JP5633494B2 - Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and center server - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, and a center server.

  For example, when a user who drives a moving body such as a vehicle or a motorcycle tries to shoot an image or video of his / her moving body, he / she does not take a picture of himself / herself while getting off the moving body and stopping the moving body. must not. In this case, it is not possible to shoot from the outside how the user is driving the moving body. For example, it is not possible to shoot a state where the moving body is driven against a background of tourist attractions. Therefore, it is required to take a picture of the user himself / herself driving the moving body. On the other hand, a system as shown in Patent Document 1 is conventionally known. In this system, a camera is installed on the road side in advance, and shooting is performed at the timing when a vehicle or the like passes.

JP 2003-109178 A

  However, in the system as described above, since shooting is performed with a camera fixed at a specific place, there is a problem that shooting can be performed only at a fixed position. On the other hand, it is difficult to install a roadside camera at a position intended by the user, and there is a problem that the cost becomes extremely high. Accordingly, there has been a demand for easily shooting the moving body without limiting the shooting area.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and there is provided an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, and a center server capable of easily shooting a moving body without limiting the shooting area. The purpose is to provide.

  An information processing system according to the present invention includes a center server, a first mobile body that communicates with the center server, a second mobile body that communicates with the center server and has a photographing unit, An information processing system comprising: information on the position of the first moving body and information on the position of the second moving body, when the first moving body and the second moving body approach each other The imaging unit executes imaging of the first moving body, and uploads data captured by the imaging unit to the center server.

  In the information processing system according to the present invention, the first moving body is photographed using the second moving body having the photographing unit. That is, the first moving body can have another vehicle perform shooting. Unlike the roadside camera, the moving body can move to any position, and thus the shooting area is not limited, and shooting in any area according to the user's request of the first moving body is possible. In addition, any mobile body that can communicate with the center server and has an imaging unit can function as a second mobile body that performs imaging. In other words, unlike a case where a roadside camera is separately installed, a large number of moving bodies already running on the road can be directly functioned as moving bodies for performing shooting, so that shooting can be performed easily. As described above, it is possible to easily photograph the moving body without limiting the photographing area.

  In the information processing system according to the present invention, the center server acquires a photographing request from the first moving body, identifies a second moving body that can be photographed, and sets the identified second moving body. It is preferable that the second moving body that has transmitted the photographing request and photographs the first moving body that has been requested for photographing is photographed by the photographing unit. Accordingly, the second moving body can execute shooting in response to a shooting request from the first moving body. In addition, the calculation load on the center server can be reduced by specifying the second movable body that can be photographed instead of transmitting the imaging request to all the second movable bodies.

  In the information processing system according to the present invention, it is preferable that the recommended route of the first moving body is specified based on the route information of the second moving body. By following the recommended route based on the route information of the second moving body that performs shooting, the first moving body can be surely shot.

  In the information processing system according to the present invention, it is preferable to calculate the possibility that the first moving body is shot by the imaging unit of the second moving body and to specify the recommended route based on the calculation result. . By specifying a recommended route based on the possibility of being photographed in this way, for example, it becomes possible to provide a recommended route that is highly likely to be photographed, or when the possibility of photographing is low It is possible to prevent provision of a recommended route that makes a detour more than necessary.

  In the information processing system according to the present invention, it is preferable to calculate the recommended departure time of the first moving body based on the route information of the second moving body. For example, when the first moving body immediately travels according to the recommended route, the first moving body may arrive at a desired shooting location earlier than the second moving body. In that case, by providing the recommended departure time to the first moving body, it is possible to match the time when the first moving body arrives at the photographing location and the time when the second moving body arrives. As a result, the first moving body can be more reliably photographed.

  In the information processing system according to the present invention, the shooting point at which shooting of the first moving body is executed is set by the first moving body, and the second that can be shot based on the set shooting point. It is preferable to specify the moving body. By setting the shooting point with the first moving body, it is possible to shoot at a position where the user wants to shoot. Also, by specifying the second moving object that can be photographed at the photographing point, it is possible to reduce the calculation load.

  An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus that is mounted on a moving body having a photographing unit and performs communication with a center server, and includes information regarding the position of the moving body and other movements that are to be photographed. Based on information on the position of the body, when the moving body approaches another moving body, the imaging unit performs imaging of the other moving body and uploads the data captured by the imaging unit to the center server It is characterized by.

  An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus that is mounted on a mobile body and communicates with a center server, and the mobile body is photographed by another mobile body having a photographing unit. Sends a shooting request to the server and moves by the shooting unit when the moving body approaches another moving body based on the information on the position of the moving body and the information on the position of the other moving body that performs shooting. When the photographing of the body is executed and the data photographed by the photographing unit is uploaded to the center server, the data is received from the center server.

  The center server which concerns on this invention is a center server which communicates between the 1st moving body and the 2nd moving body which has an imaging | photography part, Comprising: The information regarding the position of a 1st moving body, and 2nd Based on the information on the position of the moving body, when the first moving body and the second moving body approach each other, the second moving body is caused to perform shooting of the first moving body by the shooting unit, and shooting is performed. Receiving data captured by the unit.

  According to the information processing apparatus and the center server according to the present invention, the same effects as those of the information processing system described above can be obtained.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily photograph the moving body without limiting the photographing area.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the information processing system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information processing shown in FIG. It is a block block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information processing shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a recommendation route calculation process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of imaging | photography possibility calculation processing. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen in the display part of the vehicle which has requested | required imaging | photography. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen in the display part of the vehicle which has requested | required imaging | photography. It is a figure which shows the information processing system which concerns on a modification.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of an information processing system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
With reference to FIG.1 and FIG.2, the structure of the information processing system 100 which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 100 includes a center server 1, a vehicle 2A that is a vehicle to be photographed, and a vehicle 2B that is a vehicle that performs photographing. The information processing system 100 may include the roadside camera 3 provided along the road, but can perform shooting without the roadside camera 3. The to-be-photographed vehicle 2A, the photographing execution vehicle 2B, and the roadside camera 3 communicate with the center server 1 respectively. Communication between the center server 1 and the roadside camera 3 may be wireless communication or wired communication. The vehicles 2A and 2B can be both a vehicle to be photographed and a vehicle that performs photographing. There are a large number of photographing execution vehicles 2B instead of one for the subject vehicle 2A. Of course, there may be a large number of vehicles 2A to be photographed. Further, a certain vehicle may be set to cooperate with the photographing of another vehicle as the photographing execution vehicle 2B at the same time as the photographing vehicle 2A requests photographing. In the present embodiment, for the sake of understanding, a description will be given on the assumption that there are a plurality of shooting execution vehicles 2B in one shooting target vehicle 2A. The vehicles 2A and 2B perform various calculations with an in-vehicle camera 4 that can acquire image data and moving image data by photographing the outside of the vehicle, a communication device 6 that can transmit / receive data to / from other communication devices, and the like. And an information processing apparatus 7 that can be executed. As the information processing device 7, for example, a vehicle position / orientation specifying device (such as an advanced ECU of a car navigation system) having a display unit can be used. In the information processing system 100, the to-be-photographed vehicle 2A requests the center server 1 to photograph the host vehicle at a point such as a good background, and the photographing execution vehicle 2B that has received the request via the center server 1 Shooting can be performed when approaching the shooting vehicle 2A. The photographing execution vehicle 2 </ b> B transmits data such as photographed images and moving images to the center server 1. In addition, the subject vehicle 2 </ b> A receives a photograph of itself from the center server 1. In addition to the photographing execution vehicle 2B, the roadside camera 3 may photograph the subject vehicle 2A.

  The configuration of the information processing system 100 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the center server 1 includes a position information management unit 11, a status management unit 12, a shooting execution instruction unit 13, a communication unit 14, a map database 16, a background data storage unit 17, a user An information learning / accumulating unit 18 and a photo accumulation database 19 are provided.

  The position information management unit 11 has a function of acquiring information on the position of the vehicle such as the current position, direction, and route information (coming from now) from each vehicle via the communication unit 14 and managing the information. . The position information management unit 11 can manage information regarding the positions of a large number of vehicles. The status management unit 12 has a function of managing the status of each vehicle. The status management unit 12 can manage the status of many vehicles. The vehicle status indicates what mode the vehicle is set to. As a status in the vehicle to be photographed, there is a state in which a mode that does not require photographing or a mode that requires photographing is set. Also, among the shooting requests, there are a mode that requires shooting at a specific point such as a good background, and a mode that requires shooting the appearance of the vehicle regardless of the background. As the status of the photographing execution vehicle, there are a mode that may cooperate with photographing according to a request of another vehicle and a mode that does not cooperate with photographing.

  The shooting execution instructing unit 13 has a function of issuing an instruction to the shooting execution vehicle 2B to execute shooting of the shot vehicle 2A in response to a request from the shot vehicle 2A. For example, the shooting execution instructing unit 13 gives information regarding which vehicle is the shooting target vehicle 2A requesting shooting to a large number of shooting execution vehicles B in the area and the position of the shooting target vehicle 2A. By notifying, the photographing can be performed when the photographing execution vehicle 2B approaches the photographed vehicle 2A. Note that the timing at which shooting is performed is, for example, that the position of the shooting vehicle 2A that requests shooting is close to the position of the shooting vehicle 2B (at the point of the background when the background is specified) ( (Or overlap) when both vehicles come to the point. The point where the positions of both vehicles approach is a point where the photographed vehicle 2A approaches at least to the extent that it enters the photographing range of the in-vehicle camera 4 of the photographing execution vehicle 2B.

  The communication unit 14 has a function of transmitting / receiving data to / from each vehicle. The map database 16 is data in which information related to maps is accumulated. Information relating to the position of each vehicle can be managed using the map data of the map database 16. The background data storage unit 17 has a function of storing a POI of information about a good background or a popular background and a map database. The user information learning unit / accumulation unit 18 has a function of learning and accumulating the tendency of individual users who use this service. For example, it is assumed that a user who frequently shoots his / her own vehicle with this service likes the appearance of his / her own vehicle, and the user information learning / storage unit 18 likes how much each user likes the appearance of the vehicle. Can learn and accumulate. Alternatively, it is assumed that the background where the vehicle is frequently photographed is a background that the user likes, and the user information learning unit / accumulation unit 18 learns and accumulates which background each user likes. can do. Learning and accumulating such user preference trends can be used for information processing. The photo accumulation database 19 has a function of accumulating a large amount of photographs and videos taken by each vehicle. The photo storage database 19 stores the shooting data uploaded from the shooting execution vehicle 2B and provides desired shooting data to the shooting target vehicle 2A.

  The vehicles 2A and 2B include a display unit 21, a status setting unit 22, a host vehicle current position specifying unit 23, a vehicle position transmission / reception unit 24, a shooting execution unit 26, a shooting request unit 27, and a photo storage unit 28. And a background data storage unit 29. The subject vehicle 2A and the photographing execution vehicle 2B have the same configuration, but may not operate if the operation of each element differs depending on the role.

  The display unit 21 is configured by a display or the like, and can display various information to the user and can be input by a touch panel from the user. The status setting unit 22 has a function of setting the status of each vehicle, and can switch the mode as described above by a user operation or automatically. The own vehicle current position specifying unit 23 has a function of specifying the current position and direction of the own vehicle in the map using a GPS, a sensor, or the like. The vehicle position transmitting / receiving unit 24 has a function of transmitting information related to the position of the host vehicle and receiving information related to the position of another vehicle.

  The imaging execution unit 26 has a function of executing imaging when the host vehicle approaches the imaging target vehicle 2A based on an imaging request when the host vehicle is the imaging execution vehicle 2B. The photographing request unit 27 has a function of making a request for photographing to request photographing and a request for photographing conditions such as a background to the center server 1 when the host vehicle is the photographed vehicle 2A. The photo accumulating unit 28 has a function of accumulating photographing data photographed as a photographing execution vehicle and accumulating photographing data photographed as a subject vehicle. The background data storage unit 29 has a function of storing background data indicating which point is a good background. The background data can be acquired from the center server 1 or can be freely set by the user, or the user's own data can be created according to the service usage status of the user. Is possible.

  Next, an example of information processing of the information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The processing in FIG. 3 is executed in each of the subject vehicle 2A, the center server 1, and the photographing execution vehicle 2B from when the subject vehicle 2A is requested to be photographed until the desired photographing data is received. Is done. As a situation in which the processing of FIG. 3 is executed, the vehicles 2A and 2B are traveling toward their respective destinations, and the subject vehicle 2A is requested to be photographed while heading toward the destination. The situation is given as an example. In addition, during the process of FIG. 3, the vehicle A continues to transmit to the center server 1 the current position and direction of the host vehicle, and route information from there. Further, it is premised that the photographing execution vehicle 2B is set to “a mode in which cooperation with photographing of other vehicles may be performed”, and the current position and direction of the own vehicle and the route information to which the vehicle is directed are sent to the center server 1. Continue to send.

  First, the subject vehicle 2A performs status setting by the status setting unit 22, and the photographing request unit 27 transmits the status information to the center server 1 to request that another vehicle photograph the own vehicle ( Step S100). Specifically, when the user requests shooting by operating the screen of the display unit 21 or the like, the status setting unit 22 turns on the shooting mode setting of “I want to take a picture of the host vehicle from another vehicle”. State. At this time, it is also possible to specify shooting conditions such as the desire to shoot with a good background (the user may specify a good background or an automatically selected good background may be specified). Alternatively, even if the background is not a good background stored in the background data storage unit 29, it is possible to freely set a point that the user wants to shoot. In addition, when the to-be-photographed vehicle 2A has started to travel while the mode is already ON, the status information is automatically transmitted to the center server 1 regardless of the user's operation.

  After transmitting the status information, the to-be-photographed vehicle 2A continues to travel toward the destination (step S110). At this time, the own vehicle current position specifying unit 23 determines whether or not the own vehicle will soon reach a good background point (or a point set by the user to take a picture by himself) based on the specified current position. Is determined (step S120), and if not reached, the traveling is continued. When the photographing point is reached, the subject vehicle 2A is photographed by the photographing vehicle 2B that passes or runs side by side without any particular processing on the own vehicle side (step S130). However, S130 is not a process performed by the subject vehicle 2A itself. The own vehicle current position specifying unit 23 of the subject vehicle 2A determines whether or not the shooting point has been passed, or whether or not the destination has been reached (step S140). If the shooting point has not been passed or if the destination has not been reached, the state of S130 is maintained.

  On the other hand, the status management unit 12 of the center server 1 receives the status information from the photographed vehicle 2A transmitted in S100 as a photographing request from the photographed vehicle 2A (step S200). Thereby, the center server 1 turns on the setting of the shooting mode in which the vehicle 2A to be shot “I want the other vehicle to take a picture of the host vehicle”, and manages the information in the status management unit 12 (Step S1). S210). Further, the center server 1 uses the position information management unit 11 to determine a number of photographing execution vehicles within the reachable range based on information such as the subject vehicle 2A and photographing points, information on the position of the photographing execution vehicle 2B, and the like. 2B (however, it is limited to a mode set to “mode that may cooperate with photographing”). In addition, the shooting execution instructing unit 13 of the center server 1 is set to the shooting mode in which the shooting target vehicle 2A “I want the other vehicle to take a shot of the own vehicle” with respect to a large number of the specified shooting execution vehicles 2B. By notifying that, the photographing request of the subject vehicle 2A is transmitted to each photographing execution vehicle 2B (step S220). Thereby, the imaging execution instructing unit 13 can put a large number of imaging execution vehicles 2B into a state in which imaging can be executed. At the same time, the status management unit 12 of the center server 1 performs status management assuming that the shooting execution vehicle 2B that has transmitted the shooting request is set to the shooting execution mode for shooting the vehicle A.

  The imaging execution vehicle 2B receives the imaging request from the center server 1 transmitted in S220, and the status setting unit 22 sets the imaging execution mode for the imaging target vehicle 2A, “capturing the vehicle A”. (Step S300). At this time, if the subject vehicle 2A designates a photographing point, the mode is set to “automatically photograph when approaching the vehicle A at the designated point”, and in particular, the photographing point is designated. If not, the mode is set to “automatically capture when approaching vehicle A”.

  Based on the information regarding the position of the imaging execution vehicle 2B acquired by the current vehicle current position specifying unit 23 and the information regarding the position of the imaging target vehicle 2A acquired by the vehicle position transmitting / receiving unit 24, the imaging execution unit 26 Determines whether or not the vehicle 2A has been approached (step S310). Specifically, the shooting execution unit 26 determines whether or not the vehicle 2A can be shot with the in-vehicle camera 4 when the vehicle 2A to be shot enters the shooting range (or a good background is clearly captured). It is also possible to consider whether the angle has been reached. If it is determined that the vehicle 2A is not approaching, the process returns to S300 and S310 is repeated again.

  The shooting execution unit 26 of the shooting execution vehicle 2B automatically executes shooting of the shooting target vehicle 2A when approaching the shooting target vehicle 2A (when it is a shooting point) (step S320). As a result, the imaging execution vehicle 2B acquires the imaging data of the imaging target vehicle 2A and stores it in the photo storage unit 28. The photographing execution vehicle 2B confirms the photographing data such as the acquired image or moving image, and determines whether or not the photographing is successful (step S330). For example, it is determined whether or not blur has occurred and whether or not the subject vehicle 2A is captured in the image. If it is determined in S330 that shooting has failed, the shooting data is discarded from the photo storage unit 28 (step S340). After discarding, it is assumed that the photographing request of the subject vehicle 2A has not been answered, the photographing execution mode is canceled, the processing of FIG. 3 is terminated, and the photographing execution vehicle 2B itself continues to travel. Alternatively, if there is an opportunity to shoot again, the process is repeated from 310 again to perform shooting. It should be noted that the determination as to whether or not the subject vehicle 2A and the photographing execution vehicle 2B have approached each other, and instructions regarding the photographing execution instruction are all calculated in the center server 1, and the photographing execution vehicle 2B receives a photographing instruction from the center server 1. You may operate the vehicle-mounted camera 4 at the timing which acquired this.

  It should be noted that the to-be-photographed vehicle 2A passes the photographing point or arrives at the destination while repeating S300 and S310 without taking the opportunity to photograph without getting close to the to-be-photographed vehicle 2A. If this happens, the shooting execution vehicle 2B also cancels the shooting execution mode, ends the processing of FIG. 3, and continues its own travel. On the other hand, if it is determined in S330 that the shooting has been successful, the shooting execution vehicle 2B uploads the shooting data to the center server 1 by transmitting the shooting data to the center server 1 (step S350). Thereafter, the shooting execution mode is canceled, the processing in FIG. 3 is terminated, and the shooting execution vehicle 2B itself continues to travel.

  The center server 1 receives the shooting data uploaded from the shooting execution vehicle 2B, stores it in the photo storage database 19, and transmits the shooting data to the shooting target vehicle 2A (step S230). When the plurality of shooting execution vehicles 2B succeed in shooting, the center server 1 receives shooting data from each shooting execution vehicle 2B and transmits it to the shooting target vehicle 2A. The status management unit 12 of the center server 1 cancels the shooting execution mode of the shooting execution vehicle 2B for which shooting has been completed, the shooting execution vehicle 2B for which shooting has failed, or the shooting execution vehicle 2B that has left the area without shooting. Set to the original status. The status setting change may be performed based on notification of status information from each photographing execution vehicle 2B side. After transmitting the photographing data, the center server 1 ends the processing of FIG. 3 and continues the server operation.

  The photographed vehicle 2A receives the photographing data from the center server 1 after passing through the photographing point or arrives at the destination, and accumulates it in the photo accumulating unit 28 (step S150). However, the shooting points may be received sequentially from those shot while traveling. The status setting unit 22 of the subject vehicle 2A cancels the subject mode and sets the original status after passing the photographing point or arriving at the destination. Thereafter, the processing in FIG. 3 is terminated, and the travel is continued to the destination (if it has not arrived). When shooting fails in all the shooting execution vehicles 2B, or when all shooting execution vehicles 2B do not approach the shooting target vehicle 2A, the process may end without acquiring shooting data.

  Next, operations and effects of the information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  Here, when a system in which the subject vehicle 2A is photographed only by the roadside camera 3 is employed, the following problems arise. That is, since shooting is performed only with a roadside camera fixed at a specific location, there is a problem that shooting can be performed only at a fixed position. In addition, for example, it is not possible to shoot in the form of chasing the vehicle 2A to be photographed, and there is a problem that the degree of freedom of the photographic style is small. On the other hand, it is difficult to install the roadside camera 3 at a position intended by the user, and there is a problem that the cost becomes extremely high. For example, the existing roadside camera 3 may be a camera that is managed by a road management or a government, and it may be difficult to obtain shooting data for the purpose of entertainment service. There is also sex. On the other hand, when it is intended to set a dedicated roadside camera 3 for the purpose, there is a possibility that a great cost is required.

  On the other hand, in the information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment, the photographing vehicle 2A having the vehicle-mounted camera 4 is also used to photograph the subject vehicle 2A. That is, the to-be-photographed vehicle 2A can have the photographing vehicle 2B, which is another vehicle, photograph. Unlike the roadside camera 3, the shooting execution vehicle 2B can move to any position, so that the shooting area is not limited and shooting in any area according to the user's request of the shot vehicle 2A is possible. Become. In addition, any vehicle that can communicate with the center server 1 and has a photographing unit such as the in-vehicle camera 4 can function as the photographing vehicle 2B. That is, unlike the case where the roadside camera 3 is separately installed, a large number of vehicles already traveling on the road can be functioned as they are as the photographing execution vehicle 2B, so that photographing can be easily performed. As described above, the photographing vehicle 2A can be easily photographed without limiting the photographing area.

  Further, in the information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment, the center server 1 acquires a photographing request from the photographed vehicle 2A, identifies a photographing execution vehicle 2B that can be photographed, and determines the identified photographing execution vehicle 2B. Send a shooting request. The identified photographing execution vehicle 2 </ b> B can photograph the photographed vehicle 2 </ b> A requested for photographing with the in-vehicle camera 4. Thereby, the imaging execution vehicle 2B can execute imaging in response to an imaging request from the imaging target vehicle 2A. Moreover, the calculation load in the center server 1 can be reduced by specifying the photographing execution vehicle 2B that can be photographed instead of transmitting the photographing request to all the photographing execution vehicles 2B.

[Second Embodiment]
An information processing system 200 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The information processing system 200 according to the second embodiment provides a recommended route for the subject vehicle 2A, and further provides a recommended route according to the possibility of photographing. Mainly different from the system 100.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the information processing system 100, the center server 201 includes a shooting point calculation unit 202, a shooting possibility calculation unit 203, a passing point calculation unit 204, a route in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment. A search unit 206 and a recommended departure time calculation unit 207 are provided.

  The shooting point calculation unit 202 can take a picture based on the position of the roadside camera 3 or the position of the shooting execution vehicle 2B having the vehicle-mounted camera 4 (for example, from a good background nearby or a popular background). It has a function to recognize points by calculation. The shooting point calculation unit 202 can recognize a point where the roadside camera 3 exists or a point estimated to be passed by the shooting execution vehicle 2B from a future route of the shooting execution vehicle 2B as a shooting point. The shooting point calculation unit 202 transmits various types of information related to the certified shooting point to the shot vehicle 2A.

  The shooting possibility calculation unit 203 has a function of calculating the possibility that the shooting target vehicle 2A that requests shooting is shot at the shooting point based on the shooting method. When the shooting method is the roadside camera 3, the shooting possibility calculation unit 203 can calculate that shooting is possible with high probability. When the shooting method is the vehicle-mounted camera 4 of the shooting execution vehicle 2B, the shooting possibility calculation unit 203 can calculate that shooting is possible with a lower probability than the roadside camera 3. Further, the photographing possibility calculation unit 203 can vary the photographing possibility in consideration of the driving tendency of the user of the photographing execution vehicle 2B. That is, with respect to the shooting execution vehicle 2B of a user who has a high tendency to travel faithfully on the route provided by the system, the shooting possibility is set to be high, and the shooting execution vehicle 2B of a user who has a high tendency to not travel along the route Install with low possibility of shooting.

  The passing point calculation unit 204 has a function of calculating a point where the shooting vehicle 2A and the shooting execution vehicle 2B are likely to pass each other in consideration of the route of the shooting execution vehicle 2B. For example, the passing point calculation unit 204 may pass each other based on the information about when and where the photographed vehicle 2A is located and the information about when and where the photographing vehicle 2B is located. You can identify a point with

  The route search unit 206 has a function of searching for a recommended route of the subject vehicle 2A that is requesting photographing. In addition, the route search unit 206 is a shooting point (a point that passes on the way to the destination) when the to-be-photographed vehicle 2A that requests shooting sets a destination (final destination). ) To find the route that can be taken at the earliest possible route. On the other hand, when the photographing execution vehicle 2B requesting photographing does not set a destination, the route search unit 206 simply retrieves a route that can arrive at the photographing point earliest. The route search unit 206 has a function of calculating a recommended route in consideration of the possibility of shooting and the like, and further taking into consideration a roundabout distance.

  The recommended departure time calculation unit 207 has a function of calculating a recommended departure time when the subject vehicle 2A that is requesting shooting travels according to the recommended route. For example, when the shooting execution vehicle 2B arrives late at the shooting point, the recommended departure time calculation unit 207 recommends that the vehicle depart after waiting for a predetermined time.

  Next, an example of specific information processing of the information processing system 200 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The processing in FIG. 5 shows the processing content in the vicinity of S100 shown in FIG. 3, that is, the processing content before and after the subject vehicle 2A makes a photography request. Note that after the recommended route or the like is shown on the subject vehicle 2A, the same processing as in FIG. 3 is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the process starts when the user driving the vehicle 2A to be photographed presses the photographing button to request photographing of his / her vehicle (step S400). Such a shooting button can be displayed as a “best shot button” or the like in the corner of the car navigation screen displayed on the display unit 21, and the user of the subject vehicle 2A presses the best shot button. , Recognized as a trigger for the start of processing. Next, the photographing request unit 27 of the information processing device 7 of the photographed vehicle 2A transmits the current own vehicle position, the destination setting status, and the like to the center server 1 and uploads them (step S410).

  Next, the shooting point calculation unit 202 of the center server 1 recognizes the shooting point that can be captured by the vehicle 2A to be shot based on the information transmitted in S410, and details about the certified shooting point and the shooting point. Information is transmitted to the to-be-photographed vehicle 2A (step S420). For example, the shooting point calculation unit 202 reads from the background data storage unit 17 good backgrounds, popular shooting spots, and the like that exist around the subject vehicle 2A or between the destination and the destination, and the roadside at those shooting points. Based on the installation status of the camera 3 and the passing status of the imaging execution vehicle 2B, it is calculated whether the subject vehicle 2A can take an image. For example, the shooting point calculation unit 20 recognizes a point where the roadside camera 3 is installed or a point where any shooting execution vehicle 2B is estimated to pass in the future as a shooting point. Further, the shooting point calculation unit 202 includes various information such as detailed information related to the certified shooting point, such as a shooting method (shooting by the roadside camera 3 or shooting by the in-vehicle camera 4), a shooting time, a shooting image diagram, a shooting request button, and the like. Information is transmitted to the to-be-photographed vehicle 2A.

  The information processing apparatus 7 of the subject vehicle 2A displays the photographing point transmitted in S420 on the display unit 21. Specifically, a screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display unit 21. As shown in FIG. 8A, on the map around the host vehicle, the shooting points recognized by the center server 1 in S420 are indicated by marks such as “A, B, C...”. Depending on the day, four shooting points are displayed as shown in FIG. 8 (a). On another day with different traffic conditions, as shown by ND in FIG. 8 (b), FIG. Thus, the point displayed as the shooting point C is not displayed (for example, because there is no shooting execution vehicle running around the point in the right time zone). Thus, the user can press any one of the plurality of shooting points shown as candidates on the screen.

  The information processing apparatus 7 of the subject vehicle 2A determines whether or not the user has pressed a photographing point on the screen (step S440). If it is determined in S440 that the button has not been pressed, the information processing apparatus 7 determines whether or not the user has pressed the current location button on the screen (a point indicated by “2A” in FIG. 8) (step S500). If it is determined in S500 that the current location button is not pressed, it is determined whether or not a predetermined number of seconds have elapsed without being pressed (step S520). If the shooting point button is pressed during this period, the process may proceed to S450. If the current location button is pressed, or if the specified number of seconds have passed without being pressed, it is assumed that the user has canceled the shooting request, all the items displayed after S400 are deleted, and before the best shot button is pressed Return to the screen in the state (step S510). As a result, the process shown in FIG. 5 ends, and the subject vehicle 2A returns to normal driving. Note that what was presented as a shooting point from the center server was not of interest to the user, but the user wants to shoot at a different point, or simply wants to shoot without worrying about the background. If it is, the user may make a shooting request by operating the user, and the processing from S100 onward in FIG. 3 may be continued.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S440 that any shooting point has been pressed on the screen, the information processing device 7 of the vehicle to be shot 2A displays on the screen the POI name, the camera information that can be shot, the image of the shooting point, A photographing request button is displayed (step S450). For example, a screen as shown in FIG. 9A is displayed. In the screen of FIG. 9A, the POI name, the presence / absence of the roadside camera 3 at the shooting point, and the time when the camera is on the shooting point are taken by the in-vehicle camera 4 of another shooting execution vehicle. You can get it, an image diagram, and a “shooting request” button. As an image diagram, if there is an image taken by someone in the past, it may be used, and if there is no image, a POI landscape image may be displayed. The information processing apparatus 7 determines whether or not the user has pressed the shooting request button on the screen (the button as shown in FIG. 9A) (step S460). If not, the process proceeds to S500. Then, the same processing as described above is performed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S460 that the shooting request button has been pressed on the screen, the shooting request unit 27 of the information processing apparatus 7 of the shooting target vehicle 2A requests the center server 1 to take a shooting request using the pressing of the shooting request button as a trigger. And various information. Note that the transmission may correspond to S100 in FIG. In this case, the center server 1 can provide a recommended route, which will be described later, and can perform the processes after S200 in FIG. Thereafter, the center server 1 determines whether or not the destination is set for the photographed vehicle 2A. (Step S460) If the destination is set, the process proceeds to S480. In this case, the process proceeds to S490.

  In S480, the center server 1 calculates a recommended route and a time that can be taken and can reach the destination earliest in consideration of the long-distance permissible distance according to the shooting possibility, and the calculation result is received. Provided to the photographing vehicle 2A. Specific contents of the processing will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Further, by the process of S480 (that is, the process of FIG. 6), for example, a screen as shown in FIG. 9B is displayed on the display unit 21 of the photographed vehicle 2A. In the screen shown in FIG. 9B, the recommended route, the shooting point on the recommended route (here, the shooting point 1 by the roadside camera, and the shooting point 2 by the in-vehicle camera of the shooting execution vehicle 2B) are shown on the map. The shooting point selected by the user and the destination (the end point of the recommended route is indicated by “G” in the figure) are displayed. Also, in the column next to the map, the name of the shooting point, the number of shooting opportunities, the shooting method at the shooting point (either the roadside camera or the in-vehicle camera), and the passing time between the shooting execution vehicle 2B at the shooting point (Since the roadside camera is fixed at the shooting point, it can be passed at any time, so it is not displayed), the recommended departure time for shooting by the shooting execution vehicle 2B, the estimated arrival time at the destination, The round trip time (difference between the estimated arrival time when traveling on the original route and the estimated arrival time when passing through the recommended route for photographing) is displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, after the center server 1 acquires a photographing request from the photographed vehicle 2A (step S600), the passing point calculation unit 204 includes the photographed vehicle 2A and the photographing execution vehicle 2B that is another vehicle. The passing link and the passing time are calculated (step S610). As the calculation method in S610, for example, the following method can be employed. For example, when the shooting execution vehicle 2B sets a destination and creates a route, a link string of the route is uploaded to the center server 1, and the link at which the shooting execution vehicle 2B is in the center server 1 Is stored in advance. On the other hand, at the time of the calculation in S610, the passing point calculation unit 204 may pass by the information about the link at which the shooting execution vehicle 2B is present and the current position of the shooting target vehicle 2A requesting shooting. Calculate links with In addition, a passing time (a time when the photographing execution vehicle 2B arrives at the link) at the link that has a possibility is calculated. At this time, the passing point calculation unit 204 sets the link as a “shooting point” depending on whether or not the subject vehicle 2A that requested the shooting can arrive at the link during the passing time from the specified time before the passing time. It is determined whether or not to adopt. For example, when the vehicle 2A to be photographed cannot arrive at the link by the passing time, the link cannot be adopted as a photographing point. Further, if the vehicle 2A to be photographed arrives at the link too early, it is necessary to wait for a long time, so that the link cannot be adopted as a photographing point. On the other hand, for example, when the subject vehicle 2A can reach the link slightly earlier (for example, 0 to 5 minutes earlier) than the photographing execution vehicle 2B, the link can be used as a photographing point. In addition, even if the vehicle 2A to be photographed can arrive at the link earlier than the vehicle 2B to be photographed (for example, 5 minutes to a specified time earlier), it is possible to photograph by slightly delaying the departure time of the vehicle 2A to be photographed. The link can be used as a shooting point (in this case, a recommended departure time is calculated, details will be described later). The specified time can be freely set by the center server 1 or the user, and the time of 5 minutes may be freely changed.

  Next, the imaging possibility calculation unit 203 determines that the circuitousness required for the imaging target vehicle 2A to pass the passing link (that is, the imaging point) obtained in S610 is within the range of the permissible circuitous distance determined based on the imaging possibility. It is determined whether or not (step S620). Here, it can be determined whether or not the detour for photographing is acceptable for the user. In addition, there is a situation that “there is a low possibility of being photographed despite having to make a large detour,” or a situation that “there is a slight detour, but the possibility of being photographed becomes very high if you go there” Therefore, considering the possibility of photographing, the allowable distance is set to be large when the possibility of photographing is high, and the allowable distance is set to be small when the possibility of photographing is low.

  When the photographing method is the roadside camera 3, since the photographing is surely performed through the camera, the possibility of photographing can be set high. For example, in the case of the roadside camera 3, the possibility of shooting is the maximum, and the long circuit allowable distance can be set to 1500 m (may be 8 minutes in terms of time). On the other hand, when the shooting method is the in-vehicle camera 4, the shooting possibility is smaller than that of the road-side camera 3 because the vehicle 2 </ b> A to be shot must pass the shooting execution vehicle 2 </ b> B that is another vehicle. Is set. In the case of the in-vehicle camera 4, there are users who travel according to the route set by the system faithfully, and there are users who travel without following the set route. If the driver of the shooting execution vehicle 2B is a user who does not follow the route, the reliability of the calculation result of S610 is reduced, and the shooting execution vehicle 2B is predicted even if it arrives at the shooting point at the predicted passing time. There is a high possibility that they will not come along. Therefore, in the case of the in-vehicle camera 4, the possibility of photographing is changed by the user of the photographing execution vehicle 2B, and accordingly, the permissible roundabout allowable distance is increased or decreased. For example, in the case of an in-vehicle camera, if the user of the photographing execution vehicle 2B has high reliability and the possibility of photographing is large, the allowable roundabout distance is set to 1000 m (may be 5 minutes in terms of time) and the possibility of photographing is set. When it is medium, the permissible roundabout distance is set to 500 m (may be 3 minutes in terms of time), and when the possibility of shooting is small, the permissible roundabout distance is set to 200 m (may be 1 minute in terms of time). Can be set.

  Here, an example of a method for calculating the photographing possibility for each user will be described with reference to FIG. The calculation process of the shooting possibility may be performed in advance before the calculation of FIG. 6 is performed so that the shooting possibility of each user is accumulated as a database and updated and managed as needed through daily driving. . Or you may calculate only at the timing which became necessary. FIG. 7A shows processing in the center server 1, and FIG. 7B shows processing in the photographing execution vehicle 2B.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the photographing possibility calculation unit 203 of the center server 1 determines whether or not the in-vehicle camera 4 is attached to the photographing execution vehicle 2B to be calculated (step S700). Since the photographing itself is not possible unless the vehicle-mounted camera 4 is attached to the photographing execution vehicle 2B to be calculated, the processing shown in FIG. 7A ends. When the vehicle-mounted camera 4 is attached, it is determined whether or not the photographing execution vehicle 2B to be calculated has set the destination (step S710). When the destination is not set, it is impossible to determine how much the photographing execution vehicle 2B is traveling according to the provided route, and thus the process shown in FIG. When the destination is set, the imaging possibility calculation unit 203 calculates a match rate indicating how much the route is followed based on the data transmitted from the imaging execution vehicle 2B to be calculated (step S720). .

  A method for calculating match information in the photographing vehicle 2B will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7B, the imaging execution vehicle 2B sets a destination and travels with a route provided from the navigation system (step S800). During traveling, the imaging execution vehicle 2B determines whether or not the actual traveling link and the route provided by the navigation match (step S810). If they do not match, the link ID and the link ID at the location off the route are displayed. The link length is recorded (step S820). When the traveling is finished (S830), the imaging execution vehicle 2B transmits the total number of links, the total link length, the number of mismatched links, and the length of mismatched links to the center server 1 (step S840).

  The shooting possibility calculation unit 203 of the center server 1 calculates the user match rate in the shooting execution vehicle 2B in S720 of FIG. 7A using the information transmitted in FIG. 7B. Further, the photographing possibility calculation unit 203 calculates the photographing possibility according to the match rate (step S730). When the match rate is high, it can be determined that the vehicle is traveling faithfully according to the route from the navigation system, so that the possibility of shooting can be set high. On the other hand, when the match rate is low, it can be determined that the vehicle is traveling without following the route, so that the possibility of shooting can be set low.

  Returning to FIG. 6, when it is determined in S620 that the circuitousness is greater than the circuitable allowable distance, the center server 1 has no load on the imaging execution vehicle 2B which is another vehicle (for example, the imaging execution vehicle 2B is bothered for imaging). Information that the route that can be taken can not be calculated is transmitted to the subject vehicle 2A that requested the photographing.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S620 that the circuitousness is equal to or less than the possible circuitous distance, the route search unit 206 calculates the route passing the passing link (that is, the shooting point) and the circuitous time in the route (step S630). ). When a plurality of routes can be created, the route with the highest priority may be adopted as the recommended route according to a predetermined priority.

  Next, the recommended departure time calculation unit 207 determines whether or not the time to arrive at the shooting point earlier than the passing time is equal to or more than the specified value when the to-be-photographed vehicle 2A that requested shooting immediately starts traveling on the recommended route. Is determined (step S640). If it is smaller than the specified value, even if the subject vehicle 2A immediately starts traveling on the recommended route, it is determined that it can pass the photographing execution vehicle 2B at the photographing point, and the center is calculated without calculating the recommended departure time. The server 1 transmits the recommended route, the estimated arrival time, the shooting chance, and the detour time to the to-be-photographed vehicle 2A (step S670). On the other hand, if it is equal to or greater than the specified value, it is determined that the subject vehicle 2A arrives earlier than the photographing execution vehicle 2B and cannot be photographed even if the recommended route is started immediately, and the recommended departure time The calculation unit 207 calculates a recommended departure time (step S650). For example, when the specified value is set to 5 minutes, if it is predicted that the photographed vehicle 2A will arrive at the photographing point 0 to 5 minutes earlier than the photographing execution vehicle 2B, the process proceeds to S670 without performing the process of S650. To do. On the other hand, when it is predicted that the photographed vehicle 2A will arrive at the photographing point more than 5 minutes earlier than the photographing execution vehicle 2B, the recommended departure time calculation unit 207 determines that “the arrival time of the photographing execution vehicle 2B—the photographing vehicle 2A. Is set as the recommended departure time. After the process of S650, the center server 1 transmits the recommended departure time to the photographed vehicle 2A in addition to the recommended route, the estimated arrival time, the shooting chance, and the detour time (step S660).

  When any one of S660, S670, and S680 is completed, the process illustrated in FIG. 6 is terminated, and the process of S480 in FIG. 5 is terminated. However, when S680 is executed, the recommended route is not provided.

  On the other hand, in the process of S490 when the destination is not set for the subject vehicle 2A that requested the shooting, the center server 1 simply calculates the recommended route and time to go to the shooting point the earliest, The calculation result is provided to the photographed vehicle 2A. By the process of S490, for example, a screen as shown in FIG. 9C is displayed on the display unit 21 of the subject vehicle 2A. In the screen shown in FIG. 9C, the recommended route, the shooting point on the recommended route (here, the shooting point 1 by the roadside camera, and the shooting point 2 by the in-vehicle camera of the shooting execution vehicle 2B) are shown on the map. The shooting point selected by the user earlier is displayed. Also, in the column next to the map, the name of the shooting point, the number of shooting opportunities, the shooting method at the shooting point (either the roadside camera or the in-vehicle camera), and the passing time between the shooting execution vehicle 2B at the shooting point (Since the roadside camera is fixed at the shooting point, it can be passed at any time and is not displayed), and the recommended departure time for shooting by the shooting execution vehicle 2B is displayed. Note that in the process of S490, the process shown in FIG. 6 is performed in the same manner as in S480 (however, since the destination is not set, the calculation related to the detour is omitted). When the process of S490 ends, the process of FIG. 5 ends.

  As described above, in the information processing system 200 according to the present embodiment, the recommended route of the photographed vehicle 2A is specified based on the route information of the photographing vehicle 2B. By following the recommended route based on the route information of the photographing vehicle 2B, the subject vehicle 2A can be more reliably photographed.

  Further, in the information processing system 200, the possibility that the subject vehicle 2A is photographed by the photographing execution vehicle 2B is calculated, and the recommended route can be specified based on the calculation result. By specifying a recommended route based on the possibility of being photographed in this way, for example, it becomes possible to provide a recommended route that is highly likely to be photographed, or when the possibility of photographing is low It is possible to prevent provision of a recommended route that makes a detour more than necessary.

  Further, the information processing system 200 can calculate the recommended departure time of the subject vehicle 2A based on the route information of the subject vehicle 2B. For example, when the subject vehicle 2A immediately travels according to the recommended route, the subject vehicle 2A may arrive at the desired photographing location earlier than the photographing execution vehicle 2B. In this case, by providing the recommended departure time to the photographed vehicle 2A, it is possible to match the time when the photographed vehicle 2A arrives at the photographing location and the time when the photographing execution vehicle 2B arrives. Thereby, the to-be-photographed vehicle 2A can be more reliably photographed.

  In the information processing system 200, a shooting point at which shooting of the shot vehicle 2A is executed is set in the shot vehicle 2A. Further, based on the set shooting point, the vehicle 2B that can be shot is specified. By setting a shooting point on the subject vehicle 2A, it is possible to take a picture at a position where the user wants to take a picture. Moreover, the calculation load can be reduced by specifying the to-be-photographed vehicle 2B which can image | photograph at the said imaging | photography point.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the device mounted on each vehicle is not particularly limited, and is not particularly limited as long as it has a calculation function, a photographing function, a communication function, and a display function. For example, in the information processing 300 system shown in FIG. 10A, a portable information terminal such as a smartphone 301 is mounted on the vehicles 2A and 2B. Also, the photographing unit mounted on the vehicles 2A and 2B is not particularly limited, and a rotatable camera 401 may be adopted as shown in FIG. 10B, and as shown in FIG. A photographable camera 402 may be employed.

  Moreover, although the vehicle was illustrated as an example of the moving body, any vehicle may be used as long as it has a photographing unit and can communicate with the center server, and photographing may be performed with a two-wheeled vehicle or the like.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Center server, 2A ... Vehicle (1st moving body), 2B ... Vehicle (2nd moving body), 3 ... Roadside camera, 4 ... Car-mounted camera (imaging part), 7 ... Information processing apparatus, 100,200 , 300 ... Information processing system, 301 ... Smartphone (shooting unit, information processing apparatus), 401 ... Rotable camera (shooting unit), 402 ... Camera capable of shooting all around (shooting unit).

Claims (8)

An information processing system comprising: a center server; a first mobile body that communicates with the center server; and a second mobile body that communicates with the center server and includes a photographing unit. And
Based on the information on the position of the first moving body and the information on the position of the second moving body, when the first moving body and the second moving body approach each other, the photographing unit Performing imaging of the first moving body;
Upload the data photographed by the photographing unit to the center server ,
An information processing system for identifying a recommended route of the first moving body based on route information of the second moving body . The center server acquires a photographing request from the first moving body, specifies the second moving body that can be photographed, transmits the photographing request to the identified second moving body,
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the identified second moving body photographs the first moving body requested to be photographed by the photographing unit. 2. The recommended route according to claim 1 , wherein a possibility that the first moving body is photographed by the photographing unit of the second moving body is calculated, and the recommended route is specified based on the calculation result. Information processing system. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein a recommended departure time of the first moving body is calculated based on route information of the second moving body. A shooting point at which shooting of the first moving body is executed is set in the first moving body,
The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the second movable body that can be photographed is specified based on the set photographing point. An information processing apparatus that is mounted on a mobile body having an imaging unit and performs communication with a center server,
Based on the information on the position of the moving body and the information on the position of the other moving body to be imaged, when the moving body approaches the other moving body, the other movement is performed by the imaging unit. Executes body imaging, uploads data captured by the imaging unit to the center server ,
An information processing apparatus for uploading route information of the mobile unit to the center server in order to identify a recommended route of the other mobile unit based on the route information of the mobile unit. An information processing apparatus that is mounted on a mobile body and communicates with a center server,
Sending a shooting request to the center server so that the moving body is shot by another moving body having a shooting unit,
Based on the information on the position of the moving body and the information on the position of the other moving body that performs shooting, when the moving body approaches the other moving body, the photographing unit When shooting is performed and data shot by the shooting unit is uploaded to the center server, the data is received from the center server ,
The other based on the route information of the mobile information processing apparatus characterized that you receive information identifying the recommended route of the moving body from the center server. A center server that performs communication between a first mobile body and a second mobile body having an imaging unit,
Based on the information on the position of the first mobile body and the information on the position of the second mobile body, when the first mobile body and the second mobile body approach each other, the second mobile body Causing the photographing unit to perform photographing of the first moving body,
Receiving data photographed by the photographing unit ;
A center server that specifies a recommended route of the first moving body based on route information of the second moving body .

Images