JP5716650B2 - Information provision device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus.

  Conventionally, there is known a navigation device that sets a stay time for each facility on a route and executes route guidance based on the stay time. In Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-069857), a stay time and a departure time are set for each facility category, and the estimated arrival time at the waypoint and the destination is taken into consideration with the stay time and the departure time. An information providing apparatus for calculating the value is disclosed. Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-060315) discloses an information providing apparatus that provides information by setting an average stay time for each facility or for each set genre.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-069857 JP 2010-060315 A

  In the information providing apparatus as described above, it is also possible to provide route information that affects travel, such as traffic jam information on the route and road closures. However, these information providing devices cannot provide route information in consideration of the characteristics of the staying time for each user. In addition, since the staying time has to be set in advance in the conventional apparatus, there is a problem that information that takes into account the staying time cannot be efficiently provided. Furthermore, in the apparatus described in Patent Document 1, since the staying time is set for each category of facility, elements such as a difference in staying time due to the scale of the facility are not taken into consideration, and information in which the characteristics of the facility are taken into consideration. There is a problem that can not be provided.

  The objective of this invention is providing the information provision apparatus which can provide route information appropriately according to the characteristic of the stay time of a facility or a user.

That is, according to the information providing apparatus according to the present invention, the acquisition means for acquiring the staying time of the user in the facility used by the user of the mobile object, and the user goes to the destination using the facility. In addition, information distribution means for delivering route information to the destination to the user, taking into account information on the stay time of the user acquired by the acquisition means, and the tendency of long and short stay time for each facility and user The information distribution means distributes the route information to the destination to the user in consideration of the long / short tendency calculated by the long / short tendency calculation means .

According to this invention, the acquisition unit acquires the stay time for each facility and user, and the route information including the information on the stay time is distributed to the user. Therefore, it becomes possible to provide route information appropriately according to the characteristics of the stay time of the facility and the user. Furthermore, the information providing apparatus according to the present invention includes a long / short tendency calculating unit that calculates a long / short tendency of the staying time for each facility and user, and the information distribution unit displays the long / short tendency calculated by the long / short tendency calculating unit. In addition, route information to the destination is distributed to the user. Thereby, it becomes possible to provide information in consideration of the tendency of the staying time of the facility for each user. Therefore, it becomes possible to provide route information appropriately according to the characteristics of the staying time of the user.

  In the information providing apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the information distribution means distributes the route information to the destination to the user in consideration of the stay time information of a plurality of other users in the facility. According to the present invention, even when there is no information regarding the staying time of the user, such as when the user uses the facility for the first time, it is possible to take into account the staying time information of other users. Therefore, it becomes possible to provide route information appropriately according to the characteristics of facilities and staying time.

  Further, in the information providing apparatus according to the present invention, when an event that affects traveling occurs on the route to the destination, the information distribution unit is the user's stay time and the event content acquired by the acquisition unit Accordingly, it is preferable to determine whether or not to distribute event information to the user. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide route information more efficiently because unnecessary information that does not affect traveling on the actual route is not distributed to the user in relation to the stay time. Become.

  Further, in the information providing apparatus according to the present invention, the moving body is a vehicle on which the user is boarded, and destination estimation means for estimating the destination from the traveling state of the user's moving body, and a route toward the destination It is preferable to provide a route estimation means for estimating According to the present invention, even when the destination is not set by the user, it is possible to efficiently provide the route information by estimating the destination and the route.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, route information can be provided appropriately according to the characteristic of the stay time of a facility or a user.

It is a schematic block diagram of the information provision apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the information delivery process in the information provision apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the prior stay time calculation process in the information provision apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the stay time calculation process for every facility in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is used for the same element or the same equivalent element, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an information providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The information providing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 provides a route information that influences traveling such as traffic jam information and traffic closure on the route while guiding the route to the destination by the car navigation system to the user. It is. When there is a facility used by the user on the route, the information providing apparatus 100 provides route information in consideration of the user's staying time at the facility. Here, the facility is a place where the user goes out for business, and includes all places such as government offices, post offices, and shopping centers that are displayed on the map. The information providing apparatus 100 calculates the stay time of the user's facility from the vehicle 3 on which the user is boarded, the user's mobile phone 5, and the vehicle 3 or the mobile phone 5, and takes the stay time into account for the route information And a center server 1 for providing

  The center server 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that performs arithmetic processing, a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory) serving as a storage unit, an input signal circuit, a power supply circuit, and the like. The center server 1 is connected to a communication network via a communication unit 22 to be described later, and is configured to be able to communicate with the vehicle 3 (onboard device) and the mobile phone 5. The center server 1 includes a stay time calculation unit 10, an expected departure time calculation unit 11, a stay time length tendency calculation unit 12, an average stay time recording unit 13, an all-user average stay time recording unit 14, and an average stay Time calculation unit 15, average user average stay time calculation unit 16, information distribution unit 17, route estimation unit 18, destination estimation unit 19, traffic information database 20, map database 21, and communication unit 22 With.

  The stay time calculation unit 10 functions as an acquisition unit that acquires the stay time of the user in the facility used by the user who is on the moving body. The stay time calculation unit 10 detects the time when the accessory power supply of the vehicle 3 is turned off and the time when the accessory power is turned on from the vehicle 3 and receives the position information of the vehicle 3. The stay time calculation unit 10 extracts facility information used by the user from the received position information, and calculates the difference between the time when the accessory power supply of the vehicle 3 is turned on and the time when the accessory power is turned off. Calculate staying time. In this way, the stay time calculation unit 10 acquires the stay time for each facility and user.

  When the user of the information providing apparatus 100 runs the vehicle 3 using the facility as a transit point, the expected departure time calculation unit 11 and the time when the accessory power supply of the vehicle 3 is turned off and the average stay time of the user at the facility From the above, it has a function of calculating the expected departure time from the user's facility. Moreover, when there is no information on the average stay time of the user, the expected departure time calculation unit 11 calculates the expected departure time using the information on the average stay time of other users.

  The stay time long / short tendency calculating unit 12 has a function as a long / short tendency calculating means for calculating a long / short tendency of stay time for each facility and user. The stay time length tendency calculation unit 12 compares the average stay time of each facility and user with the average stay time of all users and calculates a tendency of stay time length. Specifically, for example, the average stay time of all users of the shopping center A is 3 hours, the average stay time of the shopping center A of the user a is 2 hours, and the average stay of the shopping center A of the user b When the time is 5 hours, the stay time long / short trend calculating unit 12 sets the long / short trend of the stay time in the shopping center A of the user a as “short” and the stay time in the shopping center A of the user b. A long / short tendency is assumed to be “long”.

  The average stay time recording unit 13 has a function of recording the average stay time for each facility and user. The average stay time recording unit 13 records and stores the average stay time for each facility and user calculated by the average stay time calculating unit 15. The all-user average stay time recording unit 14 has a function of recording the average stay time of all users for each facility. The all-user average stay time recording unit 14 records and stores the average stay time of all users for each facility calculated by the all-user average stay time calculating unit 16.

  The average stay time calculation unit 15 has a function of calculating an average stay time for each facility and user. If the user has used the facility for a predetermined number of times or more (for example, 3 times or more), the average stay time calculation unit 15 records the average stay time recording unit 13 so far. The stay time calculation unit 10 adds the stay time acquired this time to the average stay time and divides it by the number of times the facility is used, thereby calculating a new average stay time of the user.

  The all-user average stay time calculation unit 16, when the stay time calculation unit 10 obtains the stay time for each facility and each user, the total use for each facility recorded and held in the all-user average stay time recording unit 14 The average staying time of all new users is calculated by adding the staying time acquired by the staying time calculating unit 10 to the average staying time of the user and dividing it by the number of stays of all users so far.

  When the user travels the vehicle 3 toward the destination using the facility, the information distribution unit 17 takes into account the user's stay time acquired by the stay time calculation unit 10 and gives the user a purpose. It has a function as information distribution means for distributing route information to the ground. In addition, when an event that affects traveling occurs on the route to the destination, the information distribution unit 17 uses information on the event according to the average stay time of the user's facility and the content of the event. A function of determining whether or not to deliver to a user.

  Here, the event that affects driving refers to, for example, an event that may hinder driving, that is, traffic jams, traffic closures, and the like. For example, if the information distribution unit 17 is a road stop that lasts about one hour during the stay time and the content of the event is 3 hours in the facility, the stop does not affect the traveling of the vehicle 3, Since it is unnecessary information, this closed information is not distributed to the user. In this way, the information distribution unit 17 prevents unnecessary information that does not affect traveling on the actual route from being distributed to the user because of the stay time.

  The route estimation unit 18 has a function as route estimation means for estimating the future route of the vehicle 3 from the route on which the vehicle 3 has traveled so far when the destination has not been set by the user. The destination estimation unit 19 has a function as destination estimation means for estimating the destination from the route on which the vehicle 3 has traveled so far when the destination is not set by the user. The route estimator 18 and the destination estimator 19 estimate the route and the destination at regular intervals from the traveling state of the vehicle 3, and update the estimation result.

  The traffic information database 20 stores and manages traffic information necessary for presenting a route to the destination. The traffic information database 20 stores information on the environment around a plurality of vehicles (for example, the presence or absence of traffic jams, weather conditions, etc.), VICS (registered trademark) (Vehicle Information and Communication System), and national weather information. Is received from the business operators that collect the data and stored. The map database 21 receives and stores the map information necessary for presenting the route to the destination in the same manner as the traffic information database 20.

  The communication unit 22 has a function as a communication unit that communicates with the vehicle 3 or the mobile phone 5. Specifically, the communication unit 22 receives the time when the accessory power source of the vehicle 3 is turned off and the time when the accessory power source of the vehicle 3 is turned on from the vehicle 3. Further, the communication unit 22 receives position information of the vehicle 3 or the mobile phone 5, a traveling state of the vehicle 3, a destination of the vehicle 3, route information, and the like from the vehicle 3 or the mobile phone 5.

  The vehicle 3 includes a communication unit 31 that communicates with the center server 1 and an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) 32 that is an electronic control unit that controls transmission and reception of information with the center server 1 by the communication unit 31. As the communication unit 31, for example, a wireless communication device can be used, or an optical beacon or the like may be used. The ECU 32 mainly includes a computer including a central processing unit (CPU), a read only memory (ROM), and a random access memory (RAM), and includes an input signal circuit, an output signal circuit, and a power supply circuit. In the ECU 32, for example, an application stored in the ROM is loaded into the RAM and executed by the CPU. ECU32 has the display part 33, the own vehicle position specific | specification part 34, and the position transmission / reception part 35, and the own vehicle position specific | specification part 34 and the position transmission / reception part 35 correspond to said application.

  The display unit 33 has a screen that displays the route information obtained from the center server 1 via the communication unit 31 so that the user can recognize it. In addition to the display unit 33, an audio output unit such as a speaker may be provided to output information from the center server 1 by audio.

  The own vehicle position specifying unit 34 has a function of specifying the current position of the vehicle 3 on the map data. The position transmitting / receiving unit 35 has a function of transmitting / receiving the position information of the vehicle 3 specified by the own vehicle position specifying unit 34 to / from the center server 1.

  The mobile phone 5 has a function of communicating with the center server 1, and functions as a moving body of the user of the information providing apparatus 100 as with the vehicle 3. The mobile phone 5 includes a communication unit 51 that communicates with the center server 1 and a display unit 52 that displays information received from the center server 1 via the communication unit 51. As the mobile phone 5, for example, a smartphone can be used, and as a communication method of the mobile phone 5, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) that is connected wirelessly to a vehicle and enables hands-free conversation in the vehicle interior space is used. It is possible. By using the mobile phone 5, communication with the center server 1 can be performed even when a user of the information providing apparatus 100 gets on a vehicle that does not have a communication function with the center server 1.

  Next, an example of the operation of the information providing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 is a flowchart showing an information distribution process of the center server 1, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a prior stay time calculation process of the center server 1, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a stay time calculation process of the center server 1. 2 to 4 are executed by the CPU of the center server 1 by loading each program into the RAM or the like. In the following, a case where the user of the information providing apparatus 100 is on the vehicle 3 will be described as an example.

  Below, the information delivery process of the center server 1 is demonstrated, referring FIG. First, in step S10 (hereinafter referred to as “S10”, the same applies to other steps), it is determined whether or not the user of the information providing apparatus 100 has set a destination. If it is determined that the destination is not set, the process proceeds to S12, where the destination is estimated by the destination estimating unit 19, and then the route is estimated by the route estimating unit 18 in S14. On the other hand, when it is determined in S10 that the destination is set, the process proceeds to S16, and a route search similar to a normal navigation device is executed.

  After the route is estimated or searched in S14 or S16, the center server 1 determines whether or not there is an event that affects the traveling of the vehicle 3 on the route in the traffic information of the traffic information database 20. It is determined (S18). When it is determined in S18 that the event does not exist on the route, the series of processes in FIG. On the other hand, if it is determined that the event exists on the route, the process proceeds to S20. In S20, the stay time calculation unit 10 receives the time when the accessory power source is turned off from the vehicle 3, and the time when the accessory is turned off and the user's information recorded in the average stay time recording unit 13 to the facility concerned. From the average stay time, the expected departure time calculation unit 11 calculates the expected departure time of the facility. Specifically, the predicted departure time calculation unit 11 determines, for example, that the time when the accessory power is turned off is 18:00 and the average stay time of the facility of the user of the vehicle 3 is 3 hours. The estimated departure time is calculated as 21:00.

  Then, the process proceeds to S22, and the event affects the vehicle 3 when the vehicle 3 departs from the facility at a predetermined time before and after the departure time calculated by the predicted departure time calculation unit 11 (for example, one hour before and after). It is determined whether or not. Specifically, in the case where the estimated departure time is 21:00 as described above, if the content of the event is a closed road and the closed road is resolved at 20:00, the closed road is used for traveling of the vehicle 3. Since it has no effect, it is determined that the event does not affect the traveling of the vehicle 3. On the other hand, when the road closure is resolved at 22:00, it is determined that the event affects the travel of the vehicle 3 because the road closure affects the travel of the vehicle 3.

  In S <b> 22, when it is determined that the event affects the travel of the vehicle 3, the process proceeds to S <b> 24 and information on the event is distributed to the vehicle 3. In S22, when it is determined that the event does not affect the traveling of the vehicle 3, the series of processing ends without distributing the information of the event. In the above example, the closed information that is canceled at 22:00 is distributed to the vehicle 3, but the closed information that is canceled at 20:00 is not distributed to the vehicle 3.

  Hereinafter, the prior stay time calculation process of the center server 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, the pre-stay time calculation processing is, for example, immediately after the user ends the use of the facility and turns on the accessory power supply of the vehicle 3, the center server 1 calculates the facility stay time of the user and uses it together. This is a process of updating the average stay time for each user and the average stay time for all users.

  First, in S30, the time when the accessory power supply of the vehicle 3 is turned off and the time when the accessory power is turned on are transmitted from the vehicle 3 to the center server 1. In S32, the stay time calculation unit 10 calculates the stay time of the user at the facility.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to S34, and it is determined whether or not the number of visits to the facility by the user is equal to or more than a specified number (for example, 3 times). If it is determined in S34 that the number of times is equal to or greater than the specified number of times, the average stay time calculation unit 15 adds the stay time calculated this time to the average stay time recorded in the average stay time recording unit 13 so far. Then, the average stay time A for each new user is calculated by dividing by the number of times added so far, and the average stay time recording unit 13 records the average stay time A. On the other hand, if it is determined in S34 that the number of times is not equal to or greater than the prescribed number, the stay time calculated by the present stay time calculation unit 10 and the number of visits to the facility are recorded as they are.

  Then, the process proceeds to S40, where the all-user average stay time calculation unit 16 calculates the stay calculated by the present stay time calculation unit 10 to the average stay time recorded in the all-user average stay time recording unit 14 so far. The average stay time B of all new users is calculated by adding the times and dividing by the number of times added so far, and the average stay time B is recorded by the all-user average stay time recording unit 14. The process proceeds to S42.

  In S42, it is determined whether or not the average stay time A for each user in the facility is shorter than the average stay time B for all users. And when it determines with it being short in S42, it transfers to S44 and it records that the tendency of the stay time of the said user to the said facility is short by the stay time length short tendency calculation part 12. FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S42 that it is not short, the process proceeds to S46, and it is determined whether or not the average stay time A for each user in the facility is longer than the average stay time B for all users. And when it determines with it being long in S46, it transfers to S48, and the tendency of the stay time to the said facility of the said user is recorded by the stay time length short tendency calculation part 12 as long.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S46 that it is not long, the average stay time A for each user is equal to the average stay time B for all users, and the stay time length tendency calculating unit 12 tends to be long or short. A series of processing ends without recording. When the long / short stay tendency calculation unit 12 records the long / short stay tendency at the facility, the length of the stay and the user may be about 15 minutes longer or shorter than 1 hour, for example. Every time it is recorded together.

  Hereinafter, the stay time calculation process of the center server 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In the stay time calculation process, when the user turns off the accessory power supply of the vehicle 3 and starts using the facility, the expected stay time of the user in the facility is calculated. This expected stay time is calculated by the stay time calculation unit 10. Further, the expected departure time calculation unit 11 calculates the expected departure time of the facility by adding the expected stay time to the time when the accessory power supply of the vehicle 3 is turned off.

  First, in S <b> 50, data on the time when the accessory power supply of the vehicle 3 is turned off is transmitted from the vehicle 3 to the center server 1. In S <b> 52, it is determined whether or not the average stay time data of the user of the facility is recorded in the average stay time recording unit 13. When it is determined that the data is recorded in S52, the process proceeds to S54, and the series of processing ends with the average stay time recorded by the average stay time recording unit 13 as the expected stay time of the user.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S52 that no data is recorded, the process proceeds to S56. In S56, the average stay time of all users recorded in the all-user average stay time recording unit 14 of the facility is corrected according to the tendency of the average stay time in other facilities of the user, Calculate the expected stay time. Specifically, for example, a case where the user a goes to the shopping center A for the first time is assumed. In this case, the average stay time of all users of the shopping center A is 2 hours and 15 minutes, and the average stay time of the user a in the department store B is about 20 minutes longer than the average of all users. If the average stay time at department store C is about 10 minutes longer than the average for all users, taking into account the tendency to stay a little longer, add 15 minutes to 2 hours and 15 minutes. The estimated staying time at shopping center A is calculated as 2 hours 30 minutes. As described above, after calculating the expected stay time of the user in S56, the series of processes is terminated.

  As described above, according to the information providing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the stay time calculating unit 10 that acquires the stay time of the user in the facility used by the user of the information providing apparatus 100, and the user An information distribution unit 17 is provided that distributes route information to the user to the user in consideration of information on the staying time of the user when traveling to the destination using the facility. Therefore, the stay time is acquired for each facility and user, and the route information including the information on the stay time is distributed. Therefore, the route information can be appropriately provided according to the characteristics of the stay time of the facility and the user.

  Moreover, according to the information providing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the total user average staying time recording unit 14 and the total user average staying time calculating unit 16 are provided, so that the staying times of a plurality of other users in the facility are provided. In consideration of this information, the route information to the destination is distributed to the user. Therefore, even when there is no information about the stay time of the user's facility, such as when the user uses the facility for the first time, it is possible to take into account information on the stay time of other users, Route information can be appropriately provided according to the characteristics of the facility and the staying time.

  Further, according to the information providing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the stay time length / shortness tendency calculating unit 12 that calculates the length of stay time for each facility and user is provided. Considering the long and short tendencies calculated by the calculation unit 12, the route information to the destination is distributed to the user. Therefore, it is possible to provide route information that takes into account the characteristics of the staying time of the user.

  In addition, according to the information providing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the information distribution unit 17 is configured to record an average stay time recording unit when an event such as a traffic jam or a road closure that affects driving on the route to the destination occurs. In accordance with the average stay time of the user recorded in 13 and the contents of the event, it is determined whether or not to distribute the event information to the user. Therefore, according to the average stay time and the content of the event, for example, when the stay time is 3 hours and the event content is closed for about 1 hour, the event information is not delivered to the user. It becomes possible to do so. Accordingly, unnecessary information that does not affect traveling on the actual route is not distributed to the user in relation to the staying time, so that the route information can be provided more efficiently.

  Moreover, according to the information providing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the destination estimating unit 19 that estimates the destination from the traveling state of the user's vehicle 3, the route estimating unit 18 that estimates the route to the destination, Is provided. Therefore, even when the destination is not set by the user, the destination estimation unit 19 and the route estimation unit 18 can efficiently provide the route information by estimating the destination and the route.

  In addition, embodiment mentioned above demonstrated embodiment of the information provision apparatus which concerns on this invention, The information provision apparatus which concerns on this invention is not limited to what was described in this embodiment. The information providing apparatus according to the present invention may be obtained by modifying the information providing apparatus according to the present embodiment or applying the information to another apparatus without changing the gist described in each claim.

  For example, in the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the information distribution unit 17 determines whether or not to distribute information on an event to the user according to the average stay time of the user and the content of the event. In addition to this example, it is also possible to provide information on when the facility leaves from the facility according to the content of the event that affects the traveling. Specifically, for example, when the normal travel time from the facility to the destination is 65 minutes and a road closure that resolves at 20:00 occurs on the route from the facility to the destination, Information that it takes 100 minutes to travel at 19:30 due to traffic closure, but it will take 65 minutes as usual without leaving traffic after leaving the facility at 20:00 Provision is also possible.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the center server 1 is provided with the average stay time recording part 13, the total user average stay time recording part 14, the average stay time calculation part 15, and the total user average stay time calculation part 16, and average Although an example of calculating the predicted departure time from the stay time has been described, a time other than the average stay time may be used. That is, instead of the average stay time of the facility for each user, for example, the median value of the stay time of the facility accumulated for each user may be used.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the time when the accessory power source is turned off and the time when the accessory power source is turned on is stored and the stay time is obtained using the difference between these times has been described. / Off time may not be used. For example, instead of the accessory power on / off time, the ignition on / off time, the time when the brake signal of the side brake is detected, the time when the shift lever is in the parking position or the neutral position, or the vehicle The staying time of the facility may be calculated using the parked time or the like.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the stay time calculation part 10 which acquires a user's stay time in a facility, the information delivery part 17 which delivers the route information to a user to a destination, the route estimation part 18 which estimates a route, In addition, the example in which the destination estimation unit 19 that estimates the destination is provided in the center server 1 has been described. However, the stay time calculation unit 10, the information distribution unit 17, the route estimation unit 18, and the destination estimation unit 19 may be arranged other than the center server 1, for example, another user boarding the information providing apparatus 100 You may provide in a vehicle, a mobile telephone, etc.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the stay time length tendency calculation part 12 compares an average stay time of a user with an average stay time of all users, and an average stay time of a user is more than the average stay time of all users. In the example described above, the long case is “long”, the short case is “short”, and the long / short tendency is obtained. However, the method for calculating the long and short tendency is not limited to the above embodiment. That is, for example, when it is 2 hours or more longer / shorter than the average stay time of all users, it is “very long” / “very short”, and when it is longer than 1 hour but less than 2 hours, it is “long” / “short”. , It may be calculated by setting a step on the result of long and short trends, such as “slightly long” / “slightly short” if it is longer than 30 minutes and less than 1 hour, and “average” otherwise. .

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the vehicle 3 communicated with the center server 1 and demonstrated the example which provides the information which considered the stay time to the user. However, even if the center server 1 communicates with a moving body other than the vehicle and provides information in consideration of the staying time, the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained. Furthermore, the mobile body can be various, and may be, for example, a mobile phone or a robot that is a user's mobile terminal.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Center server, 3 ... Vehicle, 5 ... Mobile phone, 10 ... Stay time calculation part, 11 ... Expected departure time calculation part, 12 ... Stay time length short tendency calculation part, 13 ... Average stay time recording part, 14 ... All use Person average stay time recording unit, 15 ... average stay time calculation unit, 16 ... all users average stay time calculation unit, 17 ... information distribution unit, 18 ... route estimation unit, 19 ... destination estimation unit, 20 ... traffic information database , 21 ... map database, 22 ... communication section, 31 ... communication section, 32 ... ECU, 33 ... display section, 34 ... own vehicle position specifying section, 35 ... position transmission / reception section, 51 ... communication section, 52 ... display section, 100 ... Information providing device.

Claims (4)

An acquisition means for acquiring a staying time of the user at the facility in a facility used by a user of the moving body;
When the user goes to the destination using the facility, the route information to the destination is distributed to the user in consideration of the stay time information of the user acquired by the acquisition means. Information distribution means to
Long-short trend calculating means for calculating long-short trend of staying time for each facility and the user ,
The information distribution unit distributes the route information to the destination to the user in consideration of the long / short tendency calculated by the long / short tendency calculation unit,
Information providing device. The information distribution means distributes the route information to the destination to the user in consideration of the stay time information of other users at the facility.
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1. When an event that affects traveling on the route to the destination occurs, the information distribution unit, depending on the stay time of the user acquired by the acquisition unit and the content of the event, Determining whether to deliver the event information to the user;
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 . The moving body is a vehicle on which the user is boarded,
Destination estimation means for estimating a destination from the traveling state of the mobile body of the user;
Route estimation means for estimating a route toward the destination;
The information providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising:

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