresponding to the output to the rear seat of the vehicle.
In addition, the same number is described about the apparatus similar to FIG.

For example, when “with steep slope” is selected as the image type 302 from the recognition result 301, the output setting 303 outputs a message for calling attention to the driver seat, the passenger seat, and the rear seat. In that case, as a message to be output, in the front seat (the driver seat and the passenger seat are the same in this example), the front seat message 304 “Further, there is a steep slope.” The voice is read out, and at the rear seat, the rear seat message 305 "Steep slope. Go ahead and grab it on the handrail." I do.
Further, when the recognition result 301 indicates “temporary stop” as the image type 302, for example, the output setting 303 outputs a message for calling attention only to the driver's seat. In that case, as the output message, in the front seat (the driver's seat and the front passenger seat are the same in this example), the front seat message 304 "This is a temporary stop." Is read out, and no message is output to the front passenger seat and rear passenger seat.

  FIG. 4 is an operation sequence diagram for notifying each seat in the in-vehicle apparatus shown in FIG. The earthquake early warning is received by the communication unit 202 of the in-vehicle terminal 103 (step 401), the information determination unit 205 determines whether or not the output can be output to each output device (step 402), and the determination table of the information determination unit 205 of FIG. According to an example, in the case of earthquake early warning, it is determined that a message is notified to all of the driver's seat, front passenger seat, and rear seat (step 403), and the output control means 204 obtains a message according to the determination result from the message holding means 201. (Step 404), the acquired message is notified to each seat (Step 405), and the process is terminated. If not notified in step S403, the process ends.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the output status to each seat on the display 104 in FIG. Reference numeral 501 is a pop-up with a warning message displayed on the map screen for navigation, 502 is a temporary stop sign icon acquired by the in-vehicle camera 101 and determined by the information determining means 205, and 503 is a pop-up 501 displayed on the display 104. In the same manner as described above, this is an icon for notifying whether or not a warning message is output to other display devices. Here, 503 (1) indicates that there is an output to the driver's seat display, and here it is expressed in white as D (Driver's seat). Reference numeral 503 (2) indicates that there is no output to the passenger seat, and is represented by P (Passenger's seat) in a black circle. Reference numeral 503 (3) indicates that there is no output to the right side of the rear seat, and the black circle is represented by RR (Rear seat, Right side). Reference numeral 503 (4) represents that there is no output to the left side of the rear seat, and is represented by RL (Rear seat, Left side) in a black circle.

  At the driver's seat, the pop-up 501 and voice guidance are provided on the navigation screen as alerts. After a few seconds of display, the pop-up 501 is erased and the output control means 204 is operated to return to the navigation screen.

  In the embodiment described above, road signs, emergency earthquake bulletins, and the like are taken up as a main purpose of alerting as the contents of determination by the information determining means 205. In addition to this, it may be information on accident occurrence points acquired by data held by car navigation or communication, information on road freezing, parking lots, traffic jams, etc. distributed by VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System). Further, not only alerting but also information on peripheral facilities such as SA (service area), famous places, and historic sites may be used from car navigation based on vehicle position information. In the case of such information, it is desirable to share information regardless of the front seat or the rear seat. In addition, reception of voice, moving images, etc. as a Push type advertisement from the outside by the communication means 202 is also considered. In the case of such information, contents intended to guide the line of sight such as moving images and still images may reduce the attention to the outside, and it is desirable to provide information outside the driver's seat.

In the embodiment described above, the in-vehicle camera 101 includes the recognition unit 210. However, this function may be included in the in-vehicle device and only the imaging function by the imaging device 209 may be used.
In the above-described embodiment, the output control unit 204 and the information determination unit 205 are divided in units of functions for easy understanding. However, the arithmetic unit such as a single CPU and a storage device such as a memory are combined together. It may be configured by a program that is built in a unit that has and executes control processing according to priority.
In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, white circles and black circles are used as icons for notifying whether or not a warning message is output to another display device. However, other expression methods such as 3D drawing, image data, and character strings are used. Alternatively, the icons are arranged in a positional relationship corresponding to each seat position, but other arrangement methods such as one horizontal row may be used. Further, whether or not a message is output may be represented by blinking an LED (Light Emitting Diode) or a lamp corresponding to each output device.

  According to the first embodiment, the driving alert that has been performed for the driver so far is also intended for passengers other than the driver's seat, and in particular, the driving situation while using in-car entertainment such as video and music. Even in a state where the attention to a person is extremely lowered, it is possible to raise a safety by notifying a message and to increase safety. In addition, it is possible to reduce discomfort because information that is considered unnecessary by the information discriminating means is not notified to other passengers, such as not being notified by the location-based discrimination method. It becomes.

A second embodiment will be described. 6 and 7 are explanatory views of a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a configuration example diagram of the in-vehicle device of the present embodiment, and FIG. 7 is an operation sequence diagram in the case where the user's situation is taken into consideration when determining the presence / absence of notification and the method in the in-vehicle device of FIG.
The present embodiment is an example in which information on road conditions acquired by various sensors of a vehicle is selected according to not only the type of information but also the presence or method of notification according to the situation of the user, to call attention.

FIG. 6 is a configuration example diagram of the in-vehicle device of the present embodiment. Reference numeral 601 denotes output status acquisition means for acquiring a data output status from the in-vehicle device 103 to the output device 104. The output status acquisition unit 601 is a storage device using a silicon memory or the like.
In addition, the same number is described about the apparatus similar to FIG.

FIG. 7 is an operation sequence diagram in the case where the user's situation is taken into account when determining the presence / absence of notification and the method in the in-vehicle device.
The same number is attached | subjected to the operation | movement same as each step of FIG.
The earthquake early warning is received by the communication unit 202 of the in-vehicle terminal 103 (step S401), and the output control unit 204 acquires the presence / absence of viewing of each occupant, the type of content when viewing, etc. from the output status acquisition unit 601. The information is discriminated by the information discriminating means 205 (step S701). The information discriminating means 205 discriminates whether or not to notify each seat in view of the obtained earthquake early warning and the status of each output device (step 402). According to the example of the discrimination table in FIG. It is determined that message notification is performed for all passenger seats and rear seats, and the presence / absence of output and the method are determined in consideration of the viewing status at each seat (step 403), and the output control means 204 responds to the determination result. The message is acquired from the message holding means 201 (step 404), and the acquired message is notified to each seat (step 405).

The usage status of the output device in each seat acquired by the output status acquisition means 601 includes (1) turning off the display without viewing anything, (2) viewing the navigation screen, (3) viewing music, 4) Video such as TV and DVD, use of the Internet by communication, etc. can be considered. In the case of highly urgent information such as the earthquake early warning as in the above example, (1) to (4) “(Display power is turned on) and a warning message display along with the image of the epicenter etc. in all situations In addition, for example, in the case of a road sign warning sign “with road surface unevenness”, which is one of the items in the example of the discrimination table used in the information discrimination means of FIG.
(1) Voice notification only (2) Alert message display with navigation screen displayed, voice notification (3) Alert message display (4) Alert message display, entertainment voice use If there is no, an output example corresponding to the situation of the seat such as voice notification is also possible.

  According to the second embodiment, the warning during driving that has been performed for the driver so far is also intended for passengers other than the driver's seat, and the in-car entertainment such as video and music is being used. Even if the alertness of the vehicle is extremely low, it is possible to more effectively alert the user by selecting a message notification method that takes the passenger's situation into consideration, thereby improving safety and passenger comfort. It becomes possible.

A third embodiment will be described. 8 and 9 are explanatory views of the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a configuration example diagram of the in-vehicle device according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 9 is an operation sequence diagram in the case of changing the presence / absence of message notification in response to an input operation from the user in the in-vehicle device of FIG.
This embodiment is an example where the user changes the presence / absence of message notification.

FIG. 8 is a configuration example diagram of the in-vehicle device of the present embodiment. Reference numeral 801 denotes an input unit that receives a user input to the in-vehicle device 103, 802 denotes an input unit that receives a user input to the output device 104, and 803 denotes a determination criterion that is table information of data for determining information.
In addition, the same number is described about the apparatus similar to FIG.

As the input means 801 and 802, a panel display having operation keys and a touch panel function. Also, pen input, voice analysis acquired with a microphone, optical sensor, image recognition (motion detect or barcode) by a camera, short-distance communication (infrared communication or Bluetooth) from a mobile phone may be used.
As discrimination criteria 803, callable link information such as recognized sign information, emergency earthquake early warning received by communication, and message storage destination number or memory location in accordance with the corresponding message holding means 201 It is.

FIG. 9 is an operation sequence diagram in the case where the presence or absence of message notification is changed in response to an input operation from the user in the in-vehicle device of FIG.
The in-vehicle terminal 103 detects that the vehicle is about to arrive at the service area (step S901), and the information discriminating unit 205 discriminates whether or not to notify each seat against the discriminant criteria 803. The notification to the output device is performed (step S902). Next, the output to the other output device is determined, and when not notified, the fact that the notification is not performed is output with the icon of the display device (step S903). When notifying, the output control means 204 acquires the message according to the determination result from the message holding means 201 (step S904), and notifies the acquired message to each seat (step S905). Furthermore, the output result to the output device of each seat notified is output to each display device as an icon (step S906). If the notification content is not sent to the rear seat, the icon on the touch panel is touched from the driver's seat (step S907), and if the user selects “not notify”, the process ends without doing anything (step S908). . When “notify” is selected, the output control unit 205 acquires a message corresponding to the determination result from the message holding unit 201 (step S909), and notifies the acquired message to each seat (step S910). Further, the output control means updates and stores the discrimination standard 803 with the output condition changed by the user input (step S911).

  In the above-described embodiment, the output control unit 204 and the information determination unit 205 are divided in units of functions for easy understanding. However, the arithmetic unit such as a single CPU and a storage device such as a memory are combined together. It may be configured by a program that is built in a unit that has and executes control processing according to priority. The same applies to the message holding means 201 and the discrimination standard 803, and they may be built in a storage device such as the same memory.

  According to the above-mentioned embodiment, the warning during driving, which has been performed for the driver so far, is also targeted for passengers other than the driver's seat, and in particular, in-car entertainment such as video and music, etc. Even if the alertness of the vehicle is extremely low, it is possible to more effectively alert the user by selecting a message notification method that takes the passenger's situation into consideration, thereby improving safety and passenger comfort. It becomes possible. In addition, the necessity / unnecessity of the message output by the passenger can be changed and held, which improves convenience.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a vehicle-mounted device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a configuration example diagram of Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a table example of the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory diagram of the component device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of display of the output device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a configuration example diagram of Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory diagram of component devices according to the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a configuration example diagram of Embodiment 3. FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory diagram of the component devices according to the third embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

101 vehicle-mounted camera 102 road sign 103 vehicle-mounted device 104 display 106 cable 107 cable 201 message holding unit 202 communication unit 203 antenna 204 output control unit 205 information determination unit 208 output unit 209 imaging device 210 recognition unit 301 recognition result 302 image type 303 output setting 304 front seat message 305 rear seat message 501 popup,
502 sign icon,
503 Icon 601 Output status acquisition means 801 Input means 802 Input means 803 Discrimination criteria

Claims (8)

Comprising communication means for externally of vehicles enabling data reception, and a vehicle condition detection means for detecting at least one vehicle condition location or surroundings of the vehicle, data or the vehicle condition of the communication unit An information acquisition unit that acquires driving support information from information of the detection unit ; and an output control unit that controls output of video or music information to a plurality of output devices arranged in a front seat and a rear seat including the driver's seat of the vehicle ; In-vehicle apparatus having
A message holding means for holding a message corresponding to the information type of the driving support information of the information acquisition unit for each type of the output device;
Based on the driving support information acquired by the information acquisition unit, a message corresponding to the information type of the driving support information is read from the message holding means and output to the corresponding output device ,
For each type of the output device, based on the information type of the driving support information, there is information determining means for determining whether or not to output the message information of the message holding means to the output device. ,
When the output control means determines that output is possible by the information determination means,
An in- vehicle device that controls to output or not output the message for each of the output devices according to the information type of the driving support information acquired by the information acquisition unit . The in-vehicle device according to claim 1,
The output control means includes
An in-vehicle device that controls to output to the output device the result of the message output propriety determination to each output device by the information determining means regardless of whether the message can be output to the output device. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1 ,
It has output status acquisition means for acquiring data output status information from the in-vehicle device to the output device,
The information discriminating means includes
Based on the type of the output device and the information type of the driving support information acquired by the information acquisition unit, the output of information from the in-vehicle device is determined for each output device and acquired by the information acquisition unit. Whether or not the driving support information is output is determined by the information determination unit using the type of the output device and the information of the output device,
The output control means includes
It reads a message corresponding to the information type of the acquired driving support information in the message storage means from the information acquiring unit, based on the result of the previous Kide force capability judgment, and outputs the message to the output device, or does not output An in- vehicle device characterized by controlling as described above. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1 ,
The information acquisition unit
The road information includes at least one of the communication means for acquiring road information by communication and vehicle status detection means for detecting at least one vehicle status of the driving status of the vehicle and the vehicle position or surrounding status. And obtaining the vehicle status,
The information discriminating means includes
Classification and discrimination of the output whether the acquired information species by each at the position of the operating conditions and the vehicle of the vehicle condition of the vehicle or the per surroundings information obtaining unit of the output device, a message to the output device Based on a discrimination criterion including output setting information for determining whether or not to output the information, whether or not to output the information acquired by the information acquisition unit is determined using the type of the output device and the information on the vehicle status. Discriminate
The output control means includes
Reads the message corresponding to the information type acquired by the information acquiring unit from said message storage means, based on a result of the output permission determination was characterized by controlling so as to output the message to the output device In-vehicle device. The in-vehicle device according to claim 1 ,
It has output status acquisition means for acquiring data output status information from the in-vehicle device to the output device,
The information acquisition unit
Having at least one of communication means for acquiring road information by communication and vehicle status detection means for detecting at least one vehicle status of the driving status of the vehicle and the position or surrounding status of the vehicle , road information and Get vehicle status,
The information discriminating means includes
Driving conditions of the vehicle information and the vehicle condition that is output to the type and the output device of the output device, to determine the discrimination of the output permission for each acquired information type in the information acquiring unit located or every surroundings of the vehicle , Based on a discrimination criterion including output setting information that determines whether or not to output a message to the output device, and whether or not to output the road information acquired by the information acquisition unit to the output device type and the output device Using the information and the vehicle status information, the information discriminating means discriminates,
The output control means includes
It reads the message corresponding to the acquired information type in the message storage means from the information acquiring unit, based on the result of the output capability judgment, vehicle apparatus and controls to output the message on the output device. The in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
An input unit capable of performing an operation instruction from the user to the in-vehicle device and an operation instruction from the output device connected by a connection unit ; A vehicle-mounted device that changes whether or not to output the message content . The in-vehicle device according to claim 6 ,
The information discriminating means includes
The recognition result of the information acquired by the vehicle-mounted camera and the communication unit of the vehicle status detection unit, the image type when the image of the vehicle-mounted camera is recognized, and the determination of whether to output a message to the output device according to the recognition result A determination table including output setting information,
The output control means includes
Vehicle device changes the output setting information for determining the output permission of the message input by the user, characterized in that retaining reflected in the determination table. Communication means enabling data reception from the outside of the vehicle, and vehicle situation detection means for detecting at least one vehicle situation of the position or surrounding situation of the vehicle, the data of the communication means or the vehicle situation detection means An information acquisition unit for acquiring driving support information from the information, and a plurality of output control means for controlling output of video or music information to a plurality of output devices arranged in a front seat and a rear seat including the driver's seat of the vehicle; ,
A message holding means for holding a message corresponding to the information type of the driving support information of the information acquisition unit for each type of the output device;
Based on the driving support information acquired by the information acquisition unit, information in the in-vehicle device including an output control unit that reads a message corresponding to the information type of the driving support information from the message holding unit and outputs the message to the corresponding output unit In the output method,
The output control means includes
Obtaining driving support information from the communication means or the vehicle status detection means;
A step to determine another to permit output not to the output device based on the acquired driving support information,
If it is determined in the determining step that output is possible to the output device, obtaining a message according to the determination result from the message holding unit;
Notifying the output device of the acquired message;
An information output method characterized by comprising:

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