JP5222643B2 - Navigation device, ETC card insertion forget warning method, and ETC card insertion forget warning program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for warning when an ETC (Electronic Toll Collection System) (registered trademark) forgets to insert a card.

In the current ETC on-board device (also referred to as “automatic fee payment system in-vehicle device”) , if the ETC card (also referred to as “automatic fee payment system card”) is not inserted at the time of engine startup, the ETC card is inserted. You can set a guidance to remind you. Further, Patent Document 1 discloses a car navigation device that performs a route search from the current location of a vehicle to a destination, and issues a warning prompting insertion of an ETC card when a toll road is included in the route obtained by the route search. It is disclosed.

JP 2001-235344 A

  However, the ETC on-vehicle device described above has a problem that even when the user does not use the toll road, guidance for prompting the insertion of the ETC card flows every time the engine is started, which is troublesome. However, if the guidance function for prompting the insertion of the ETC card is turned off, there is a possibility that the ETC gate may be passed without inserting the ETC card, and there is a problem that the safety is lacking. In the car navigation device described in Patent Document 1, the warning for prompting the insertion of the ETC card is performed only when a route search is performed.

  Examples of the problems to be solved by the present invention include those described above. An object of the present invention is to provide a navigation device that is more convenient for the user, which predicts whether or not the user uses a toll road and warns the user to insert an ETC card only when the user predicts that the toll road will be used. There is.

The invention according to claim 1 is a navigation device that can be connected to the vehicle-mounted device of the automatic fee payment system, and determines whether or not the current location is at least a predetermined distance from the home when the power is turned on. When the vehicle-mounted device automatic toll payment system for card insertion forget warning function of the automatic toll payment system is turned off, and, card for automatic toll payment system has not been inserted into the vehicle-mounted device of the automatic toll payment system, And an output means for outputting a warning prompting insertion of an automatic fee payment system card when the current position is determined to be more than a predetermined distance from the home by the distance determination means. .

The invention according to claim 8 is a navigation device that can be connected to the vehicle-mounted device of the automatic fee payment system, the storage means for storing the travel history, and at least when the power is turned on, to the current location based on the travel history The history judgment means for judging whether or not the road has been used and the warning function of the on- board device of the automatic fee payment system are turned off, and the automatic fee payment system card is installed on the on- vehicle device of the automatic fee payment system. Output means for outputting a warning prompting insertion of a card for an automatic toll payment system when it is determined by the history determination means that the toll road has been used up to the current location. It is characterized by that.

The invention described in claim 10 is a warning method for forgetting to insert a card for an automatic fee payment system, which is executed in a navigation device connectable to the vehicle-mounted device of the automatic fee payment system , and the current location is predetermined from home at least when the power is turned on. The distance determination process for determining whether or not the distance is more than the distance and the on- board device warning function of the automatic fee payment system are turned off, and the automatic fee payment system card is installed in the on- vehicle device of the automatic fee payment system. An output step of outputting a warning prompting insertion of a card for an automatic fee payment system when it is determined that the current location is not more than a predetermined distance from the home in the distance determination step; It is characterized by having.

The invention according to claim 11 is a warning method for forgetting to insert a card for an automatic fee payment system, which is executed in a navigation device that can be connected to the vehicle-mounted device of the automatic fee payment system and has a storage means for storing a travel history. At least when the power is turned on, based on the travel history, the history determination step for determining whether or not the toll road has been used up to the current location, and the warning function of the in- vehicle device of the automatic fee payment system are turned off, And when the automatic fee payment system card is not inserted in the on- board device of the automatic fee payment system , and it is determined that the toll road has been used to the current location in the history determination step, the automatic fee payment system And an output step of outputting a warning prompting insertion of the card.

The invention according to claim 12 is a warning program for forgetting to insert a card for an automatic fee payment system, which is executed in a navigation device connectable to the vehicle-mounted device of the automatic fee payment system. The distance judgment means for judging whether or not the distance is more than the distance and the warning function of the in- vehicle device of the automatic fee payment system are turned off, and the automatic fee payment system card is installed in the in- vehicle device of the automatic fee payment system. The navigation as an output means for outputting a warning prompting insertion of a card for an automatic fee payment system when the distance determination means determines that the current location is more than a predetermined distance from the home by being not inserted The apparatus is made to function.

The invention described in claim 13 is a program for forgetting to insert a card for an automatic fee payment system , which can be connected to the vehicle-mounted device of the automatic fee payment system and is executed in a navigation device having a storage means for storing a travel history. The history determination means for determining whether or not the toll road has been used up to the current location based on the travel history at least when the power is turned on, and the warning function of the in- vehicle device of the automatic fee payment system are turned off, In addition, when the automatic fee payment system card is not inserted in the vehicle-mounted device of the automatic fee payment system , and when it is determined by the history determination means that the toll road has been used, the automatic fee payment system It is characterized in that to function the navigation device as an output means for outputting the alert to the insertion of the use card .
The invention described in claim 14 is a navigation device that can be connected to the on-board unit of the automatic fee payment system, and the function of forgetting to insert the card for the automatic fee payment system of the on-vehicle unit of the automatic fee payment system is turned off. In addition, when the automatic fee payment system card is not inserted in the vehicle-mounted device of the automatic fee payment system, and it is determined that the user using the navigation device uses the toll road, the automatic fee payment system An output means for outputting a warning prompting insertion of the card is provided.
The invention described in claim 15 is a card insertion forgetting warning method for an automatic fee payment system, which is executed in a navigation device connectable to the vehicle-mounted device of the automatic fee payment system. The payment system card forgotten warning function is turned off, the automatic fee payment system card is not inserted in the vehicle-mounted device of the automatic fee payment system, and the user who uses the navigation device is a toll road When it is determined that the card is used, an output step of outputting a warning prompting insertion of the card for the automatic fee payment system is provided.
The invention described in claim 16 is a program for forgetting to insert a card for an automatic fee payment system, which is executed in a navigation device connectable to the vehicle-mounted device of the automatic fee payment system. The payment system card forgotten warning function is turned off, the automatic fee payment system card is not inserted in the vehicle-mounted device of the automatic fee payment system, and the user who uses the navigation device is a toll road The navigation apparatus is made to function as an output means for outputting a warning prompting insertion of an automatic fee payment system card when it is determined that the card is used.

  In one aspect of the present invention, a navigation device that can be connected to an ETC on-vehicle device includes distance determination means that determines whether or not the current location is at least a predetermined distance from home at least when the power is turned on, and the ETC of the ETC on-vehicle device. When the card insertion forgetting warning function is off, no ETC card is inserted in the ETC on-board unit, and the distance determination means determines that the current location is more than a predetermined distance from the home Output means for outputting a warning prompting insertion of the ETC card.

  The above navigation device predicts that the user will use a toll road when the current location is more than a predetermined distance from home, the ETC card insertion forget warning function of the ETC on-board device is turned off, and the ETC on-board device If no ETC card is inserted in the container, a warning prompting insertion of the ETC card is output. This makes it possible to issue a warning prompting the user to insert an ETC card only when the user predicts to use a toll road, which is more convenient for the user. The predetermined distance is a distance sufficient to predict that the user will use a toll road.

  In another aspect of the above navigation device, the navigation device further includes a setting distance input means for the user to input a setting distance, and the predetermined distance is the setting distance input by the user. In this aspect, it is possible to set a threshold value as to whether or not the user himself / herself outputs a warning prompting the user to insert the ETC card in consideration of the road conditions around the home, the action range, and the like.

  In another aspect of the above navigation device, a calculation unit that calculates the distance from the current location to the home when the power is turned on, and a distance that stores the distance calculated by the calculation unit when the user uses a toll road Storage means, and the predetermined distance is the shortest distance among the distances stored in the distance storage means. That is, in this aspect, when the user has used a toll road in the past, if the distance is longer than the shortest distance from the current location to the home when the power is turned on, the user is predicted to use the toll road.

  In another aspect of the navigation apparatus, the distance determination unit determines whether the current location is at least a predetermined distance from the home, based on whether the current location area and the home location match. The area is, for example, a prefecture. In this aspect, if the current location is in another prefecture, the user predicts that the toll road is used.

  In another aspect of the above navigation device, the navigation device further includes search condition input means for a user to input a route search condition, and the output means is configured such that the route search condition input by the user is not toll road. If it is, a warning prompting insertion of the ETC card is not output. The fact that the route search condition input by the user is not toll road use can be said that the user has a will not to use the toll road, and the user can predict that the toll road will not be used. That is, in this aspect, it is possible to perform control so as not to output a warning prompting the user to insert an ETC card when the user intends not to use the toll road.

  In another aspect of the above navigation device, user characteristic determination for determining whether the user is a user who uses a toll road or a user who does not use a toll road based on the storage means for storing a travel history and the travel history And the output means does not output a warning prompting the user to insert an ETC card when the user characteristic determining means determines that the user does not use the toll road. For example, referring to the travel history, if there is no history of using a toll road in the past, it can be said that the user has a characteristic of not using a toll road, and the user can predict that the toll road will not be used. That is, in this aspect, it is possible to perform control so that a warning prompting insertion of an ETC card is not output if the user has a characteristic that does not use a toll road.

  In another aspect of the above navigation device, a storage unit that stores a travel history, and a history determination unit that determines whether or not a toll road has been used to reach the current location based on the travel history at least when the power is turned on. And the output means is a case where the ETC card insertion forget warning function of the ETC on-board unit is turned off and no ETC card is inserted in the ETC on-board unit, and the history determination unit When it is determined that the toll road has been used up to the current location, or when it is determined by the distance determination means that the current location is more than a predetermined distance from the home, a warning prompting insertion of an ETC card is output. To do. By determining whether or not a warning for prompting insertion of an ETC card is output based on these two determinations, a warning about forgetting to insert an ETC card can be made as required by the user.

  In another aspect of the present invention, a navigation device that can be connected to an ETC on-vehicle device has used storage means for storing a travel history at least when the power is turned on, and whether a toll road has been used to the current location based on the travel history. The history determination means for determining whether or not the warning function of the ETC on-vehicle device is turned off, and no ETC card is inserted in the ETC on-vehicle device, and the toll road to the current location by the history determination device Output means for outputting a warning prompting insertion of an ETC card when it is determined that the ETC card has been used.

  The above navigation device predicts that the user will use the toll road when using the toll road to the current location, the ETC card insertion forget warning function of the ETC on-board device is turned off, and the ETC on-board device If no ETC card is inserted, a warning prompting insertion of the ETC card is output. Accordingly, it is possible to predict whether or not the user will use the toll road, and to issue a warning that prompts the user to insert the ETC card only when it is predicted that the toll road will be used.

  In another aspect of the above navigation device, the navigation device further includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a toll road usage history from the ETC on-vehicle device, and the history determination unit is configured to determine a current location based on at least one of the travel history and the toll road usage history. It is determined whether the toll road has been used. The navigation device stores a travel history, and the ETC on-vehicle device stores a toll road use history. In this aspect, when determining whether or not the user has used the toll road to the current location, the travel history may be referred to, the toll road use history may be referred to, or both may be referred to. May be.

  In another aspect of the present invention, an ETC card insertion forgotten warning method executed in a navigation device connectable to an ETC on-vehicle device determines whether or not the current location is at least a predetermined distance from home at least when the power is turned on. The distance determination step and the warning function of the ETC on-vehicle device are turned off, and no ETC card is inserted in the ETC on-vehicle device, and the current location is more than a predetermined distance from the home in the distance determination step And an output step of outputting a warning prompting insertion of the ETC card when it is determined that the ETC card is inserted.

  In another aspect of the present invention, an ETC card insertion forgetting warning method executed in a navigation device connectable to an ETC on-vehicle device uses a toll road to the current location based on the travel history at least when the power is turned on. The history determination process for determining whether or not the warning function of the ETC on-board unit is turned off, and no ETC card is inserted in the ETC on-board unit, and the toll road to the current location is used in the history determination step And an output step of outputting a warning prompting insertion of the ETC card when it is determined that the ETC card has been inserted.

  In another aspect of the present invention, an ETC card insertion forgotten warning program executed in a navigation device connectable to an ETC on-vehicle device determines whether or not the current location is at least a predetermined distance from home at least when the power is turned on. The distance determination means and the warning function of the ETC on-board unit are turned off, and no ETC card is inserted in the ETC on-board unit, and the current position is separated from the home by a predetermined distance or more by the distance determination unit. If it is determined that the ETC card is inserted, the navigation device is caused to function as output means for outputting a warning prompting insertion of the ETC card.

  In another aspect of the present invention, an ETC card insertion forget warning program executed in a navigation device connectable to an ETC on-vehicle device uses a toll road to the current location based on the travel history at least when the power is turned on. The history determination means for determining whether or not the warning function of the ETC on-board unit is turned off, and no ETC card is inserted in the ETC on-board unit, and the toll road to the current location by the history determination unit When it is determined that the ETC card has been used, the navigation device is caused to function as output means for outputting a warning prompting insertion of an ETC card.

  According to the ETC card insertion forget warning method and ETC card insertion forget warning program described above, a warning that prompts the user to insert an ETC card only when the user predicts whether or not to use a toll road is predicted. Can be done. It should be noted that the ETC card insertion forget warning program can be suitably handled in a state where it is recorded on a recording medium.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The following description shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a vehicle navigation apparatus.

[Navigation device]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of the navigation device 100. In addition, the navigation apparatus 100 shall be mounted in the vehicle as a moving body. As shown in FIG. 1, the navigation device 100 includes a self-supporting positioning device 10, a GPS receiver 18, a system controller 20, a disk drive 31, a data storage unit 36, an interface 37, a communication device 38, a display unit 40, and a voice output unit 50. And an input device 60.

  The autonomous positioning device 10 includes an acceleration sensor 11, an angular velocity sensor 12, and a distance sensor 13. The acceleration sensor 11 is made of, for example, a piezoelectric element, detects vehicle acceleration, and outputs acceleration data. The angular velocity sensor 12 is composed of, for example, a vibrating gyroscope, detects the angular velocity of the vehicle when the direction of the vehicle is changed, and outputs angular velocity data and relative azimuth data. The distance sensor 13 measures a vehicle speed pulse composed of a pulse signal generated with the rotation of the vehicle wheel.

  The GPS receiver 18 receives radio waves 19 carrying downlink data including positioning data from a plurality of GPS satellites. The positioning data is used to detect the absolute position of the vehicle from latitude and longitude information.

  The system controller 20 includes an interface 21, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 22, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 23, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 24, and controls the entire navigation apparatus 100.

  The interface 21 performs an interface operation with the acceleration sensor 11, the angular velocity sensor 12, the distance sensor 13, and the GPS receiver 18. From these, vehicle speed pulses, acceleration data, relative azimuth data, angular velocity data, GPS positioning data, absolute azimuth data, and the like are input to the system controller 20. The CPU 22 controls the entire system controller 20. The ROM 23 includes a nonvolatile memory (not shown) in which a control program for controlling the system controller 20 is stored. The RAM 24 stores various data such as route data preset by the user via the input device 60 so as to be readable, and provides a working area to the CPU 22.

  A system controller 20, a disk drive 31 such as a CD-ROM drive or a DVD-ROM drive, a data storage unit 36, a communication interface 37, a display unit 40, an audio output unit 50, and an input device 60 are connected via a bus line 30. Are connected to each other.

The disk drive 31 reads and outputs content data such as music data and video data from a disk 33 such as a CD or DVD under the control of the system controller 20. The disk drive 31 may be either a CD-ROM drive or a DVD-ROM drive, or may be a CD and DVD compatible drive. The data storage unit 36 is configured by, for example, an HDD and stores various data used for navigation processing such as map data. The communication device 38 includes, for example, an FM tuner, a beacon receiver, a mobile phone, a dedicated communication card, and the like, and acquires information distributed from a VICS (Vehicle Information Communication System) (registered trademark) center or the like.

  The display unit 40 displays various display data on a display device such as a display under the control of the system controller 20. Specifically, the system controller 20 reads map data from the data storage unit 36. The display unit 40 displays the map data read from the data storage unit 36 by the system controller 20 on the display screen. The display unit 40 includes a graphic controller 41 that controls the entire display unit 40 based on control data sent from the CPU 22 via the bus line 30 and image information that can be displayed immediately, such as a VRAM (Video RAM). A buffer memory 42 that temporarily stores, a display control unit 43 that controls display of a display 44 such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) based on image data output from the graphic controller 41, and a display 44 are provided. . The display 44 functions as an information display unit, and includes, for example, a liquid crystal display device having a diagonal size of about 5 to 10 inches and is mounted near the front panel in the vehicle.

  The audio output unit 50 performs D / A (Digital to Analog) conversion of audio digital data sent from the CD-ROM drive 31, DVD-ROM 32, RAM 24, or the like via the bus line 30 under the control of the system controller 20. A D / A converter 51 to perform, an amplifier (AMP) 52 that amplifies the audio analog signal output from the D / A converter 51, and a speaker 53 that converts the amplified audio analog signal into sound and outputs the sound into the vehicle. It is prepared for.

  The input device 60 includes keys, switches, buttons, a remote controller, a voice input device, and the like for inputting various commands and data. The input device 60 is disposed around the front panel and the display 44 of the main body of the in-vehicle electronic system mounted in the vehicle. When the display 44 is a touch panel system, the touch panel provided on the display screen of the display 44 also functions as the input device 60.

  The ETC on-board unit 70 has an ETC card insertion forget warning function, a signal indicating whether the function is set to an on state or an off state, and a signal indicating whether an ETC card is inserted Are output to the navigation device 100. Moreover, the ETC onboard equipment 70 has memorize | stored the toll road use log | history.

[Function configuration]
Next, the functional configuration of the navigation device 100 will be described. FIG. 2 shows a functional configuration related to the ETC card insertion forgetting warning process according to the present invention in the navigation device 100.

  As illustrated, the navigation device 100 includes a storage unit 101, an input unit 102, a calculation unit 103, an acquisition unit 104, a determination unit 105, and an output unit 106.

  The storage unit 101 stores a travel history of the vehicle. In addition, when the user uses a toll road, the storage unit 101 stores the distance from the current location when the power is turned on to the home calculated by the calculation unit 103 described later.

  A user inputs a set distance and a route search condition to the input unit 102.

  The calculation unit 103 calculates the distance from the current location to the home when the power is turned on.

  The acquisition unit 104 acquires the toll road usage history stored in the ETC on-board device from the ETC on-board device.

  The determination unit 105 determines whether or not the ETC card insertion forget warning function of the ETC on-vehicle device is turned on, and whether or not an ETC card is inserted into the ETC on-vehicle device.

  The determination unit 105 determines whether the current location is a predetermined distance or more from the home when the power is turned on, and predicts that the user uses a toll road if the current location is a predetermined distance or more from the home. The predetermined distance is a distance sufficient to predict that the user will use the toll road, and the set distance input by the user may be applied to the input unit 102 or stored in the storage unit 101. The distance from the current location when the power is turned on to the home calculated by the calculation unit 103 when the user uses the toll road may be the shortest distance of the distance from the current location when the power is turned on to the home. Alternatively, the determination unit 105 may determine whether or not the current location is more than a predetermined distance from the home, depending on whether or not the current location area and the home area match. The area is, for example, a prefecture. In this case, if the current location is in another prefecture, the user predicts that the toll road is used.

  Further, the determination unit 105 determines whether or not the user has input a route search condition of “not using toll road” to the input unit 102, and has input the route search condition of “not use toll road” Since it can be said that the user is willing not to use the toll road, the user is predicted not to use the toll road. Further, the determination unit 105 determines whether the user uses a toll road or does not use the toll road based on the travel history stored in the storage unit 101. For example, referring to the travel history, if there is no history of using a toll road in the past, it can be said that the user has a characteristic of not using the toll road, and the user is predicted not to use the toll road. Further, when the power is turned on, the determination unit 105 uses the toll road to the current location based on at least one of the travel history stored in the storage unit 101 and the toll road use history acquired by the acquisition unit 104 from the ETC onboard device. If a toll road is used, it is predicted that the user will use the toll road.

  When the determination unit 105 determines that the ETC card insertion forgetting warning function of the ETC on-board device is off and the ETC card is not inserted into the ETC on-board device, the user uses the toll road. If predicted, a warning prompting insertion of the ETC card is output. Further, the output unit 106 is charged by the user even if the determination unit 105 determines that the ETC card insertion forget warning function of the ETC on-board device is off and that no ETC card is inserted in the ETC on-board device. If it is predicted that the road will not be used, a warning prompting insertion of the ETC card is not output.

  The data storage unit 36 in FIG. 1 functions as the storage unit 101, the input device 60 functions as the input unit 102, the system controller 20 including the CPU 22 functions as the calculation unit 103, the acquisition unit 104, and the determination unit 105. The audio output unit 50 or both the audio output unit 50 and the display unit function as the output unit 105.

[ETC card insertion forget warning processing]
Next, an ETC card insertion forget warning process will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the ETC card insertion forget warning process. This process is executed mainly by the CPU 22 shown in FIG. 1 executing a program prepared in advance.

  First, when the power is turned on, the determination unit 105 determines whether or not the ETC card insertion forget warning function of the ETC on-vehicle device is turned on (step S1). If the ETC card insertion forgetting warning function of the ETC on-vehicle device is turned on (step S1; Yes), the process is terminated. When the ETC card insertion forget warning function of the ETC on-vehicle device is not turned on (step S1; No), the determination unit 105 stores the travel history stored in the storage unit 101 and the toll road use history acquired by the acquisition unit 104. Based on at least one of the above, it is determined whether or not the toll road has been used up to the current location (step S2).

  When the toll road has been used up to the current location (step S2; Yes), the determination unit 105 executes step S6. When the toll road has not been used up to the current location (step S2; No), the determination unit 105 determines whether or not the current location is more than a predetermined distance from the home (step S3). If the current location is not more than a predetermined distance from the home (step S3; No), the process is terminated.

  When the present location is more than a predetermined distance from the home (step S3; Yes), the determination unit 105 determines whether or not the route search condition of “not using toll road” is set (step S4). When the route search condition of “not using toll road” is set (step S4; Yes), the process is terminated. When the route search condition of “not using toll road” is not set (step S4; No), the determination unit 105 is a user who does not use a toll road or a user who uses a toll road based on the travel history. Is determined (step S5).

  If the user does not use the toll road (step S5; Yes), the process ends. When the user uses a toll road (step S5; No), the determination unit 105 determines whether an ETC card is inserted in the ETC on-board device (step S6). If it has been inserted (step S6; Yes), the process is terminated. If it is not inserted (step S6; No), the output unit 106 outputs a warning prompting insertion of the ETC card (step S7), and ends the process.

  As described above, according to the navigation device of the present embodiment, it is predicted whether or not a user uses a toll road, and a warning for prompting insertion of an ETC card is performed only when the user uses a toll road. it can. As a result, the user is less troubled by a warning when it is unnecessary, and is warned when necessary, so that the risk of passing through the ETC gate without inserting the ETC card is also reduced.

[Modification]
In the above embodiment, in the ETC card insertion forgotten warning process, a process for determining whether a toll road has been used up to the current location and a process for determining whether the current location is more than a predetermined distance from the home are executed. However, the present invention is not limited to this form. Either one of these two processes may be adopted.

  Further, in the above embodiment, after executing the process of determining whether or not the current location is a predetermined distance or more from the home, if the current location is more than the predetermined distance from the home, the route of “toll road not used” Although the process which determines whether the search condition is set and the process which determines whether it is a user who does not use a toll road were performed, this invention is not limited to this form. Either one of these two processes may be adopted, and when the current location is more than a predetermined distance from the home, a warning prompting insertion of the ETC card may be output without fail.

  In the above embodiment, the ETC card insertion forget warning process is executed when the power is turned on, but the present invention is not limited to this mode. It may be performed every time a predetermined time elapses after the power is turned on.

  In the above embodiment, the predetermined distance when determining whether or not the current location is more than the predetermined distance from the home is the distance from the current location to the home at the time of power-on when the user uses a toll road. The example of using the shortest distance among the accumulated distances has been given, but when storing the distance from the current location to the home when the power is turned on, the calculated distance is stored. Only the shortest distance may be stored by comparing only the shorter one with the distance, and this may be used as the predetermined distance.

  In the above embodiment, the predetermined distance when determining whether or not the current location is more than the predetermined distance from the home is the distance from the current location to the home at the time of power-on when the user uses a toll road. Is stored and stored, and the shortest distance among the stored distances is used as an example. When the user uses a toll road, the distance actually traveled on the toll road is stored. The shortest distance among the accumulated distances may be used.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the navigation apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure relevant to an ETC card insertion forget warning process. It is a flowchart of an ETC card insertion forget warning process.

Explanation of symbols

20 System controller 22 CPU
36 data storage unit 50 audio output unit 60 input device 100 navigation device 101 storage unit 102 input unit 103 calculation unit 104 acquisition unit 105 determination unit 106 output unit

Claims (17)

A navigation device that can be connected to an on- board device of an automatic fee payment system ,
Distance determination means for determining whether or not the current location is at least a predetermined distance from home at least when the power is turned on;
The vehicle-mounted device automatic toll payment system for card insertion forget warning function of the automatic toll payment system is turned off, and, card for automatic toll payment system has not been inserted into the vehicle-mounted device of the automatic toll payment system, and, An output means for outputting a warning prompting insertion of a card for an automatic fee payment system when the distance determination means determines that the current location is more than a predetermined distance from the home;
A navigation device comprising: It further comprises a set distance input means for the user to input the set distance,
The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined distance is the set distance input by a user. A calculation means for calculating the distance from the current location to the home when the power is turned on;
A distance storage means for storing the distance calculated by the calculation means when the user uses a toll road;
Further comprising
The navigation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined distance is a shortest distance among the distances stored in the distance storage unit.   The navigation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the distance determination unit determines whether the current location is a predetermined distance or more away from the home based on whether the current location area and the home location match. . It further comprises search condition input means for the user to input route search conditions,
The output means does not output a warning prompting insertion of a card for an automatic toll payment system when the route search condition input by the user is not toll road use. The navigation device according to any one of the above. Storage means for storing a running history;
User characteristic determination means for determining whether the user is a user who uses a toll road or a user who does not use a toll road based on the travel history,
The output means does not output a warning prompting insertion of an automatic toll payment system card when the user characteristic determination means determines that the user does not use a toll road. The navigation device according to claim 5. Storage means for storing a running history;
History determination means for determining whether or not a toll road has been used up to the current location based on the travel history at least when the power is turned on;
And the output means, the vehicle-mounted device for automatic toll payment system card insertion forget warning function of automatic toll payment system is turned off, and, card for automatic toll payment system has not been inserted into the vehicle-mounted device of the automatic toll payment system If it is determined that the toll road has been used up to the current location by the history determination means, or if the current location is determined to be more than a predetermined distance from the home by the distance determination means The navigation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a warning prompting insertion of an automatic fee payment system card is output. A navigation device that can be connected to an on- board device of an automatic fee payment system ,
Storage means for storing a running history;
History determination means for determining whether or not a toll road has been used up to the current location based on the travel history at least when the power is turned on;
The on- board device warning function of the automatic fee payment system is turned off, and no automatic fee payment system card is inserted in the on- vehicle device of the automatic fee payment system , and there is a charge to the current location by the history determination means An output means for outputting a warning prompting insertion of a card for an automatic fee payment system when it is determined that the road has been used;
A navigation device comprising: It further comprises an acquisition means for acquiring the toll road usage history from the on- board device of the automatic fee payment system ,
The navigation apparatus according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the history determination means determines whether or not a toll road has been used up to a current location based on at least one of the travel history and the toll road usage history. An automatic fee payment system card forgetting card insertion warning method executed in a navigation device connectable with an on- board device of an automatic fee payment system ,
A distance determination step for determining whether or not the current location is at least a predetermined distance from the home when the power is turned on;
The warning function of the on- board device of the automatic fee payment system is turned off, the automatic fee payment system card is not inserted in the on- vehicle device of the automatic fee payment system , and the current location is home in the distance determination step And an output step of outputting a warning prompting insertion of the card for the automatic fee payment system when it is determined that the card is at a predetermined distance or more away from the card, forgetting to insert the card for the automatic fee payment system . An automatic fee payment system forgetting to insert a card for an automatic fee payment system , which can be connected to an on- board device of an automatic fee payment system, and is executed in a navigation device having a storage means for storing a travel history,
At least when the power is turned on, based on the travel history, a history determination step for determining whether a toll road has been used up to the current location;
The on- board device warning function of the automatic fee payment system is turned off, and no automatic fee payment system card is inserted in the on- vehicle device of the automatic fee payment system , and there is a charge to the current location in the history determination step. If it is determined that came to use the road, automatic toll payment system for card insertion forget warning method, characterized in that it has an output step of outputting a warning prompting the insertion of automatic toll payment system for the card, the. An automatic charge payment system forgetting card insertion warning program executed in a navigation device connectable to the on- board device of the automatic charge payment system ,
Distance determination means for determining whether or not the current location is at least a predetermined distance from home at least when the power is turned on;
The on- board device warning function of the automatic fee payment system is turned off, and no automatic fee payment system card is inserted in the on- vehicle device of the automatic fee payment system , and the current location is if the is determined that apart a predetermined distance or more, automatic toll for payment system card insertion, characterized in that to function the navigation device as an output means for outputting a warning to prompt insertion of automatic toll payment system cards Forget warning program. An automatic fee payment system card forgetting card insertion warning program that can be connected to an on- board device of an automatic fee payment system and is executed in a navigation device having a storage means for storing a travel history,
History determination means for determining whether or not a toll road has been used up to the current location based on the travel history at least when the power is turned on;
The on- board device warning function of the automatic fee payment system is turned off, and no automatic fee payment system card is inserted in the on- vehicle device of the automatic fee payment system , and there is a charge to the current location by the history determination means A warning forgetting to insert a card for an automatic fee payment system , wherein the navigation device is caused to function as an output means for outputting a warning prompting insertion of the card for an automatic fee payment system when it is determined that a road has been used. program. A navigation device that can be connected to an on-board device of an automatic fee payment system,
The automatic charge payment system card forgetting to insert card warning function of the automatic charge payment system is turned off, and the automatic charge payment system card is not inserted in the automatic charge payment system on-board equipment, and A navigation device comprising an output means for outputting a warning prompting insertion of a card for an automatic fee payment system when it is determined that a user using the navigation device uses a toll road. An automatic fee payment system card forgetting card insertion warning method executed in a navigation device connectable with an on-board device of an automatic fee payment system,
The automatic charge payment system card forgetting to insert card warning function of the automatic charge payment system is turned off, and the automatic charge payment system card is not inserted in the automatic charge payment system on-board equipment, and Forgetting to insert a card for an automatic fee payment system, characterized in that it has an output step of outputting a warning prompting insertion of an automatic fee payment system card when it is determined that a user using the navigation device uses a toll road Warning method. An automatic charge payment system forgetting card insertion warning program executed in a navigation device connectable to the on-board device of the automatic charge payment system,
The automatic charge payment system card forgetting to insert card warning function of the automatic charge payment system is turned off, and the automatic charge payment system card is not inserted in the automatic charge payment system on-board equipment, and When the user using the navigation device determines to use a toll road, the navigation device functions as an output means for outputting a warning prompting insertion of a card for an automatic fee payment system. System card insertion forget warning program. A recording medium on which the card insertion forgetting warning program for an automatic fee payment system according to any one of claims 12, 13, and 16 is recorded.

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