JP5763303B2 - Car sharing system, car sharing method and car sharing program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a car sharing system, a car sharing method, and a car sharing program related to car sharing.

  A concept of car sharing in which a single car is used by a plurality of people is known. In such a service for providing car sharing, a car is rented out to a member who has registered as a member under a predetermined condition so that the members can use the car jointly. Patent Document 1 below discloses a car sharing support system as an example of a car sharing system for the purpose of improving the convenience of car sharing. This car sharing support system receives empty vehicle data from multiple parking lots, accumulates it in the empty vehicle database, calculates empty vehicle data for members linked to the location of each sharing member from this empty vehicle database, and calculates the calculated Sends empty vehicle data to sharing members and receives share car reservation data from sharing members.

JP 2004-178385 A

  By the way, a car navigation apparatus that provides a route guidance service from a current position to a destination when an automobile travels has become widespread. Such a car navigation device is also widely installed in vehicles that are subject to car sharing. Therefore, a user who uses car sharing can enjoy the route guidance service by setting a destination in the car navigation device mounted on the reserved vehicle at the start of using the reserved vehicle.

  Here, in car sharing, the vehicle can be selected in advance, but the model of the car navigation device cannot be selected. The position of the operation button of the car navigation device, the setting procedure, etc. Often different for each. Since users who use car sharing often do not have a private car, they may be unfamiliar with the operation of the car navigation device, so the destination setting that operates the car navigation device to set the destination There are cases where time is spent on the work or the destination setting work is complicated in the first place.

  Also, in car sharing, it can be used in a short time such as 15 minutes or 30 minutes, so there are many situations where the average usage time is often shorter than a rental car, etc. It is not preferable for a user who wants to effectively use the time in the vehicle to spend time on the destination setting work for the car navigation device. Therefore, some users hesitate to use the car navigation device. As described above, in the conventional car sharing, there is a problem that the convenience of the user is not sufficiently achieved for the car navigation device mounted on the vehicle.

  Therefore, a mechanism capable of solving such a unique problem in car sharing is desired. However, in the car sharing support system described in Patent Document 1, no consideration is given to such a problem.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a new car sharing system, a car sharing method, and a car sharing program that can further improve user convenience for a car navigation device mounted on a car sharing vehicle.

  This car sharing system is a car sharing system including an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a server configured to be communicable with the in-vehicle device, and the server identifies a vehicle that is a target of car sharing. Reservation information including master information storage means for associating and storing identification information and in-vehicle device information related to the in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle, and vehicle identification information of the reserved vehicle and destination information for specifying the destination Reservation information receiving means for receiving information from a terminal device, on-vehicle equipment specifying means for specifying vehicle equipment information stored in association with vehicle identification information of the reserved vehicle by referring to the master storage means, and the specified Transmission means for transmitting reservation confirmation information including the destination information to an in-vehicle device mounted on the reserved vehicle based on the in-vehicle device information. The in-vehicle device automatically receives the destination information included in the received reservation confirmation information at the receiving means for receiving the reservation confirmation information transmitted from the server and the route guidance destination of the car navigation device connected to the in-vehicle device. Automatic destination setting means for controlling the car navigation device so as to be set automatically.

  The reservation confirmation information further includes a use start time and a use end time of the reserved vehicle, and when the destination automatic setting means receives a plurality of the reservation confirmation information, the plurality of reservation confirmation information Among them, the reservation confirmation information whose current time is located between the use start time and the use end time is specified, and the destination information included in the specified reservation information is automatically transmitted to the route guidance destination of the car navigation device. The car navigation device is controlled so as to be set automatically.

  The reservation confirmation information further includes user identification information for identifying a user, and the in-vehicle device includes a reading unit for reading the user identification information from a storage medium presented for user authentication, and the automatic destination setting When a plurality of the reservation confirmation information are received, the means identifies the reservation confirmation information including the user identification information read by the reading means from among the plurality of reservation confirmation information, and the identified reservation The car navigation device is controlled such that the destination information included in the confirmation information is automatically set to the route guidance destination of the car navigation device.

  The in-vehicle device further includes confirmation means for inquiring of the user whether or not to automatically start route guidance based on the destination information at a predetermined timing when the user starts using the reserved vehicle. The automatic land setting means controls so that the received destination information is automatically set to the route guidance destination of the car navigation device when the confirmation result by the confirmation means is right. To do.

  The destination automatic setting means controls so that the received destination information is stored in a memory of the car navigation device when the confirmation result by the confirmation means is NO.

  In the case where a plurality of destinations are included in the destination information, the confirmation means inquires the user of a destination to be set as a route guidance destination from the plurality of destinations.

  A car sharing method in a car sharing system including an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a server configured to be communicable with the in-vehicle device, wherein the server identifies vehicle identification information and a destination of a reserved vehicle A reservation information receiving step for receiving reservation information including destination information from the terminal device, vehicle identification information for identifying a vehicle to be car-sharing, and vehicle-mounted device information related to the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle The on-vehicle device specifying step for specifying the in-vehicle device information stored in association with the vehicle identification information of the reserved vehicle by referring to the master information storage means to be stored, and based on the specified on-vehicle device information Transmitting the reservation confirmation information to the in-vehicle device mounted on the reserved vehicle, and the in-vehicle device is transmitted from the server. The destination information receiving step for receiving the reservation confirmation information, and the destination information included in the received reservation confirmation information is automatically set in the route guidance destination of the car navigation device connected to the in-vehicle device. And a destination automatic setting step for controlling the car navigation device.

  The program of the present invention causes a computer to execute each processing step of the above method. The program of the present invention can be installed or loaded on a computer through various recording media such as an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, or a semiconductor memory, or via a communication network.

  In this specification and the like, the means does not simply mean a physical means, but includes a case where the functions of the means are realized by software. Further, the function of one means may be realized by two or more physical means, or the functions of two or more means may be realized by one physical means.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a user's convenience can be improved more about the car navigation apparatus mounted in the vehicle of car sharing.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of a car sharing system. It is a figure showing an example of the data structure of a member master. It is a figure showing an example of the data structure of a vehicle master. It is a figure showing an example of the data structure of reservation DB. It is a block diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of a vehicle equipment and a navigation apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of a destination automatic registration process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a structure of the destination guidance screen.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same element and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

[Schematic configuration of car sharing system]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a car sharing system (hereinafter referred to as “system”) in the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the system 100 includes a server 1, a user terminal device 2, an in-vehicle device 3, and a navigation device 4.

  The server 1 is connected to the user terminal device 2 and the vehicle via a predetermined communication network N (which may be any of a LAN, the Internet, a dedicated line, a packet communication network, a combination thereof, and includes both wired and wireless). It is configured to be able to communicate with the machine 3. In the figure, as an example, three each of the user terminal device 2 and the in-vehicle device 3 are described, but the number of these is arbitrary, and is four or more or less than three according to the design. It can be comprised so that it may become.

[Server function configuration]
Next, functions of the server 1 will be described in detail. As shown in the figure, the server 1 includes a communication unit 11, a reservation information receiving unit 12, a destination data setting unit 13, an in-vehicle device specifying unit 14, a reservation information transmitting unit 15, a master DB (master information storage unit) 16, Function realizing means such as a reservation DB (reservation information storage means) 17 is included. The server 1 can be configured by a general-purpose or dedicated computer including hardware such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, HDD, user interface, display, and communication interface. For example, the CPU is stored in the memory. By executing a predetermined program, it functions as the function realizing means. The server 1 may be composed of a single computer or may be composed of a plurality of computers distributed on a network.

  The communication unit 11 is configured to be able to input and output predetermined information to and from the user terminal device 2 and the in-vehicle device 3 via the communication network N, and has a communication module such as a TCP / IP driver, for example. .

  The reservation information receiving unit 12 has a function of receiving, from the user terminal device 2, reservation information for the user to reserve a vehicle that is a car sharing target. The contents of the reservation information can be appropriately set according to the design. For example, the vehicle ID of the reserved vehicle to be reserved, the user member ID, the desired use start date / time and the desired use end date, destination information, etc. Is applicable. The destination information is, for example, the name or address of the destination, and corresponds to information that can specify the coordinate information of the destination. Various information received by the reservation information receiving means 12 is stored in the reservation DB 17. The destination information can include a plurality of destinations.

  The destination data setting means 13 sets the coordinate information of the destination based on the destination information included in the reservation information. For example, by referring to a predetermined table (not shown) in which the name and address of the destination and the coordinate information (latitude / longitude) are associated in advance, it corresponds to the name and address of the destination input by the user The coordinate information to be specified is specified. The identified coordinate information is stored in the reservation DB 17 as destination data in association with the name and address of the destination.

  The in-vehicle device specifying unit 14 specifies the in-vehicle device mounted on the reserved vehicle reserved by the user from the master storage unit 16. Specifically, the vehicle ID corresponding to the vehicle ID (reserved vehicle information) of the reserved vehicle included in the reservation information is specified from the master storage unit 16, and the vehicle-mounted device stored in association with the specified vehicle ID is stored. In-vehicle device information (in-vehicle device identification information, in-vehicle device address) is specified.

  The reservation information transmitting unit 15 transmits the reservation confirmation information to the corresponding in-vehicle device based on the in-vehicle device information specified by the in-vehicle device specifying unit 14. The contents of the reservation confirmation information to be transmitted can be set as appropriate according to the design. For example, the user's member ID, use start date / time, use end date, destination data (destination information, coordinate information), etc. included.

  The master DB 16 is a storage unit that stores various types of master information related to car sharing, and has a function as a database. The content of the master DB 16 is not particularly limited. For example, the master DB 16 includes a member master that holds member information and a vehicle master that holds vehicle information. The reservation DB 17 is a storage unit that stores reservation information related to a car sharing reservation. Note that the data structure of the master DB 16 and the reservation DB 17 described later is not particularly limited, and items can be added / changed / deleted according to the specifications. The data structure as shown in the figure can be configured by using a conventional database technology such as a relational database.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the member master. The member master stores information about members who use car sharing, and the data structure is not particularly limited. For example, a member ID that stores identification information that uniquely identifies a member, It has data items such as “member name” for storing the name, “IC card number” for storing the IC card number, and “password” for storing the password of the member. The member ID is also called user identification information.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of the vehicle master. The vehicle master stores information related to a vehicle to be car-sharing, and the data structure is not particularly limited. For example, a “vehicle ID” that stores identification information that uniquely identifies the vehicle, a vehicle “Vehicle number” that stores the vehicle number, “Vehicle type ID” that stores the vehicle type identification information, “Color” that stores the vehicle color, and identification information of the deployment station (deployment location) where the vehicle is deployed "Deployment station ID", "Vehicle registration date" for storing the registration date of the vehicle, "In-vehicle device ID" for storing identification information for uniquely identifying the in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle, It has data items such as “vehicle device address” for storing the network address.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the reservation DB 17. The reservation DB 17 stores reservation information related to a car sharing reservation, and there is no particular limitation on the data structure thereof. For example, a “reservation ID” that stores identification information that uniquely identifies a reservation, and a reservation vehicle "Vehicle ID", "member ID", "use start date and time", "use end date and time", "charge plan", "destination latitude", "destination longitude" and "destination name" for storing destination data "And other data items. Note that a plurality of destination data can be registered in accordance with the destination. In the figure, the first destination data and the second destination data are registered.

[Configuration of user terminal device]
The user terminal device 2 has a function of transmitting reservation information to the server 1 based on a user operation input. The reservation information includes destination information. The user terminal device 2 is not particularly limited in configuration, and for example, a PC, a PDA, a mobile phone, a car navigation device, or other terminal devices are applicable. The user terminal device 2 can be physically configured by a general-purpose or dedicated computer having hardware such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, HDD, user interface, display, and communication interface. By executing a program stored in a ROM or the like and processing using data input from an input device or data expanded in a RAM, transmission of the reservation information can be realized.

[Configuration of in-vehicle device and car navigation system]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional configurations of the in-vehicle device 3 and the car navigation device 4. As shown in the figure, the vehicle-mounted device 3 mounted on various vehicles can be configured by a general-purpose or dedicated computer equipped with hardware such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, HDD, user interface and communication interface. Various functions to be described later can be realized by the CPU executing a predetermined program stored in the memory.

  As shown in the figure, the in-vehicle device 3 includes a communication unit 31, a storage unit 32, a control unit 33, a use start / end detection unit 34, and a time measurement unit 35. As a vehicle management function for car sharing, Vehicle remote operation acceptance function by the server 1, vehicle information collection function (for example, collection of door opening / closing information and fuel consumption information), connection function with the car navigation device 4 (for example, various information display functions to the car navigation device 4 and car navigation (Acquisition of the current position from the device 4), a user authentication function using a non-contact IC card, and the like.

  The communication unit 31 is configured to be able to input and output predetermined information to and from the server 1 via the communication network N, and has a communication module such as a TCP / IP driver, for example. Moreover, it is also for inputting / outputting predetermined information to / from the navigation device 4.

  The memory | storage means 32 stores the various information required for vehicle management of car sharing. For example, reservation information (including destination data) transmitted from the server 1 is stored.

  The control means 33 has a function of controlling each part of the in-vehicle device and the vehicle, and also controls the operation of the navigation device 4. Specifically, a confirmation message display for controlling the navigation device 4 so as to inquire the user whether to automatically start route guidance based on destination data, a function for controlling the power on / off of the navigation device 4 An instruction function, a destination automatic setting instruction function for controlling to set a preset destination as a route guidance destination of the car navigation device 4, and route guidance automatically starts based on the route guidance destination. The route guidance start instruction function and the like are controlled.

  The use start / end detection means 34 is for detecting the start and end of use of the vehicle by the user, and corresponds to, for example, a predetermined key storage means configured to be able to attach / detach the vehicle key. The use start / end detecting means 34 transmits the lending information to the control means 43 when the key is detached (removed), and transmits the return information to the control means 43 when the key is attached.

  The time measuring means 35 is for measuring the current time, and the content thereof is not particularly limited, but can be realized by using a conventional technique such as a timer.

  Next, the car navigation device 4 includes a navigation control unit 41, a position detection unit 42, a storage unit 43, an input unit 44, and a display unit 45, and a general-purpose navigation device can be applied. it can.

  For example, the navigation control unit 41 calculates a route from the current position of the vehicle calculated by the position detection unit 42 based on radio waves received by a GPS antenna (not shown) to the destination input from the input unit 44. A search is made by referring to the map data stored in the storage means 43, and the search result is displayed on the display means 45. Such a navigation control unit 41 includes, for example, a CPU and a RAM, and implements various functions by executing a predetermined control program stored in the storage unit 43.

  The input unit 44 includes, for example, a touch panel configured integrally with operation keys and the display unit 45. The display unit 45 includes a display and displays various information on the display according to the control of the navigation control unit 41. For example, the display unit 45 displays a map screen, a display screen for displaying various information received from the in-vehicle device 3, and the like. . The storage means 43 stores map data necessary for guidance display.

[Flow of automatic destination setting processing]
With reference to FIGS. 6-7, the flow of the destination automatic setting process by the car sharing system which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated. In addition, each process step shown in the flowchart to be described later can be executed in any order or in parallel within a range in which there is no contradiction in processing contents. Moreover, you may add another step between each process step. Further, a step described as one step for convenience can be executed by being divided into a plurality of steps, while a step described as being divided into a plurality of steps for convenience can be grasped as one step.

  A user of car sharing accesses the server 1 from the user terminal device 2 and transmits reservation information to the server 1 via a predetermined reservation screen. The reservation information includes, for example, the vehicle ID of the reserved vehicle, the member ID of the user, the desired use start date and time, and the desired use end date and time. In addition, the user can preset a destination for using the reserved vehicle at the time of reservation. When there are a plurality of destinations, a plurality of destinations can be set. When the user inputs destination information for specifying a desired destination, it is included in the reservation information and transmitted to the server 1. Here, as an example, it is assumed that the name of one destination (“XXX station”) is input as the destination information. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the user inputs reservation information from the user terminal device 2 via a predetermined reservation screen 201.

  When the server 1 accepts the reservation information transmitted from the user terminal device 2 (S101), the server 1 determines the reservation based on the reservation information and determines whether or not the destination information is included in the reservation information ( S102). When the destination information is included (S102; Yes), the coordinate information of the destination is specified by referring to a predetermined table based on the destination information (destination name), and the destination information ( Destination data including destination name) and coordinate information is set (S103).

  Next, the server 1 transmits reservation confirmation information to the corresponding in-vehicle device (S104). The reservation confirmation information includes, for example, the member ID of the reserved user, use start date / time, use end date / time, destination data, and the like. Note that the corresponding in-vehicle device is an in-vehicle device mounted on the reserved vehicle reserved by the user, and for example, by referring to the vehicle master based on the vehicle ID included in the reservation information, It is specified by the ID or on-vehicle device address. The in-vehicle device 3 receives the reservation confirmation information transmitted from the server 1 and stores it in a predetermined storage area (S105).

  When the reserved vehicle is used, the user goes to the station where the reserved vehicle is installed, and for example, a reading medium such as an IC card reader installed in the reserved vehicle incorporates a storage medium storing a user-specific member ID. Present an IC card or mobile terminal. For example, the in-vehicle device 3 determines whether or not the member ID included in the reservation confirmation information matches the member ID read by the reading device. If the user authentication is successful, the door of the reserved vehicle is unlocked and can be used, so that the user enters the vehicle and, for example, presses the key of the reserved vehicle from a predetermined key storage means stored in the glove box. Remove.

  When the user removes the reserved vehicle key from the predetermined key storage means, the in-vehicle device 3 determines that the vehicle has shifted from the return state to the lending state (SS106; Yes), and turns on the power of the car navigation device 4. To control. Thereby, the power supply of the car navigation apparatus 4 is turned on (S108). The screen displayed when the power of the car navigation device 4 is turned on is controlled by the in-vehicle device 3 so that the normal map screen or the like when the power is turned on is not displayed. Cannot be set manually.

  The in-vehicle device 3 refers to the reservation confirmation information stored in the predetermined storage area, and determines whether or not the destination data of the user is included. Here, when a plurality of users have made reservations for the vehicle, a plurality of reservation confirmation information may be stored in a predetermined storage area. The reservation confirmation information of the corresponding user is specified from the inside, and it is determined whether or not the destination data is included in the specified reservation confirmation information. The method for specifying the reservation confirmation information is not particularly limited. For example, there are a method of specifying based on a reservation time and a method of specifying by a member ID. In the former case, the in-vehicle device 3 acquires the current time from the time measuring means 35, and specifies reservation confirmation information in which the acquired current time is located between the use start date and time and the use end date and time. On the other hand, in the latter case, the in-vehicle device 3 specifies reservation confirmation information that matches the member ID read by the IC card reader at the time of authentication. Then, it is determined whether the specified reservation confirmation information includes destination data.

  When the in-vehicle device 3 determines that the destination data of the corresponding user is included (S109; Yes), the confirmation message inquiring the user whether to automatically start route guidance based on the destination data. The confirmation message display instruction to display is generated, and the generated confirmation message display instruction is transmitted to the car navigation device 4 (S110). When a plurality of destinations are included in the destination data, a confirmation message display instruction for inquiring a destination to be set as a route guidance destination is generated and transmitted from the plurality of destinations. Instead of displaying the confirmation message, or together with displaying the confirmation message, a confirmation message voice output instruction for outputting the confirmation message by voice may be generated and transmitted.

  The car navigation device 4 displays a destination guidance confirmation screen on the display based on the confirmation message display instruction from the in-vehicle device 3 (S111). FIG. 7 shows an example of such a destination guidance confirmation screen. The destination guidance confirmation screen 401 displays a destination name registered in advance by the user (“XXX station” in the figure) and whether or not route guidance based on the destination is automatically started. A confirmation message for inquiring whether or not, and input means (“Yes” and “No” buttons in the figure) for the user to input an instruction. Here, when the user inputs a “start instruction” (correction) by pressing, for example, a “Yes” button, the car navigation device 4 transmits the “start instruction” as an input instruction to the in-vehicle device 3 (S112). . On the other hand, when the user inputs “instruction not to start” (no) by pressing a “No” button, for example, the car navigation device 4 transmits “instruction not to start” to the in-vehicle device 3 as an input instruction (S112). ).

  In addition, when a plurality of destinations are set, for example, on the destination guidance confirmation screen 401, names of a plurality of destinations registered in advance by the user (for example, “XX station”, “XX station”). “ΔΔ station”) is displayed in association with a check box as a destination selection means. When the user checks the check box of the desired destination and presses the “Yes” button, the information on the selected destination and the “start instruction” are transmitted to the in-vehicle device 3.

  When receiving the input instruction transmitted from the car navigation device 4 (S114), the in-vehicle device 3 determines whether to automatically start route guidance based on the received input instruction (S114).

  That is, when the input instruction is “start instruction”, the in-vehicle device 3 sets the destination name and coordinate information to the route guidance destination of the car navigation device 4 and the route guidance purpose. A route guidance start instruction for automatically starting route guidance is generated based on the location, and the generated destination automatic setting instruction and route guidance start instruction are transmitted to the car navigation device 4 (S115).

  When the car navigation device 4 receives the destination automatic setting instruction and the route guidance start instruction transmitted from the in-vehicle device 3, the car navigation device 4 sets the destination name and coordinate information to the route guidance destination, and is set from the current position of the vehicle. The route to the route guidance destination is searched by referring to the map data stored in the storage means 43, and the route guidance is started by displaying the search result on the display. FIG. 7 shows an example of a route guidance screen displayed on the car navigation device 4. The route guidance by the car navigation device 4 can be appropriately applied with the conventional technology, and guidance by voice message and the like are performed along with the display of the route guidance screen. Various settings can be made from the MENU icon.

  On the other hand, when the input instruction is “not start”, the in-vehicle device 3 displays a normal map screen and stores the destination name and coordinate information included in the destination data in the memory of the car navigation device 4. The normal screen display instruction of the content to be transmitted is transmitted to the car navigation device 4 (S116).

  When the car navigation device 4 receives the normal screen display instruction transmitted from the in-vehicle device 3, the car navigation device 4 refers to the map data stored in the storage unit 43 based on the current position of the vehicle, for example, thereby including a map including the current position. Screen data is generated, and a map screen based on the generated map screen data is displayed on the display. For example, when the user changes the destination, it is also possible to set a desired destination from the MENU icon and execute route guidance.

  Further, the destination name and the coordinate information transmitted from the in-vehicle device 3 are stored in a predetermined storage area of the storage means 43. The car navigation device 4 stores the storage means when a destination setting instruction is input from the user after the start of use (for example, when an instruction is input by a MENU icon (see FIG. 7) included in the route guidance screen). The destination name and coordinate information stored in 43 can be read out and set as the route guidance destination.

  As described above, according to the car sharing system according to the above-described embodiment, since the destination that the user pre-registered at the time of vehicle reservation for car sharing is automatically registered in the car navigation device, the user can use the car navigation device. This eliminates the need for destination setting work. As a result, it is possible to prevent the user from spending time on the destination setting work or feeling the destination setting work complicated when starting to use car sharing. Therefore, the convenience of the user can be further improved with respect to the car navigation device mounted on the car sharing vehicle.

  In addition, according to the above embodiment, even when the user uses car sharing in a short time, by registering the destination in advance at the time of vehicle reservation, it is possible to reach the destination at the start of vehicle use. Since route guidance can be automatically executed, car sharing can be used more efficiently.

  In car sharing, for example, a single vehicle may be continuously used by a plurality of users. According to the above embodiment, the destination set in the car navigation device is set to the reservation date and time of each user, member ID, and the like. Based on. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a problem that the user B's destination is set incorrectly when the user A is used or the user A's destination is set in a time zone other than the user A's usage time. The destination can be set appropriately according to the use date and time of the user.

  Further, according to the above embodiment, at the start of use of the vehicle, the user is asked whether or not to perform route guidance to the pre-registered destination, so the user is changing the destination. Nevertheless, it is possible to avoid the situation where the route guidance is executed.

  In addition, according to the above-described embodiment, the user can pre-register a plurality of destinations, so even if the user stops at a plurality of locations using car sharing, it is necessary to set the destination each time. As a result, the user can move more efficiently, and the convenience of car sharing is improved.

  In addition, according to the above-described embodiment, after the car navigation device 4 is turned on, before the destination can be manually set, the route guidance by the prior destination is confirmed. It is possible to avoid a situation in which the user manually sets before setting automatically.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. For this reason, the said embodiment is only a mere illustration in all points, and is not interpreted limitedly.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the in-vehicle device and the car navigation device are described as separate devices, but the in-vehicle device and the car navigation device may be a single device. In this case, the car navigation device may be provided with the functions of the in-vehicle device in the above-described embodiment, or the in-vehicle device may be provided with the functions of the car navigation device.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the server 1 specified the coordinate information based on the destination name and address, and demonstrated the case where it transmits to the vehicle equipment 3 as destination data, the destination data transmitted from the server 1 is Any information that can identify the destination in the car navigation device 4 may be used. For example, only the name and address of the destination are transmitted from the server 1 to the car navigation device 4 via the in-vehicle device 3. The coordinate information may be specified from the name of the destination on the side.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the in-vehicle device 3 transmits the confirmation message display instruction, the destination automatic setting, and the route guidance start instruction to the car navigation device 4 has been described. However, the in-vehicle device 3 controls the server 1. Below, these instructions may be transmitted to the car navigation device 4. In this case, the in-vehicle device 3 appropriately transmits an input instruction transmitted from the car navigation device 4 to the server 1.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Server 2 User terminal device 3 Car equipment 4 Car navigation apparatus 11 Communication means 12 Reservation information reception means 13 Destination data setting means 14 Car equipment specification means 15 Reservation information transmission means 16 Master DB
17 Reservation DB
31 communication means 32 storage means 33 control means 34 use start / end detection means 35 time measurement means 41 navigation control unit 42 position detection means 43 storage means 44 input means 45 display means 100 system N communication network

Claims (5)

A car sharing system including an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a server configured to be able to communicate with the in-vehicle device,
The server
Master information storage means for storing vehicle identification information for identifying a vehicle to be car-sharing and vehicle-mounted device information related to the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle in association with each other;
Reservation information receiving means for receiving reservation information including vehicle identification information of a reserved vehicle and destination information for specifying a destination from a vehicle user via a terminal device;
Vehicle-mounted device specifying means for specifying vehicle-mounted device information stored in association with the vehicle identification information of the reserved vehicle by referring to the master information storage device;
Transmission means for transmitting reservation confirmation information including the destination information to an in-vehicle device mounted on the reserved vehicle based on the specified in-vehicle device information,
The in-vehicle device is
Receiving means for receiving reservation confirmation information transmitted from the server;
Destination automatic setting means for controlling the car navigation device so that the destination information included in the received reservation confirmation information is automatically set to the route guidance destination of the car navigation device connected to the in-vehicle device. When,
Use start / end detecting means for detecting the start and / or end of use of the vehicle by attaching / detaching the key of the vehicle;
With
The booking is confirmed information, use start time and use end time of the previous Symbol reservation vehicle is further included,
The destination automatic setting means includes:
When a plurality of the reservation confirmation information are received, the reservation confirmation information in which the current time is located between the use start time and the use end time among the plurality of reservation confirmation information is specified, and the specified reservation information The car sharing system is characterized in that the car navigation device is controlled so that the destination information included in the is automatically set to the route guidance destination of the car navigation device. The in-vehicle device is
A confirmation means for inquiring of the user whether or not to automatically start route guidance based on the destination information at a predetermined timing when the user starts using the reserved vehicle;
The destination automatic setting means includes:
If the check result by the check means is Shi is claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller controls so as destination information to the received route guidance destination of the navigation device is automatically set Car sharing system. The destination automatic setting means includes:
3. The car sharing system according to claim 2 , wherein when the confirmation result by the confirmation unit is negative, the received destination information is stored in a memory of the car navigation device. The confirmation means, when the destination information includes a plurality of destinations, inquires the user of a destination to be set as a route guidance destination from the plurality of destinations. Item 3. The car sharing system according to Item 2 . A car sharing method in a car sharing system including an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a server configured to be communicable with the in-vehicle device,
The server
Reservation information receiving step for receiving reservation information including vehicle identification information of a reserved vehicle and destination information for specifying a destination from a vehicle user via a terminal device;
By referring to the master information storage means for storing the vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle that is the target of car sharing and the in-vehicle device information related to the in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle in association with the vehicle identification information of the reserved vehicle. An in-vehicle device identification step for identifying the in-vehicle device information stored in association with each other;
A transmission step of transmitting reservation confirmation information to an in-vehicle device mounted in the reserved vehicle based on the specified in-vehicle device information, and
The in-vehicle device is
Destination information receiving step for receiving reservation confirmation information transmitted from the server;
A destination automatic setting step for controlling the car navigation device so that the destination information included in the received reservation confirmation information is automatically set to the route guidance destination of the car navigation device connected to the in-vehicle device;
A use start / end detecting step for detecting the start and / or end of use of the vehicle by attaching / detaching the key of the vehicle;
With
The booking is confirmed information, use start time and use end time of the previous Symbol reservation vehicle is further included,
The destination automatic setting step includes:
When a plurality of the reservation confirmation information are received, the reservation confirmation information in which the current time is located between the use start time and the use end time among the plurality of reservation confirmation information is specified, and the specified reservation information A car sharing method comprising the step of controlling the car navigation device so that the destination information included in is automatically set to the route guidance destination of the car navigation device.