JP5831936B2 - In-vehicle device system and in-vehicle device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a terminal device that collects and provides information to a user when the user moves toward a destination, and useful information when the user moves toward the destination by a vehicle. The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device system that collects and provides information, and an in-vehicle device used therefor.

  Conventionally, an information presentation device for vehicles described in patent documents 1 is known. This vehicle information providing apparatus is capable of sending and receiving information via a network to a server that manages a bulletin board capable of writing or browsing information via a network for each topic. A search for a topic existing in the search area including the current position of the vehicle is requested, and a topic existing in the search area is acquired from the server as a response. The vehicular information providing apparatus selects a topic with particularly high topicality from the topics existing in the search area acquired from the server and provides the selected topic to the user. According to such a vehicle information providing apparatus, the user can obtain a topic with high topicality in the peripheral area of the vehicle without himself selecting a topic.

  Also, a vehicle information display device described in Patent Document 2 is known. This vehicle information display device includes an information providing server that is communicably connected to a network and an in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle. When the in-vehicle device includes the destination in the facility information request and transmits it to the server, the server acquires Web information about the facility around the destination, and the Web information is transmitted from the server to the in-vehicle device. Information about the facility is output in the in-vehicle device. According to such a vehicle information device, information (Web information) about facilities around the destination can be provided to the user.

JP 2006-277386 A JP 2009-19976 A

  The vehicle information providing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 described above can provide information (topic) on the current position of the vehicle (for example, a destination), but the vehicle moves in advance when moving to the destination. Can't provide information about location and destination.

  Further, in the vehicle information display device described in Patent Document 2, it is necessary for a dedicated server to collect information (Web information) related to the request from the Web server in response to a request from the in-vehicle device, and information collection and provision The mechanism is complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by a simple mechanism, when a user moves to a destination, the position in the middle of the movement and information related to the destination are useful. The present invention provides a terminal device, an in-vehicle device system, and an in-vehicle device used therein that can obtain information.

The in-vehicle device system according to the present invention receives message information from a terminal device on a predetermined network, and provides the message information by accessing a message management system that provides the message information for output from another terminal device. And an in-vehicle device system having a mobile terminal equipped with an application for performing acquisition and an in-vehicle device to which the mobile terminal is communicably connected, wherein the in-vehicle device acquires a destination for route guidance of the vehicle And requesting the portable terminal to provide the message management system with departure message information indicating movement toward the destination acquired by the destination acquisition means. Message information provision request means, and the mobile terminal responds to the request from the in-vehicle device. Execution of emissions, provides the starting message information to the message management system, the portable terminal, by executing the application, the starting message information after providing the message management system, in response to said starting message information And response message supply means for supplying the response message information to the in-vehicle device when the response message information provided to the message management system is obtained from another terminal device, and the in-vehicle device is the portable terminal Response message output control means for outputting response message information supplied from the output unit, and the message information provided to the message management system includes a position representing the position of the terminal device that provided the message information Including the information, and the in-vehicle device transmits the response message. First response message selection means for selecting response message information provided from a terminal device within a predetermined range including the destination from the response message information supplied by the message supply means, the response message output control means Causes the response message information selected by the first response message selection means to be output from the output unit, and the in-vehicle device supplies the current position from the current position acquisition means and the response message supply means. Second response message information provided from a terminal device within a predetermined range from the travel route portion from the current position to the destination in a travel route to a preset destination is selected from the response message information Response message selection means, and the response message output control means is configured to select the second response message. Response message information selected by the means is output from the output unit, and the in-vehicle device further includes a stop determination unit that determines whether or not a vehicle in which the in-vehicle device is mounted is stopped, The response message output control means is configured to output the response message information selected by the second response message selection means from the output unit when it is determined by the stop determination means that the vehicle is stopped. It becomes.

With such a configuration, departure message information indicating that the vehicle is moving toward the destination is provided from the portable terminal to the message management system based on a request from the in-vehicle device, and the message management system receives another message for the departure message information. Since the message information can be provided from the terminal device, the user can use the terminal device accessible to the message management system to manage the response message information from the other terminal device with respect to the departure message information. It can be obtained and confirmed from the system. In addition, in an in-vehicle device that has requested a portable terminal to provide departure message information indicating that the vehicle is moving toward a destination, the message management system from another terminal device in response to the departure message information. Since the response message information provided to the mobile terminal is supplied from the portable terminal and output from the output unit, the user confirms the response message information from the other terminal device with respect to the departure message information in the in-vehicle device. can do. Further, in the in-vehicle device that has requested the portable terminal to provide departure message information indicating that the vehicle is moving toward the destination, the message management system from another terminal device in response to the departure message information. When the response message information provided to the mobile terminal is supplied from the portable terminal, the response message information provided from the terminal device within the predetermined range including the destination is output from the output unit. The As a result, the user can obtain response message information provided from the vicinity of the destination (within a predetermined range including the destination) among the response message information from other terminal devices for the departure message information in the in-vehicle device. Can be confirmed. Furthermore, in the in-vehicle device that has requested the portable terminal to provide the departure message information to the message management system, the response message information provided to the message management system from another terminal device in response to the departure message information is When supplied from a portable terminal, response message information provided from a terminal device within a predetermined range from a traveling route portion from the current position to the destination in the supplied response message is output from the output unit. The As a result, the user boarding the vehicle traveling toward the destination, in the in-vehicle device, among the response message information from other terminal devices to the departure message information, in particular, the vehicle travels from the current position to the destination. The response message information provided from the vicinity of the planned traveling route portion (within a predetermined range from the traveling route portion) can be confirmed. Further, when the vehicle stops, the user travels from the current position (stop position) to the destination in the in-vehicle device, among the response message information from other terminal devices to the departure message information. The response message information provided from the vicinity of the planned traveling route portion (within a predetermined range from the traveling route portion) can be confirmed.

Further, in the in-vehicle device system according to the present invention, the on-vehicle device is determined to have arrived at the destination by the arrival determining means for determining whether or not the destination has arrived due to movement, and the arrival determining means. A second message information provision requesting unit for requesting the portable terminal to provide the message management system with arrival message information indicating arrival at the destination. The arrival message information can be provided to the message management system by executing the application that has responded to the request from the device.

  With this configuration, arrival message information indicating arrival at the destination is provided from the portable terminal to the message management system based on a request from the in-vehicle device, and the arrival message information can be output at other terminal devices. Therefore, it is possible to provide the message management system with response message information corresponding to the arrival message information in accordance with the situation of arrival at the destination from the other terminal device. As a result, the user can check message information (response message information) suitable for the situation of arrival at the destination using a terminal device accessible to the message management system.

The in-vehicle device according to the present invention receives message information from a terminal device on a predetermined network, and accesses the message management system that provides the message information for output from another terminal device to provide the message information and An in-vehicle device that is communicably connected to a mobile terminal equipped with an application that performs acquisition, and that includes a destination acquisition unit that acquires a destination for route guidance of the vehicle, a message management system, and a destination acquisition unit First message information provision requesting means for requesting the mobile terminal to provide departure message information indicating that the mobile terminal is moving toward the destination acquired by the mobile terminal. In response to the request by the information providing request means, the application is executed, and the departure message information is displayed in advance. Message management system is provided, wherein the mobile terminal, the execution of the application, the after starting message information provided to said message management system, said message management system from another terminal equipment in response to the starting message information Response message output control means for outputting from the output unit the response message information supplied from the portable terminal when the response message information provided to the mobile terminal is obtained, and the message information provided to the message management system Includes location information indicating the location of the terminal device that provided the message information, and response message information provided from the terminal device within a predetermined range including the destination from response message information supplied from the mobile terminal First response message selection means for selecting The response message output control means outputs the response message information selected by the first response message selection means from the output unit, and further supplies the current position acquisition means for acquiring the current position, and is supplied from the portable terminal. A second response message for selecting response message information provided from a terminal device within a predetermined range from the travel route portion from the current position to the destination in a travel route to a preset destination from the response message information The response message output control means causes the response message information selected by the second response message selection means to be output from the output unit, and the vehicle on which the in-vehicle device is mounted stops. Stop determination means for determining whether or not the vehicle is stopped, and the stop determination means determines that the vehicle is stopped. The response message output control means is configured to output the response message information selected by the second response message selection means from the output unit .

  With such a configuration, since the departure message information indicating that the vehicle is moving toward the destination is provided from the portable terminal to the message management system based on the request from the in-vehicle device, the departure message information is provided to the message management system. It is possible to provide message information from other terminal devices for the message information. Therefore, the user can acquire and confirm response message information from another terminal device with respect to the departure message information from the message management system using a terminal device that can access the message management system. become.

Further, in the in-vehicle device according to the present invention, the arrival determination means for determining whether or not the destination has been reached by movement, and when the arrival determination means determines that the destination has been reached, the destination Second message information provision requesting means for requesting the portable terminal to provide the message management system with arrival message information indicating that the message has arrived at the second message information provision requesting means. In response to the request, the application is executed, and the arrival message information is provided to the message management system.

  According to the terminal device, the in-vehicle device system, and the in-vehicle device according to the present invention, the user receives message information from the terminal device on a predetermined network, and outputs the message information to another terminal device. It is possible to obtain and confirm response message information from other terminal devices with respect to departure message information indicating moving to a destination from the message management system using a terminal device that can access the message management system to be provided. As a result, the user can obtain useful information such as a position in the middle of the movement and information related to the destination in advance by moving to the destination by a simple mechanism. .

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the vehicle equipment system (including vehicle equipment and a portable terminal) which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart (No. 1) showing a procedure of processing executed by a processing unit in the in-vehicle device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart (part 2) illustrating a procedure of processing executed by a processing unit in the in-vehicle device illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the home screen of the smart phone (mobile terminal) connected to the vehicle equipment in the vehicle equipment system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the display part of the vehicle equipment in the vehicle equipment system shown in FIG. 1 (the 1). It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the display part of the vehicle equipment in the vehicle equipment system shown in FIG. 1 (the 2). It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the display part of the vehicle equipment in the vehicle equipment system shown in FIG. 1 (the 3). It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the display part of the vehicle equipment in the vehicle equipment system shown in FIG. 1 (the 4). It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the display part of the vehicle equipment in the vehicle equipment system shown in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  An in-vehicle device system according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured as shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 1, this in-vehicle device system includes an in-vehicle device 100 mounted on a vehicle and a smartphone 20 as a mobile terminal. The smartphone 20 is connected to an external device connection connector 19 provided in the in-vehicle device 100 by a cable, so that the in-vehicle device 100 and the smartphone 20 can communicate with each other. The in-vehicle device 100 has a processing unit 11 constituted by a computer unit (for example, CPU). Connected to the processing unit 11 are an AV unit 17 capable of reproducing various sound sources and video sources (for example, CD, DVD, etc.) and a navigation unit 18 for performing navigation processing such as route guidance for the host vehicle. Further, an output circuit 15 connected to the speaker 16 is connected to the processing unit 11, and an audio signal based on the processing of the AV unit 17 and the navigation unit 18 is output under the control of the processing unit 11. Is output from the speaker 16 via. In addition, the processing unit 11 includes a storage unit 14 (for example, a hard disk) in which information such as music information and map information used in the AV unit 17 and the navigation unit 18 is stored, an LCD, and the like. A display unit 13 that displays various types of information such as video and the operation unit 12 that is configured by a touch panel, operation buttons, and the like on the display unit 13 and that is used to input instructions for processing and various types of information are connected. .

  The connector 19 to which the smartphone 20 (portable terminal) is connected is connected to the processing unit 11 of the in-vehicle device 100, and the processing unit 11 and the smartphone 20 can exchange information with each other by communication via the connector 19. It is.

  The smartphone 20 uses various applications such as an application (hereinafter referred to as SNS application) for using a social networking service (hereinafter referred to as SNS) such as a navigation application, a search application, a music playback application, and Twitter (registered trademark). It is installed. A system that provides the SNS (hereinafter referred to as SNS system) can receive message information from a terminal device on the Internet, and can use the message information for browsing (output) on another terminal device. The smartphone 20 sends (posts) message information to the SNS system on the Internet via the predetermined mobile communication network and obtains message information from the SNS system by the operation of the SNS application. (Browsing (outputting)).

  The processing unit 11 of the in-vehicle device 100 executes a process of using the SNS system together with the smartphone 20 according to the procedure shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B.

  For example, when the operation unit 12 performs an activation operation for processing related to message posting and browsing (output) using the SNS system at the start of traveling of the vehicle, the processing unit 11 follows the procedure shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B. The process is executed. In FIG. 2A, the processing unit 11 repeatedly confirms whether or not a destination (a destination for moving the vehicle) for route guidance of the vehicle by the navigation unit 18 has been set (S11). When it is confirmed that the destination is set by the navigation unit 18 (YES in S11), the processing unit 11 acquires the set “destination” name (S12: destination acquisition means) and continues to the smartphone. Whether or not 20 is connected to the connector 19 is checked (S13). Here, if it is confirmed that the smartphone 20 is connected to the connector 19 (YES in S13), the processing unit 11 uses the acquired “destination” name to drive the vehicle toward the destination. The smartphone 20 is requested to post the departure message information “Driving to (destination name)” indicating that (moving) to the SNS system (S14: first message information provision request means).

  The smartphone 20 corresponds to each executable application, and displays a list of icon buttons for starting the application on the display unit, for example, as a home screen as shown in FIG. In this state, when a request for posting the departure message information from the in-vehicle device 100 (processing unit 11) to the SNS system is given to the smartphone 20, the smartphone 20 uses an SNS application for using the SNS system (for example, FIG. 3) corresponding to the icon button SNS • A on the home screen shown in FIG. Then, by the operation of the activated SNS application, the departure message information “Driving to (destination name)” is sent from the smartphone 20 to the SNS system on the Internet (the smartphone 20 based on the request from the in-vehicle device 100 side). The function of sending the departure message information to the SNS system corresponds to the first message information providing means).

  The SNS system provides the departure message information “Driving to (destination name)” sent from the smartphone 20 for browsing (output) on a terminal device. As a result, the terminal device that can access the SNS system is possessed, and, for example, the destination device included in the departure message information “Driving to (destination name)” is headed, or the destination is in the vicinity thereof. The person (who is a follower who follows the user who sent the departure message in the SNS service of Twitter (registered trademark), for example) can use the departure message information “Driving to (purpose) (Name of place) ”is read (confirmed), the terminal device is triggered by the departure message information, and information related to the destination or information about the destination and its vicinity is used as response message information for the departure message information. The situation of sending (posting) to the SNS system can frequently occur. The information related to the destination, the destination and the vicinity thereof may include traffic information, information on facilities, events, and the like. Each terminal device (including the smartphone 20 (mobile terminal)) can include position information indicating the position of the terminal device in the message information sent to the SNS system, for example, by a position measurement function such as GPS.

  After the smartphone 20 sends the departure message information to the SNS system, whether or not response message information (response message information from the follower) for the departure message information is subsequently sent to the SNS system by the operation of the SNS application. Have confirmed. And if it confirms that the response message with respect to the said departure message is sent to the SNS system, the smart phone 20 will acquire the response message information from an SNS service system. Then, the smartphone 20 sends the response message information to the processing unit 11 (the in-vehicle device 100) (response message supply means).

  On the other hand, the processing unit 11 on the in-vehicle device 100 side makes a request for posting the departure message information to the smartphone 20 (S14), and then whether or not the vehicle has arrived at the destination (S15) is determined by the operation unit 12 according to a predetermined value. It is sequentially determined whether or not an end operation has been performed (S16), and whether or not there is the response message information sent from the smartphone 20 in response to the departure message information posting request (S17). In a situation where the vehicle has not yet arrived at the destination and the termination operation has not been performed (NO in S15, NO in S16), response message information is sent from the smartphone 20 as a response to the request for posting the departure message information. When it is received (YES in S17), the processing unit 11 stores the response message information in the internal memory (S18).

  Then, the processing unit 11 proceeds to the procedure shown in FIG. 2B, determines whether or not a post request for arrival message information to be described later has already been sent to the smartphone 20 (S19), and whether or not the vehicle has stopped (S20). Judgment is made. Thereafter, while the vehicle is traveling, the processing unit 11 determines whether or not the vehicle has arrived at the destination (S15 in FIG. 2A), and determines whether or not an end operation has been performed (S16 in FIG. 2A). , Whether or not response message information has been sent from the smartphone 20 (S17 in FIG. 2A), whether or not a posting request for arrival message information has been made (S19 in FIG. 2B), and whether or not the vehicle has stopped (S20 in FIG. 2B) is repeatedly executed. In the process, every time response message information is sent from the smartphone 20 (YES in S17), the processing unit 11 stores the response message information in the internal memory (S18).

  If the vehicle stops at an intersection or a service area in the course of the above processing (S15, S16, S17, S18, S19, S20) (YES in S20), the processing unit 11 relates to route guidance in the navigation unit 18. The current position of the vehicle used for processing or the like is acquired (S21). Then, the processing unit 11 selects response message information sent from a terminal device in an area within a predetermined distance from the travel route from the current position to the destination from the response message information stored in the internal memory, and The selected response message information is displayed on the display unit 13 (S22). The selection of the response message information to be displayed is performed using the position information indicating the position of the terminal device when the response message information included in the response message information is sent as described above. Since the response message information selected in this way is sent from an area within a predetermined distance from the travel route portion from the current position to the destination, the traffic information in the travel route portion and the travel route portion There is a high possibility that information on nearby facilities and events held in the vicinity of the traveling route portion is included. Every time the vehicle stops, the vehicle occupant (user) includes traffic information in the travel route portion, information on facilities in the vicinity of the travel route portion, and events held in the vicinity of the travel route portion. Information with high possibility can be known from the response message information displayed on the display unit 13. The display format of the response message information on the display unit 13 will be described later.

  In this way (see S15 to S20, S21, and S22), every time the vehicle stops (YES in S20), by that time, the vehicle is sent from an area within a predetermined distance from the travel route portion from the current position to the destination. When the vehicle that continues traveling (moving) arrives at the destination while the response information message that has been displayed is displayed on the display unit 13 (YES in S15), the processing unit 11 has already acquired the “destination”. Using the name, the smartphone 20 is requested to post arrival message information “Arrived at (destination name)” indicating that the vehicle has arrived at the destination to the SNS system (S23: second message information provision request means) ).

  In response to the request from the in-vehicle device 100, the smartphone 20 sends the arrival message information “Arrived at (destination name)” to the SNS system on the Internet by the operation of the SNS application (from the in-vehicle device 100 side). The function in which the smartphone 20 sends the arrival message information to the SNS system based on the request corresponds to the second message information providing means). The SNS system uses the arrival message information “Arrived at (destination name)” sent from the smartphone 20 for browsing (output) on the terminal device. As a result, the person possessing the terminal device that can access the SNS system browses (confirms) the arrival message information “Arrived at (destination name)” using the terminal device, and sends the arrival message information. It is possible to know that the user (vehicle occupant) has arrived at the destination. As a result, for example, the destination included in the arrival message information “Arrived at (destination name)” or a person in the vicinity recognizes that it is the final opportunity to send information related to the destination or the vicinity. On the other hand, using the terminal device, it is possible to send (post) information suitable for the situation in which the user who sent the arrival message information arrives at the destination as response information to the arrival message information. .

  Even after sending the arrival message information to the SNS system, the smartphone 20 continues to respond to the SNS system with the response message information for the arrival message information (from the follower) in addition to the response message information for the departure message information. Response message information) is being sent. And if it confirms that the response message information is sent to the SNS system, the smart phone 20 will acquire the response message information from an SNS system, and will send to the processing unit 11 (vehicle equipment 100).

  On the other hand, the processing unit 11 makes a request for posting the arrival message information to the smartphone 20 (S23), and after confirming that the request for posting the arrival message information has already been sent (YES in S19 of FIG. 2B), From the response message information stored in the internal memory, the response message information sent from the terminal device in the area within the predetermined range including the destination is selected, and the selected response message information is displayed on the display unit 13 (S24). ). The selection of the response message information to be displayed is performed based on position information indicating the position of the terminal device when the response message information included in the response message information is transmitted, as described above. Since the response message information selected in this way is sent from within a predetermined range including the destination, information on facilities in the destination and the nearby area, information such as events to be held there, etc. It is likely that it is included. A user (vehicle occupant) who has arrived at the destination displays, on the display unit 13, information on facilities at the destination and the area in the vicinity thereof, information that is likely to contain information such as events held there. It can be known from the displayed response message information. A display (output) format of the response message information on the display unit 13 will be described later.

  When the user who has confirmed the response message information displayed (output) on the display unit 13 performs a predetermined end operation using the operation unit 12 in the process (see S16 to S19, S24) (YES in S16) ), The processing unit 11 terminates the processing relating to the posting and output of the message using the SNS system.

  The display (output) format of the response message information on the display unit 13 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In FIG. 4, the display unit 13 displays a road map display screen 131 that displays a road map including a travel route R2 (indicated by a broken line) for vehicle guidance (navigation) from the current position of the vehicle toward the destination G. A message information display screen 132 for displaying response message information is included. Further, adjacent to the message information display screen 132, a category designation button 133 is provided for designating a category (a destination area, a route area, a specified place area) related to the position of response message information to be displayed, and message information. In the display screen 132, a genre designation button 134 for designating the genre (meal, traffic, entertainment) of response message information to be displayed is provided. The message information display screen 132 is formed with a keyword input window 135 for inputting a keyword representing the genre of response message information to be displayed from the response message information.

  For example, when displaying response message information sent from an area within a predetermined distance from the travel route portion from the current position to the destination on the display unit 13 (see S22 in FIG. 2B), as shown in FIG. On the information display screen 132, response message information sent from a point within a predetermined distance from the travel route R2 is displayed. In this case, it is specified by the category “route vicinity” specified by the category specifying button 133 (for example, default specification until the vehicle arrives at the destination) and the genre “traffic” specified by the genre specifying button 134. Response message information including information related to traffic on the travel route R2 can be displayed on the message information display screen 132. Thereby, the user can know the situation of the accident, the congestion situation, and the like on the travel route R2 to which the vehicle is guided. In addition, the road map display screen 131 has a predetermined position on the road map corresponding to the position where each response message information has been sent (the position that is the target of traffic information and its vicinity in many cases). The mark is displayed. From the position of this mark on the map, the user can know the location of the accident and the crowded location on the travel route R2 to which the vehicle is guided.

  When response message information sent from a point within a predetermined distance from the travel route R2 is displayed (see S22 in FIG. 2A), for example, as shown in FIG. 5, it is designated by a category designation button 133. A response message including information related to an entertainment facility within an area within a predetermined distance from the travel route R2, which is specified by the category “around the route” and the genre “entertainment” specified by the genre specifying button 134, is displayed on the message information display screen 132. Can be displayed. Thereby, the user can know the information regarding the entertainment facility in the area within the predetermined distance from the travel route R2 to which the vehicle is guided. Further, on the road map display screen 131, a predetermined mark is displayed at a position on the road map corresponding to the position where each response message information has been sent (the position of the amusement facility or a position in the vicinity thereof). Is done. From the position of this mark on the road map, the user can know the rough position of the entertainment facility in the region within a predetermined distance from the travel route R2 to which the vehicle is guided.

  On the other hand, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, response message information sent from an area within a predetermined range including the destination is displayed on the display unit 13 (see S24 in FIG. 2B). In this case, it is specified by the category “destination surroundings” specified by the category specifying button 133 (for example, default specification when the vehicle arrives at the destination 9) and the genre “meal” specified by the genre specifying button 134. Response message information including information on a restaurant (meal facility) in an area within a predetermined range including the destination can be displayed on the message information display screen 132. Thereby, the user can know the information regarding the restaurant in the destination and the area | region of the vicinity. Also, on the road map display screen 131, a predetermined mark is displayed at a position on the road map corresponding to the position where each message information has been sent (the position of the restaurant and its vicinity in many cases). The From the position of this mark on the road map, the user can know the approximate location of the restaurant at the destination and the area in the vicinity thereof.

  Note that the genre of the response message information to be displayed on the display unit 13 can be designated not only by the genre designation button 134 but also by a keyword input in the keyword input window 135. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, within a predetermined range including the destination specified by the category “around the destination” specified by the category specifying button 133 and the keyword “accommodation facility” input in the keyword input window 135. Response message information including information on accommodation facilities in the area can be displayed on the message information display screen 132. Further, on the road map display screen 131, a predetermined mark is displayed at a position on the road map corresponding to the position where each message has been sent (the position of the accommodation facility and its vicinity in many cases). .

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, response message information specified by a category (for example, “around the route” specified by the category specifying button 133) and a genre (for example, a keyword input in the keyword input window 135) is displayed. If it is not included in the accumulated response message information, a message “no corresponding information” is displayed on the message information display screen 132 instead of the response message information.

  In addition, when the position on the road map display screen 131 is specified by, for example, a touch operation in a state where the category “designated area” is specified by the category specifying button 133, the position specified on the road map display screen 131 is included. Response message information sent from within the predetermined range is displayed on the message information display screen 132. Further, when a mark (see FIGS. 4 to 7) displayed on the road map display screen 131 is designated by a touch operation, a travel route to the position corresponding to the designated mark (the position corresponding to the mark is determined as the destination). Or a travel route to a destination already set via a position corresponding to the mark). Then, under the control of the processing unit 11, vehicle guidance processing based on the newly set travel route is performed by the navigation unit 18.

  As described above, in the in-vehicle device system that functions as a terminal device in which the in-vehicle device 100 and the smartphone 20 are integrated, when the vehicle starts traveling toward the destination, the vehicle travels toward the destination ( Departure message information “Driving to (Destination Name)” indicating that the mobile device is moving) is provided to the SNS system that provides SNS services such as Twitter (registered trademark) from the smartphone 20 under the control of the in-vehicle device 100 (processing unit 11). Therefore, the departure message information can be viewed (confirmed) by another person using a terminal device that can access the SNS system. Then, a person who is heading to the destination included in the departure message information “Driving to (destination name)”, or is in the vicinity of the destination or the vicinity thereof, uses the terminal device to send the departure message information “Driving to (purpose When browsing the "place name" ", it is triggered by the departure message information and sends information related to the destination and its vicinity to the SNS system as response message information for the departure message information (posting) ) Can occur frequently. For this reason, the in-vehicle device 100 (the processing unit 11) can acquire the response message information that can represent information related to the destination and the vicinity thereof on the way to the destination via the smartphone 20.

  And before the vehicle arrives at the destination, especially when the vehicle stops, traffic information on the travel route, facilities near the travel route, and events held near the travel route Since the response message information that can represent information related to the information is displayed (output) on the display unit 13, the occupant can know (confirm) the traffic information of the travel route and information related to the vicinity of the travel route. When the vehicle arrives at the destination, arrival message information is sent to the SNS system via the smartphone 20, and response message information for the arrival message information is displayed (output) on the display unit 13 in addition to the departure message information. Therefore, the occupant can know (confirm) information on the destination that can be represented by the response message information and information on facilities in the vicinity of the destination, information on events held there, and the like.

  As described above, according to the above-described in-vehicle device system, by using the SNS system, when the user moves to the destination in advance, it is related to the position in the middle of the movement or the destination. Useful information such as information to be obtained can be obtained.

  In the above-described in-vehicle device system, until the vehicle arrives at the destination, the response message information sent from the terminal device within the predetermined distance from the travel route portion from the current position to the destination is displayed on the display unit. However, the response message information sent from the terminal device in the area within the predetermined range including the target position may be displayed on the display unit 13 accordingly. Further, before the vehicle reaches the target position, by specifying the category “around the destination” with the category specifying button 132 on the display screen shown in FIG. 4, the terminal device in the area within the predetermined range including the target position is displayed. The sent response message information can also be displayed on the display unit 13.

  In the in-vehicle device system described above, the smartphone 20 acquires response message information from the SNS system under the control of the in-vehicle device 100 (processing unit 11), and the response message information is supplied from the smartphone 20 to the in-vehicle device 100 side. However, the response message information can be viewed on the smartphone 20 without supplying the response message information from the smartphone 20 to the in-vehicle device 100.

  The in-vehicle device 100 can also be configured to be accessible to the SNS system without using the smartphone 20. In this case, the in-vehicle device 100 only needs to have a function of sending at least the departure message information and the arrival message information to the SNS system. In this case, the response message information with respect to the departure message information and the arrival message information can be browsed using another terminal device such as a smartphone possessed by a vehicle occupant.

  The functions of the in-vehicle device 100 (processing unit 11) described above can be configured in, for example, the smartphone 20 on which a navigation application is mounted. In this case, for example, the departure message information and the arrival message information are sent from the smartphone 20 to the SNS system, and the response message information and the arrival message information can be browsed using the smartphone 20 (may be another terminal device). it can.

  In the above-described in-vehicle device system, the response message information is displayed (output) on the display unit 13. However, for example, the response message information may be output by sound from a sound output unit such as the speaker 16. .

  As described above, the terminal device, the in-vehicle device system, and the in-vehicle device according to the present invention are related to the position in the middle of the movement and the destination in advance when the user moves to the destination by a simple mechanism. Terminal device that collects and provides information to a user when the user moves toward a destination, and a vehicle. Therefore, it is useful as an in-vehicle device system that collects and provides useful information when a user moves toward a destination and an in-vehicle device used in the in-vehicle device system.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Processing unit 12 Operation part 13 Display part 14 Memory | storage part 15 Output circuit 16 Speaker 17 AV unit 18 Navigation unit 19 Connector 20 Smartphone (mobile terminal)
100 In-vehicle equipment

Claims (4)

Equipped with an application for receiving and providing message information from a terminal device on a given network, accessing the message management system that provides the message information for output on other terminal devices, and providing and acquiring message information An in-vehicle device system having a portable terminal and an in-vehicle device to which the portable terminal is communicably connected,
The in-vehicle device is a destination acquisition means for acquiring a destination for route guidance of the vehicle;
First message information provision requesting means for requesting the portable terminal to provide departure message information indicating that the message management system moves toward the destination acquired by the destination acquisition means; Have
The mobile terminal provides the message management system with the departure message information by executing the application in response to a request from the in-vehicle device ,
The mobile terminal provides response message information provided to the message management system from another terminal device in response to the departure message information after providing the departure message information to the message management system by executing the application. A response message supply means for supplying the response message information to the in-vehicle device when acquired,
The in-vehicle device has response message output control means for outputting response message information supplied from the mobile terminal from an output unit,
Further, the message information provided to the message management system includes location information indicating the location of the terminal device that provided the message information,
The in-vehicle device has first response message selection means for selecting response message information provided from a terminal device within a predetermined range including the destination from the response message information supplied by the response message supply means. ,
The response message output control means causes the output unit to output the response message information selected by the first response message selection means,
Further, the in-vehicle device includes a current position acquisition unit that acquires a current position;
From response message information supplied by the response message supply means, provided from a terminal device within a predetermined range from a travel route portion from the current position to the destination in a travel route to a preset destination Second response message selection means for selecting response message information;
The response message output control means causes the output unit to output the response message information selected by the second response message selection means,
Furthermore, the in-vehicle device has stop determination means for determining whether or not the vehicle on which the in-vehicle device is mounted is stopped,
When it is determined by the stop determination means that the vehicle is stopped, the response message output control means outputs the response message information selected by the second response message selection means from the output unit. In-vehicle device system. The in-vehicle device has arrival determination means for determining whether or not the destination has been reached by movement;
Second message information for requesting the portable terminal to provide the message management system with arrival message information indicating arrival at the destination when the arrival determination means determines that the destination has been reached. Providing request means,
It said portable terminal, said the request response to execution of the application from the on-board equipment, in-vehicle equipment system of claim 1, wherein providing the arrival message information to the message management system. A mobile phone equipped with an application that receives message information from a terminal device on a predetermined network, accesses the message management system that provides the message information for output on other terminal devices, and provides and obtains message information An in-vehicle device that is communicably connected to a terminal,
Destination acquisition means for acquiring a destination for route guidance of the vehicle;
First message information provision requesting means for requesting the portable terminal to provide departure message information indicating that the message management system moves toward the destination acquired by the destination acquisition means; Have
Causing the portable terminal to execute the application in response to the request by the first message information provision request unit, and to provide the departure message information to the message management system ;
After the mobile terminal provides the departure message information to the message management system by executing the application, response message information provided to the message management system from another terminal device in response to the departure message information. A response message output control means for outputting, from the output unit, the response message information supplied from the mobile terminal when acquired,
The message information provided to the message management system includes location information indicating the location of the terminal device that provided the message information,
First response message selection means for selecting response message information provided from the terminal device within a predetermined range including the destination from response message information supplied from the mobile terminal;
The response message output control means causes the output unit to output the response message information selected by the first response message selection means,
Furthermore, current position acquisition means for acquiring the current position;
Response message information provided from a terminal device within a predetermined range from a travel route portion from the current position to the destination in a travel route to a preset destination from response message information supplied from the mobile terminal Second response message selection means for selecting
The response message output control means causes the output unit to output the response message information selected by the second response message selection means,
Furthermore, it has a stop determination means for determining whether or not the vehicle on which the in-vehicle device is mounted is stopped,
When it is determined by the stop determination means that the vehicle is stopped, the response message output control means outputs the response message information selected by the second response message selection means from the output unit. In-vehicle equipment. Arrival determination means for determining whether or not the destination has been reached by movement;
Second message information for requesting the portable terminal to provide the message management system with arrival message information indicating arrival at the destination when the arrival determination means determines that the destination has been reached. Providing request means,
The in-vehicle device according to claim 3 , wherein the portable terminal is caused to execute the application in response to the request by the second message information provision requesting unit and to provide the message management system with the arrival message information.

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