JP6025420B2 - In-vehicle device, driving notification method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device and the like.

  Conventionally, a navigation device and the like for searching for a route to a destination set by a user have been developed (see Non-Patent Document 1).

“Easy Navi”, [online], Pioneer Corporation, [Search May 30, 2012], Internet [URL; http://pioneer.jp/carrozzeria/rakunavi/]

  In a conventional navigation device or the like, only a point on the map is displayed according to the traveling of the moving body, and predetermined information is sent to a predetermined destination according to the conditions registered in association with the point on the map. Could not be notified.

  The in-vehicle device according to the first aspect of the invention is an in-vehicle device mounted on a moving body, which is a condition having point information indicating a point on a map, and a relationship between the point indicated by the point information and the current position of the moving body A notification-related management information storage unit that stores one or more notification-related management information including notification conditions that are conditions related to the notification destination, notification destination information that indicates a notification destination, and notification content information that indicates notification contents to the notification destination; Current position information acquisition unit that acquires current position information indicating the current position of the moving body, and one or more notification related managements in which the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit is stored in the notification related management information storage unit A notification information acquisition unit that determines which of the notification conditions that the information matches, and if the information matches, a notification information acquisition unit that acquires notification destination information and notification content information included in the notification related management information; and a notification information acquisition unit Acquired notification destination information A notification destination indicated, an in-vehicle apparatus and a notification unit for notifying the notification contents indicating notification content information notification information acquisition unit has acquired.

  With such a configuration, predetermined information can be notified to a predetermined destination according to conditions registered in association with points on the map.

  The in-vehicle device according to the second aspect of the present invention accumulates, in the notification-related management information storage unit, a reception unit that receives notification-related management information and notification-related management information that is received by the reception unit. An in-vehicle device further comprising a storage unit.

  With such a configuration, information notified to a predetermined partner can be registered in association with a point on the map.

  In the in-vehicle device according to the third aspect of the invention, in contrast to the first or second aspect, the notification condition is a condition having point information indicating a point on the map. It is a condition relating to the relationship with the current position and the traveling direction of the moving body, and further includes a traveling direction information acquiring unit that acquires traveling direction information indicating the traveling direction of the moving body, and the notification information acquiring unit includes the current position information The current position information acquired by the acquisition unit and the traveling direction information acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit match any of the notification conditions of one or more notification related management information stored in the notification related management information storage unit. This is an in-vehicle device that determines whether or not to perform notification, and if it matches, obtains notification destination information and notification content information included in the notification related management information.

  With such a configuration, when the traveling direction of the moving body satisfies a predetermined condition, information registered in association with a point on the map can be notified.

  In the in-vehicle device according to the fourth aspect of the invention, in contrast to the first or second aspect of the invention, the notification condition is a condition having point information indicating a point on the map. It is a condition related to the relationship with the current position and the state of the moving body, and further includes a state information acquisition unit that acquires state information indicating the state of the moving body, and the notification information acquisition unit is acquired by the current position information acquisition unit It is determined whether the current location information and the status information acquired by the status information acquisition unit match any of the notification conditions of one or more notification-related management information stored in the notification-related management information storage unit If they match, the in-vehicle device acquires the notification destination information and the notification content information included in the notification related management information.

  With such a configuration, when the state of the moving body satisfies a predetermined condition, information registered in association with a point on the map can be notified.

  In addition, the vehicle-mounted device according to the fifth aspect of the invention calculates the positional relationship information, which is information indicating the relationship between the point on the map and the current position, with respect to any of the first to fourth aspects of the invention. When the positional relationship calculation information is acquired, the notification information acquisition unit calculates the positional relationship information using the positional relationship calculation information, and the notification unit This is an in-vehicle device that notifies the notification destination indicated by the acquired notification destination information of the positional relationship information calculated by the notification information acquisition unit.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to notify a predetermined partner of information that changes dynamically according to the traveling of the moving body.

  The on-vehicle device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention indicates that the positional relationship calculation information calculates estimated arrival time information indicating a time until the vehicle arrives at a predetermined point from the current position. When the positional relationship calculation information is acquired, the notification information acquisition unit uses the positional relationship calculation information to change the positional relationship calculation information from the current position indicated by the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit. It is a vehicle-mounted device that calculates estimated arrival time information indicating a time until arrival at a point indicated by corresponding point information.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to notify a predetermined destination of the time required to arrive at a predetermined point on the map.

  In addition, the vehicle-mounted device according to the seventh aspect of the invention relates to the fifth aspect of the invention, wherein the positional relationship calculation information is information indicating that the estimated travel distance information indicating the distance from the current position to the predetermined point is calculated. When the positional information calculation information is acquired, the notification information acquisition unit uses the positional relationship calculation information to correspond to the positional relationship calculation information from the current position indicated by the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit. This is an in-vehicle device that calculates estimated travel distance information indicating the distance to the point indicated by the point information.

  With such a configuration, the distance to a predetermined point on the map can be notified to a predetermined destination.

  According to the vehicle-mounted device or the like according to the present invention, predetermined information can be notified to a predetermined destination according to conditions registered in association with points on a map. Thereby, for example, it is possible to automatically notify the family of going home, scheduled time until returning home, scheduled time of returning home, and the like.

Block diagram of in-vehicle device 1 in the first embodiment A flowchart for explaining the overall operation of the in-vehicle device 1 Flowchart for explaining the notification information acquisition process The figure which shows the example of the notification related management information Overview of the computer system in the above embodiment Block diagram of a computer system in the above embodiment

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an in-vehicle device and the like according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the component which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in embodiment performs the same operation | movement, description may be abbreviate | omitted again. In addition, the format, content, and the like of each information described in this embodiment are merely examples, and the format, content, and the like are not limited as long as the meaning of each information can be indicated.

(Embodiment 1)
In the present embodiment, a description will be given of the in-vehicle device 1 that notifies a predetermined partner using the information when the relationship between a point associated with the predetermined information and the current position satisfies a predetermined condition. The in-vehicle device 1 according to the present embodiment is, for example, a car navigation system, a display / audio, or the like, and is usually mounted on a moving body. The moving body is, for example, an automobile or a motorcycle. The moving body may include a person.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an in-vehicle device 1 in the present embodiment. The in-vehicle device 1 includes a notification related management information storage unit 11, a reception unit 12, a storage unit 13, a current position information acquisition unit 14, a traveling direction information acquisition unit 15, a state information acquisition unit 16, a notification information acquisition unit 17, and a notification unit 18. Is provided.

  The notification related management information storage unit 11 stores one or more notification related management information. The notification related management information is information having notification conditions, notification destination information, and notification content information. The notification destination information is information indicating the notification destination. The notification content information is information indicating the notification content. The notification condition is a condition for notifying the notification destination indicated by the notification destination information of the notification content indicated by the notification content information.

  The notification condition is a condition having point information indicating a point on the map. The notification condition is also a condition related to the relationship between the point indicated by the point information and the current position of the mobile object. The relationship between the point and the current position is, for example, a distance from the current position to the point or a required time from the current position to the point. The distance is, for example, a linear distance from the current position to the point, or a route distance from the current position to the point. In addition, the required time is, for example, a required time in a linear distance from the current position to the point or a required time in a route from the current position to the point. Note that the notification condition is not limited as long as it is a condition regarding information calculated using point information included in the notification condition and current position information indicating the current position. Further, the notification condition may be a condition regarding the current position.

  The point information is usually information having point name information indicating the name of the point, point position information that is position information indicating the position of the point, and the like. The position information is usually longitude and latitude information indicating longitude and latitude, but may be coordinate information indicating coordinates on a map, altitude information indicating altitude, and the like. The point indicated by the point information is not particularly limited as long as it is a point on the map, but in the present embodiment, it is preferable that the point is a destination at the time of traveling. The destination is, for example, a home, a package delivery destination, a travel accommodation, or the like.

From the above, the notification condition is, for example, the following condition.
(1) The distance from the current position to the predetermined point satisfies the predetermined condition (2) The required time from the current position to the predetermined point satisfies the predetermined condition

  The above (1) is hereinafter referred to as a distance condition as appropriate. Further, the above (2) will be appropriately referred to as a time condition hereinafter. In the above (1) and (2), the “predetermined point” is a point indicated by the point information included in the notification condition. In addition, “satisfying a predetermined condition” means being greater than or equal to a threshold, greater than a threshold, being less than or equal to a threshold, being less than a threshold, being the same as a threshold, and the like.

  The above (1) is, for example, (1-1) “d (current position, point) ≦ 5 km”, (1-2) “route distance (current position, point) ≦ 5 km”, (1-3 ) “Current position to point: route distance ≦ 5 km”. (1-1) means that the linear distance from the current position to a predetermined point is 5 km or less. Further, (1-2) and (1-3) mean that the distance of the route from the current position to the predetermined point is 5 km or less. Further, “d (current position, point)” in (1-1) is a straight line from the current position indicated by the current position information to the point indicated by the point information, using the current position information and the point information. This is a function for calculating the distance. In addition, the “route distance (current position, point)” in (1-2) refers to the position from the current position indicated by the current position information to the point indicated by the point information using the current position information and the point information. It is a function for calculating the distance of a route.

  The above (2) is, for example, (2-1) “t (current position, point) ≦ 15 minutes”, (2-2) “route time (current position, point) ≦ 15 minutes”, (2 -3) “Current position to point: route time ≦ 15 minutes”. (2-1) means that the time required for the linear distance from the current position to the predetermined point is 15 minutes or less. Further, (2-2) and (2-3) mean that the required time of the route from the current position to the predetermined point is 15 minutes. In addition, “t (current position, point)” in (2-1) is a straight line from the current position indicated by the current position information to the point indicated by the point information using the current position information and the point information. It is a function that calculates the required time for the distance. In addition, “route time (current position, point)” in (2-2) refers to the position from the current position indicated by the current position information to the point indicated by the point information, using the current position information and the point information. This function calculates the required time for a route.

  The function usually includes a calculation formula, a program, and the like. The function of the notification condition may be a function that also uses speed information indicating the speed, for example. The speed is, for example, the current speed of the mobile body, the average speed of the mobile body in the past travel, the legal speed (limit speed) of the road on which the mobile body is traveling, and the like. The function usually has variables and symbols for substituting point information, current position information, and the like. Hereinafter, information indicating the distance calculated by the above function is referred to as inter-point distance information, and information indicating the time calculated by the above function is referred to as inter-point time information.

  Further, the notification condition may have a condition regarding the traveling direction of the moving body. The condition is a traveling direction condition that is a condition relating to traveling direction information indicating the traveling direction of the moving body. The traveling direction information is, for example, absolute direction information or relative direction information. The absolute direction information is information indicating an absolute direction. An absolute direction is a direction that is determined without any reference. The absolute direction information is, for example, azimuth information indicating azimuth, azimuth angle information indicating azimuth. The relative direction information is information indicating a relative direction. The relative direction is a direction determined by using something as a reference. In the present embodiment, the reference in the relative direction information is usually a point on the map.

  The direction information is, for example, “north”, “south”, “northeast”, “southwest”, “north-northeast”, “west-southwest”, and the like. Further, the azimuth angle information is, for example, “0 °”, “90 °”, “180 °”, “270 °”, and the like. In the azimuth angle information, if “0 °” is “north” and the clockwise direction is a positive angle, “90 °” is “east”, “180 °” is “south”, and “270 °” is “ West ”. The relative direction information includes, for example, (1) “home: approach”, (2) “home: separation”, (3) “city”, and the like. (1) means that the direction is closer to home. Moreover, (2) means that the direction is away from home. Moreover, (3) means that it is a direction to an urban district surface.

  In addition, as long as the traveling direction information can indicate a so-called direction, the content, the format, and the like are not limited. The traveling direction information may be a combination of absolute direction information and relative direction information. In the present embodiment, the traveling direction information is preferably relative direction information.

  Further, the notification condition may have a condition regarding the state of the moving body. The condition is a state condition that is a condition related to state information indicating the state of the moving object. The state information includes, for example, traveling information indicating the traveling state of the moving object, speed information indicating the speed of the moving object, acceleration information indicating the acceleration of the moving object, prime mover operation information indicating the operation state of the moving engine of the moving object, It is prime mover rotational speed information indicating the rotational speed of the mobile prime mover.

  The traveling information is information indicating whether or not the moving body is traveling. The travel information includes, for example, “running”, “stopped”, “moving”, “stopped”, and the like. The prime mover operation information is information indicating whether or not the prime mover is operating. The prime mover operation information includes, for example, “ON”, “OFF”, “in operation”, “stopped”, and the like.

  When the traveling direction condition is included, the notification condition is usually a logical sum (AND) of the distance condition and / or time condition and the traveling direction information. Further, when the state condition is included, the notification condition is the same as when the traveling direction condition is included.

  Further, the notification condition may have a point identifier for identifying the point, for example. The point identifier may be an identifier for identifying point information. In this case, the spot information identified by the spot identifier is normally stored in the notification related management information storage unit 11. The notification condition may have a time condition related to time. The time condition is usually a condition related to a time condition indicating time.

  The notification destination information is, for example, information indicating a mail address, a telephone number, a FAX number, an IP address, and the like. The notification destination information may be any information as long as it can identify the notification destination.

  The notification content information is, for example, character data, image data, audio data, or the like. In other words, the notification content information includes, for example, an e-mail title, e-mail text, automatic voice-read text, information indicating a FAX text, voice data for automatic voice, transmission data for FAX transmission, and the like. is there. Further, the notification content information may be information indicating that a so-called empty mail is transmitted, a so-called one-call, a blank FAX is transmitted, or the like. Further, the notification content information may include notification means information indicating a notification means such as “mail” or “phone”, for example.

  Further, the notification content information may be, for example, positional relationship calculation information indicating that the positional relationship information, which is information indicating the relationship between the point on the map and the current position, is calculated. The positional relationship calculation information is usually a function similar to the function that the notification condition has. The information indicating the distance calculated by the positional relationship calculation information is estimated arrival time information indicating the time from the current position until arrival at a predetermined point. The information indicating the time calculated by the positional relationship calculation information is planned travel distance information indicating the distance from the current position to a predetermined point. Further, the positional relationship calculation information may be information indicating that estimated arrival time information indicating a time when the vehicle arrives at a predetermined point from the current position is calculated.

  The positional relationship calculation information is information indicating that the positional relationship information is normally calculated using point information associated with the notification related management information. Further, the positional relationship calculation information may be information indicating that the positional relationship is calculated using point information different from the point information. In this case, the positional relationship calculation information includes point information used for calculation. That is, the point for which the positional relationship information is calculated by the positional relationship calculation information may be a point indicated by the point information included in the notification condition, or may be a point different from the point indicated by the point information. Good.

  Hereinafter, information including notification content information and notification destination information is appropriately referred to as notification information. The notification related management information may include notification source information indicating a notification source. Since the content and format of the notification source information are the same as the content and format of the notification destination information, description thereof will be omitted. Further, the notification related management information may include date / time information indicating the date / time. Further, the date related information may be associated with the notification related management information. The date and time is a concept that usually includes the date and time.

  The receiving unit 12 receives notification related management information. Acceptance refers to accepting information input from an input device such as a touch panel or a keyboard, receiving information transmitted via a wired or wireless communication line, and reading from a recording medium such as an optical disk, magnetic disk, or semiconductor memory. It is a concept that includes the reception of information that has been made.

  In addition to the notification related management information, the reception unit 12 gives instructions such as a power ON instruction, a power OFF instruction, a map output instruction for outputting map information, and a point selection instruction for selecting a point on the map. It may be accepted. Moreover, when the reception part 12 receives these instructions, the vehicle-mounted apparatus 1 normally performs a predetermined process according to the received instructions.

  The accumulating unit 13 accumulates the notification related management information received by the receiving unit 12 in the notification related management information storage unit 11. The accumulation procedure and method are not limited. Further, the storage unit 13 may store the notification related management information received by the receiving unit 12 in association with date / time information indicating the date / time at the time of storage.

  The current position information acquisition unit 14 acquires current position information indicating the current position of the moving object. The current position information acquisition unit 14 normally acquires current position information periodically. In addition, the current position information acquisition unit 14 may acquire current position information in accordance with an instruction from the user, for example. The current position information acquisition unit 14 acquires current position information from a satellite navigation system (such as a GPS receiver) or a device that receives position information from a base station for mobile communication. In this case, the current position information acquisition unit 14 may have these devices or may be realized by these devices. The processing procedure of the current position information acquisition unit 14 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM.

  The traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 acquires traveling direction information indicating the traveling direction of the moving body. The traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 usually acquires traveling direction information periodically. Further, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 may acquire the traveling direction information according to an instruction from the user, for example. The traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 usually acquires traveling direction information from a so-called azimuth sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, or the like. In this case, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 may include, for example, these devices or may be realized by these devices. The processing procedure of the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM.

  Further, for example, when acquiring the relative direction information, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 uses the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 and the point information indicating the point on the map, and uses the relative direction information. To get. For example, when acquiring relative direction information indicating whether the traveling direction of the moving body is a direction approaching or away from the home, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15, for example, includes the current position indicated by the current position information and the home. The distance is calculated and acquired periodically. Then, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 acquires relative direction information indicating that the direction approaches the home if the distance is decreased, and is a direction farther from the home if the distance is increased. Relative direction information indicating that is acquired. The distance may be a linear distance or a route distance. Moreover, when it is a linear distance, the traveling direction information acquisition part 15 shows the relative direction information which shows that it is a direction which approaches a home, for example, even if the distance acquired regularly has decreased and it increases temporarily. May be obtained. Conversely, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 acquires, for example, relative direction information indicating that the distance is regularly increased even if the distance acquired periodically increases and temporarily decreases even if the distance decreases temporarily. May be.

  Further, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 acquires route information indicating a route to the home, for example. Then, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 determines whether the current position indicated by the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 is on the route indicated by the route information. You may acquire the relative direction information which shows that it is a direction which approaches a home. At this time, for example, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 may acquire relative direction information indicating that the current position is away from home if the current position is not on the route.

  Further, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 acquires, for example, absolute direction information and information indicating the home direction (absolute direction) viewed from the current position. Then, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 acquires relative direction information indicating a direction approaching the home if the directions indicated by the two pieces of information substantially match, and the directions indicated by the two pieces of information are substantially the same. If the opposite is true, relative direction information indicating the direction away from home may be acquired. “Substantially match” means, for example, that a difference (error) between two directions satisfies a predetermined condition (a condition for determining that they substantially match). Further, “substantially opposite” means that, for example, a difference (error) between two directions satisfies a predetermined condition (a condition for determining that it is substantially opposite).

  The state information acquisition unit 16 acquires state information indicating the state of the moving body. The state information acquisition unit 16 usually acquires state information periodically. Moreover, the state information acquisition part 16 may acquire state information according to the instruction | indication from a user, for example. In addition, the state information acquisition unit 16 is usually in a state from a so-called speed sensor, acceleration sensor, sensor for detecting the state of the prime mover, a sensor for measuring the rotational speed of the prime mover, a device for displaying information obtained from these sensors, or the like. Get information. In this case, the state information acquisition unit 16 may include, for example, these devices, or may be realized by these devices. The processing procedure of the status information acquisition unit 16 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM.

  The notification information acquisition unit 17 first matches the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 with any of the notification conditions of one or more notification-related management information stored in the notification-related management information storage unit 11. Judge whether to do. And the notification information acquisition part 17 acquires the notification destination information and notification content information which the said corresponding notification relevant management information has.

  Further, for example, when the notification condition has a traveling direction condition, the notification information acquisition unit 17 firstly acquires the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 and the traveling direction information acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15. Determines which of the notification conditions of one or more notification-related management information stored in the notification-related management information storage unit 11 is met. And the notification information acquisition part 17 acquires the notification destination information and notification content information which the said corresponding notification relevant management information has.

  Further, for example, when the notification condition has a state condition, the notification information acquisition unit 17 firstly obtains the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 and the state information acquired by the state information acquisition unit 16 as follows: It is determined which of the notification conditions of one or more notification-related management information stored in the notification-related management information storage unit 11 is met. And the notification information acquisition part 17 acquires the notification destination information and notification content information which the said corresponding notification relevant management information has.

  For example, it is assumed that the notification condition is “distance (current position, home) ≦ 1 km”. Further, it is assumed that the distance between the current position calculated by the function indicated by the “distance (current position, home)” and the home is “800 m”. At this time, the notification information acquisition unit 17 calculates the distance between the current position and the home using the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 and the point information indicating the home that the notification condition has. In such a case, the notification information acquisition unit 17 determines that the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 matches the notification condition.

  Further, for example, it is assumed that the notification condition is “(distance (current position, home) ≧ 1 km) & (traveling direction = home: separated)”. The traveling direction condition “traveling direction = home: separated” in the notification condition means that the traveling direction of the moving body is a direction away from the home. Further, it is assumed that the distance between the current position calculated by the function indicated by the “distance (current position, home)” and the home is “1.2 km”. Further, it is assumed that the traveling direction information (relative direction information) acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 is “home: separated”. In such a case, the notification information acquisition unit 17 determines that the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 and the traveling direction information acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 match the notification condition.

  Further, for example, it is assumed that the notification condition is “(time (current position, home) ≦ 15 minutes) & (running state = stopped)”. The state condition “running state = stopped” in the notification condition means that the moving body is stopped. Further, it is assumed that the required time between the current position calculated by the function indicated by “time (current position, home)” and the home is “15 minutes”. Further, it is assumed that the state information (running information) acquired by the state information acquisition unit 16 is “stopped”. In such a case, the notification information acquisition unit 17 determines that the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 and the state information acquired by the state information acquisition unit 16 match the notification condition.

  Further, for example, it is assumed that the notification condition is “(time (current position, home) ≦ 15 minutes) & (traveling direction = home: near) & (running state = stopped)”. Further, it is assumed that the required time between the current position calculated by the function indicated by “time (current position, home)” and the home is “10 minutes”. Further, it is assumed that the traveling direction information (relative direction information) acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 is “home: near”. Further, it is assumed that the state information (running information) acquired by the state information acquisition unit 16 is “stopped”. In such a case, the notification information acquisition unit 17 includes the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14, the traveling direction information acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15, and the state information acquired by the state information acquisition unit 16. Is determined to meet the notification condition.

  Moreover, the notification information acquisition part 17 calculates a positional relationship information using the said positional relationship calculation information, when the acquired notification content information is positional relationship calculation information. And the notification information acquisition part 17 acquires the said positional relationship information as notification content information. In this case, the notification information acquisition unit 17 normally calculates the positional relationship information using the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 and the point information corresponding to the positional relationship calculation information. The point information corresponding to the positional relationship calculation information is usually the point information included in the positional relationship calculation information, but in the notification related management information stored in the notification related management information storage unit 11, It may be point information included in the associated notification condition.

  For example, it is assumed that the positional relationship calculation information is “distance (current position, home)”. In this case, the notification information acquisition unit 17 indicates the distance from the current position to the home using the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 and the point information indicating the home included in the positional relationship calculation information. Calculate travel distance information. The distance may be a linear distance or a route distance.

  Further, for example, it is assumed that the positional relationship calculation information is “time (current position, condition point)”. The “conditional point” means that the notification related management information stored in the notification related management information storage unit 11 uses the point information included in the notification condition associated with the positional relationship calculation information. In this case, the notification information acquisition unit 17 calculates the required time information indicating the time from the current position to the home using the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 and the point information included in the notification condition. To do. The time may be a required time for a linear distance or a required time for a route.

  The notification unit 18 notifies the notification destination indicated by the notification destination information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit 17 of the notification content indicated by the notification content information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit 17. “Notify” includes sending an e-mail, making a call, sending a FAX, and the like. For example, when the notification destination information is an email address, the notification unit 18 transmits the notification content information to the email address. When the notification content information indicates that a blank mail is to be transmitted, the notification unit 18 transmits a blank mail to the mail address. For example, when the notification destination information is a telephone number, the notification unit 18 makes a call to the telephone number, and reproduces the notification content information when a call is in progress. When the notification content information indicates that one call is to be made, the notification unit 18 makes a one call to the telephone number. Note that an example in which the notification destination information indicates another notification destination is the same as described above, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, a route from the current position to a predetermined point is normally searched by a route search unit (not shown). The route search unit normally includes map information storage means (not shown) for storing map information indicating a map, departure point information indicating a departure point, and destination information indicating a destination in the map information. Applied to the route search means (not shown) for searching for a route from the departure place to the destination and obtaining route information indicating the route. Then, the route search unit searches for a route from the current position (departure point) to a predetermined point (destination), for example, in accordance with an instruction from the notification information acquisition unit 17. In addition, the kind of map which map information shows is not ask | required. Further, the map information is usually in KIWI format used in car navigation. The departure point information is point information indicating the departure point. The destination information is usually point information indicating the destination. Further, since the route search is a known technique, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The notification-related management information storage unit 11 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium. In addition, the process in which the notification related management information is stored in the notification related management information storage unit 11 is not limited. For example, it may be stored via a recording medium. Information transmitted via a communication line or the like may be stored. Furthermore, information input via the input device may be stored.

  In addition, the input unit such as information and instructions in the reception unit 12 may be anything such as a menu screen or a keyboard. The accepting unit 12 can be realized by control software for a menu screen, a device driver for input means such as a keyboard, and the like.

  In addition, the storage unit 13, the notification information acquisition unit 17, and the notification unit 18 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the storage unit 13 and the like is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The notification unit 18 may be realized by, for example, a wireless or wired communication unit, a broadcast unit, or the like.

  Next, the overall operation of the in-vehicle device 1 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. Note that the i-th information in the predetermined information is described as “information [i]”.

  (Step S201) The storage unit 13 determines whether or not the reception unit 12 has received notification-related management information. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S202; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S203.

  (Step S202) The accumulation unit 13 accumulates the notification related management information received in Step S201 in the notification related management information storage unit 11. Then, the process returns to step S201.

  (Step S203) The storage unit 13 determines whether the receiving unit 12 has received an instruction. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S204; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S205.

  (Step S204) The in-vehicle device 1 performs a process according to the instruction received in step S203. Then, the process returns to step S201.

  (Step S205) The current position information acquisition unit 14 determines whether or not the moving body is traveling. If the vehicle is traveling, the process proceeds to step S206. If not, the process returns to step S201.

  (Step S206) The current position information acquisition unit 14 acquires current position information.

  (Step S207) The traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 acquires traveling direction information.

  (Step S208) The state information acquisition unit 16 acquires state information.

  (Step S209) The notification information acquisition unit 17 acquires notification information. Details of this processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S210) The notification unit 18 notifies the notification destination indicated by the notification destination information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit 17 of the notification content indicated by the notification content information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit 17. Then, the process returns to step S201.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the process may be terminated by powering off or a process termination interrupt.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing notification information acquisition processing in step S209 of the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 3, it is assumed that the notification related management information storage unit 11 stores m pieces of notification related management information.

  (Step S301) The notification information acquisition unit 17 sets 1 to the counter i.

  (Step S302) The notification information acquisition unit 17 stores the current position information acquired in step S206, the traveling direction information acquired in step S207, and the state information acquired in step S208 in the notification related management information storage unit 11. It is determined whether or not the notification condition [i] included in the notification-related management information [i] is met. If they match, the process proceeds to step S303, and if not, the process proceeds to step S305.

  (Step S303) The notification information acquisition unit 17 acquires notification destination information [i] included in the notification related management information [i].

  (Step S304) The notification information acquisition unit 17 acquires notification content information [i] included in the notification related management information [i].

  (Step S305) The notification information acquisition unit 17 determines whether i is m. When it is m, it progresses to step S307, and when that is not right, it progresses to step S306.

  (Step S306) The notification information acquisition unit 17 increments i by 1, and returns to step S302.

  (Step S307) The notification information acquisition unit 17 determines whether or not the notification content information acquired in step S304 is positional relationship calculation information. If it is positional relationship calculation information, the process proceeds to step S308; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S308.

  (Step S308) The notification information acquisition unit 17 calculates the positional relationship information using the positional relationship calculation information acquired in Step S304, and acquires the positional relationship information as notification content information. Then, the process returns to the upper process.

(Concrete example)
Next, a specific example of the operation of the in-vehicle device 1 will be described. In this specific example, the moving body is assumed to be an automobile. Further, the in-vehicle device 1 is assumed to be a car navigation system (hereinafter referred to as “car navigation”) installed in an automobile. Further, it is assumed that the notification related management information storage unit 11 stores the notification related management information shown in FIG. The notification related management information includes an ID (item name: ID) for uniquely identifying a record, a notification condition (item name: condition), notification destination information (item name: notification destination), and notification content information ( Item name: notification content).

(Example 1)
First, it is assumed that a user (driver) gets into a parked car and starts driving at 17:30 in order to return home from his company. Then, the current position information acquisition unit 14 starts acquiring current position information. The traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 also starts acquiring traveling direction information. The state information acquisition unit 16 also starts acquiring state information. Thereafter, each of the current position information acquisition unit 14, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15, and the state information acquisition unit 16 continues to acquire predetermined information periodically while the car navigation is powered on. Here, the current position information acquisition unit 14 acquires current position information indicating the position of the company at the place of work, and the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 acquires the traveling direction information “home” and acquires state information. It is assumed that the unit 16 has acquired the state information “startup”. Further, it is assumed that the notification information acquisition unit 17 acquires time information “17:30” indicating the current time.

  Next, the notification information acquisition unit 17 acquires the acquired time information “17:30”, the current position information indicating the position of the company of the workplace acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14, and the state information acquisition unit 16 acquires It is determined that the state information “startup” matches the notification condition “(current position = work location) & (prime mover = startup) & (time ≧ 17: 00)” of “ID = 011” in FIG. Then, the notification information acquisition unit 17 acquires notification destination information “myhome@mail.com” of “ID = 011” in FIG. 4 and notification content information “start home”. Note that the notification destination information is an email address. The notification content information is the text of the mail.

  Next, the notification unit 18 transmits an email whose text is “start home” to the email address “myhome@mail.com” acquired by the notification information acquisition unit 17.

  In addition, for example, it is assumed that the user continues driving the car and stops at a point where the distance to the home is 20 km by a red light. Then, the current position information acquisition unit 14 acquires current position information indicating the position of the point. Further, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 acquires the traveling direction information “home”, and the state information acquisition unit 16 acquires the state information “stopped”.

  Next, the notification information acquisition unit 17 performs the notification condition “(10 km ≦ distance (current position, home) <30 km) & (traveling direction = home) & (running state = stopped)” of “ID = 012” in FIG. 4. "Location (current position, home)", current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14, and point information indicating the home included in the notification condition, from the current position to the home. The distance is calculated, and the point-to-point distance information “20 km” indicating the distance is acquired.

  Next, similarly to the above, the notification information acquisition unit 17 includes the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14, the traveling direction information “home” acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15, and the state information acquisition unit. The state information “stopped” acquired by 16 is the notification condition “(10 km ≦ distance (current position, home) <30 km) & (traveling direction = home) & (running state = It is determined that it matches the “Stopped)”. The notification information acquisition unit 17 acquires the notification destination information “myhome@mail.com” of “ID = 012” and the notification content information “empty mail” of FIG.

  Next, the notification unit 18 transmits an empty mail to the mail address “myhome@mail.com” acquired by the notification information acquisition unit 17.

  Further, for example, it is assumed that the user continues to drive a car and travels at a distance of 8 km to his / her home. Then, the current position information acquisition unit 14 acquires current position information indicating the position of the place. Further, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 acquires the traveling direction information “home”, and the state information acquisition unit 16 acquires the state information “running”.

  Next, similarly to the above, the notification information acquisition unit 17 has a function “(distance (current position, home) ≦ 10 km) & (traveling direction = home)” of “ID = 013” in FIG. The distance from the current position to the home is calculated using “distance (current position, home)” and the like, and inter-point distance information “8 km” indicating the distance is acquired.

  Next, the notification information acquisition unit 17 obtains the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 and the traveling direction information “home” acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 in the same manner as described above. It is determined that the notification condition “(distance (current position, home) ≦ 10 km) & (traveling direction = home)” of “ID = 013” is satisfied. Then, the notification information acquisition unit 17 acquires the notification destination information “myhome@mail.com” of “ID = 013” in FIG. 4 and the notification content information “time (current position, home)”. The notification content information is positional relationship calculation information, and is a function for calculating required time information indicating a required time from the current position to the home.

  Next, the notification information acquisition unit 17 has the acquired function “time (current position, home)”, the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14, and the notification condition of “ID = 013” in FIG. The required time from the current position to the home is calculated using the point information indicating the home that the user has. The notification information acquisition unit 17 acquires the required time information “10 minutes” as notification content information.

  Next, the notification unit 18 transmits a mail whose text is “10 minutes” to the mail address “myhome@mail.com” acquired by the notification information acquisition unit 17.

(Example 2)
First, it is assumed that a driver of a package delivery company is driving a car (truck) toward “delivery destination A” which is a point of delivery of the package. At this time, the current position information acquisition unit 14 periodically acquires the current position information while the truck engine is ON. Similarly, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 and the state information acquisition unit 16 periodically acquire predetermined information. Further, the notification information acquisition unit 17 determines which of the notification conditions shown in FIG. 4 each of the information meets each time the information is acquired.

  Next, the notification information acquisition unit 17 performs the notification condition “(distance (current position, delivery destination A) ≦ 5 km) or (time (current position, delivery destination A) ≦ 15 minutes)” of “ID = 014” in FIG. ”Function“ distance (current position, delivery destination A) ≦ 5 km ”,“ time (current position, delivery destination A) ≦ 15 minutes ”, current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14, and delivery destination Using the point information indicating A, the distance from the current position to the delivery destination A and the required time from the current position to the delivery destination A are calculated. Then, the notification information acquisition unit acquires the point-to-point distance information “4 km” indicating the distance from the current position to the delivery destination A and the point-to-point time information “15 minutes” indicating the required time from the current position to the delivery destination A. Shall be.

  Next, the notification information acquisition unit 17 indicates that the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 is the notification condition “(distance (current position, delivery destination A) ≦ 5 km) or“ ID = 014 ”in FIG. (Time (current position, delivery destination A) ≦ 15 minutes) ”is determined. Then, the notification information acquisition unit 17 acquires the notification destination information “090-XXXX-XXXX” of “ID = 014” in FIG. 4 and the notification content information “I will deliver within 15 minutes”. Note that the notification destination information is a telephone number of a mobile phone. The notification content information is a text to be read out for automatic voice.

  Next, the notification unit 18 makes a call to the telephone number “090-XXXX-XXXX” acquired by the notification information acquisition unit 17, and when the call is in progress, the automatic voice “I will deliver within 15 minutes” Reproduce.

(Example 3)
First, it is assumed that a car is parked at the user's home. At this time, since the engine of the automobile is OFF, each of the current position information acquisition unit 14, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15, and the state information acquisition unit 16 does not acquire predetermined information.

  Next, it is assumed that someone gets into the car and starts driving in a direction away from home. Then, each of the current position information acquisition unit 14, the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15, and the state information acquisition unit 16 starts acquiring predetermined information. Thereafter, each unit periodically acquires predetermined information while the automobile engine is ON.

  Next, it is assumed that the car is about 1 km from home. Then, the current position information acquisition unit 14 acquires current position information indicating the position of the point. Further, it is assumed that the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15 acquires the traveling direction information “home: leaving”, and the state information acquisition unit 16 acquires the state information “running”. At this time, it is assumed that the time is midnight.

  Next, the notification information acquisition unit 17 performs the notification condition “(distance (current position, home) ≧ 1 km) & (travel direction = home: separation) & (0: 00 ≦ time <) in FIG. 6:00) ”, the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14, and the point information indicating the home included in the notification condition. The distance from home to home is calculated. Then, the notification information acquisition unit 17 acquires the distance information “1 km” indicating the distance from the current position to the home.

  Next, the notification information acquisition unit 17 acquires time information “1:00” indicating the current time. Then, the notification information acquisition unit 17 includes the time information, the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14, and the traveling direction information “home: separated” acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15, as shown in FIG. It is determined that the notification condition of “ID = 015” “(distance (current position, home) ≧ 1 km) & (traveling direction = home: separated) & (0: 00 ≦ time <6:00)” is satisfied. Then, the notification information acquisition unit 17 acquires notification destination information “myhome@mail.com” of “ID = 015” in FIG. 4 and notification content information “car is moving”.

  Next, the notification unit 18 transmits an e-mail with the text “car is moving” to the e-mail address “myhome@mail.com” acquired by the notification information acquisition unit 17.

  As described above, according to the in-vehicle device 1 according to the present embodiment, predetermined information can be notified to a predetermined partner according to information registered in association with a point on a map. Thereby, for example, mail can be transmitted to a predetermined mail address, a telephone can be called to a predetermined telephone number, or a FAX can be transmitted to a predetermined FAX number according to the current position of the mobile body. .

  In the present embodiment, the notification information acquisition unit 17 is the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14, the traveling direction information acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit 15, and the state acquired by the state information acquisition unit 16. When determining whether the information matches any of the notification conditions of one or more notification-related management information stored in the notification-related management information storage unit 11, information other than these information is acquired, You may judge. Information other than these information is information indicated by the notification condition, such as time information indicating the time, day information indicating the day of the week, date information indicating the date and time, and the like. Note that methods and procedures for acquiring time information, day information, and date / time information are well known, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, for example, the notification information acquisition unit 17 does not determine that the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 matches the same notification condition two or more times in succession. Therefore, for example, a flag may be assigned to a condition determined to match, or an ID of a condition determined to match may be held.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the in-vehicle device 1 is configured so that the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit 14 has notification conditions included in one or more notification related management information stored in the notification related management information storage unit 11. There may be provided a determination unit (not shown) for determining which of the above matches. In this case, the notification information acquisition unit 17 acquires notification destination information and notification content information included in the notification related management information having the notification condition determined to be matched by the determination unit. “Notification destination information and notification content information included in notification related management information having notification conditions” refers to notification destination information and notification content information associated with the notification conditions determined by the determination unit in the notification related management information. is there. Note that the determination performed by the determination unit is the same as the determination performed by the notification information acquisition unit 17 described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, it goes without saying that two or more communication units existing in one apparatus may be physically realized by one medium.

  The in-vehicle device in each of the above embodiments may be, for example, a stand-alone device or a server device in a server / client system. In the latter case, for example, notification to a predetermined notification destination may be performed as an ASP (Application Service Provider).

  In each of the above embodiments, each process or each function may be realized by centralized processing by a single device or a single system, or distributed by a plurality of devices or a plurality of systems. It may be realized by being processed.

  In each of the above embodiments, each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or a component that can be realized by software may be realized by executing a program. For example, each component can be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

  Moreover, the software which implement | achieves the vehicle-mounted apparatus in each said embodiment is the following programs, for example. In other words, this program is a condition having point information indicating a point on the map in the recording medium, a notification condition that is a condition relating to the relationship between the point indicated by the point information and the current position of the moving object, and a notification destination. One or more pieces of notification related management information having notification destination information to be shown and notification content information to show notification contents to the notification destination are stored, and the computer acquires the current position information showing the current position of the mobile object. It is determined whether the current position information acquisition unit and the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit match any of the notification conditions of one or more notification-related management information stored in the recording medium If they match, the notification information acquisition unit that acquires the notification content information and notification destination information included in the notification related management information, and the notification destination indicated by the notification destination information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit Is a program for functioning as a notification unit for notifying the notification contents indicating notification content information notification information acquisition unit has acquired.

  Note that the program does not include at least processing that is performed only by hardware.

  The program may be executed by being downloaded from a server or the like, or a program recorded on a predetermined recording medium (for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like) is read out. May be executed. Further, this program may be used as a program constituting a program product.

  Moreover, the computer which performs the said program may be single, and plural may be sufficient as it. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a computer system 9 that executes the above-described program to realize the in-vehicle device of the above-described embodiment. The above-described embodiments can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed thereon.

  5, the computer system 9 includes a computer 901 including a CD-ROM drive 9011 and an FD drive 9012, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, and a monitor 904.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the computer system 9. In FIG. 6, in addition to the CD-ROM drive 9011 and the FD drive 9012, a computer 901 is connected to an MPU 9013, a ROM 9014 for storing a program such as a boot-up program, and an MPU 9013, and temporarily sends an application program command. A bus for mutually connecting a RAM 9015 for storing a temporary storage space, a hard disk 9016 for storing application programs, system programs, and data, a CD-ROM drive 9011, an FD drive 9012, an MPU 9013, etc. 9017. Although not shown here, the computer 901 may further include a network card that provides connection to a LAN.

  A program that causes the computer system 9 to execute the functions of the vehicle-mounted device or the like of the above-described embodiment is stored in the CD-ROM 9101 or FD 9102, inserted into the CD-ROM drive 9011 or FD drive 9012, and further stored in the hard disk 9016. May be forwarded. Alternatively, the program may be transmitted to the computer 901 via a network (not shown) and stored in the hard disk 9016. The program is loaded into the RAM 9015 when executed. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 9101, the FD 9102, or the network.

  The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS), a third-party program, or the like that causes the computer 901 to execute the functions of the in-vehicle device of the above-described embodiment. The program only needs to include an instruction portion that calls an appropriate function (module) in a controlled manner and obtains a desired result. How the computer system 9 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the in-vehicle device according to the present invention has an effect of being able to notify predetermined information to a predetermined destination according to information registered in association with a point on a map, and provides car navigation. It is useful as a system.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 In-vehicle apparatus 11 Notification related management information storage part 12 Reception part 13 Accumulation part 14 Current position information acquisition part 15 Travel direction information acquisition part 16 Status information acquisition part 17 Notification information acquisition part 18 Notification part

Claims (6)

An in-vehicle device mounted on a moving body,
It is a condition that has point information indicating a point on the map, is a condition related to the relationship between the point indicated by the point information and the current position of the moving object, and is a condition related to the current time or a condition that the motor of the moving object starts Notification related management information including notification conditions including one or more conditions, notification destination information indicating a notification destination, notification content information indicating notification content to the notification destination, and point information indicating a point on the map A notification-related item having a notification condition that is a condition and a condition related to a relationship between the point indicated by the point information and the current position of the moving object, the notification destination information, and notification content information indicating a notification content to the notification destination A notification related management information storage unit for storing two or more notification related management information including management information;
A current position information acquisition unit for acquiring current position information indicating the current position of the moving object;
A state information acquisition unit for acquiring state information indicating that the prime mover of the moving body has started;
Time information indicating the current time is acquired, and the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit and one or more information of the time information or the state information are stored in the notification related management information storage unit. Determine which of the notification conditions of one or more stored notification-related management information matches, and if it matches, acquire the notification destination information and notification content information of the notification-related management information A notification information acquisition unit;
A notification unit that notifies the notification destination indicated by the notification destination information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit, the notification content indicated by the notification content information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit ;
The notification condition is a condition having point information indicating a point on the map, and is a condition relating to a relationship between the point indicated by the point information and the current position of the moving object, and the traveling direction of the moving object,
A travel direction information acquisition unit that acquires travel direction information indicating that the mobile body is away from home;
The notification information acquisition unit
Time information indicating the current time is acquired, the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit, the traveling direction information acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit, and one of the time information or the state information It is determined whether or not the above information meets one of the notification conditions of one or more notification related management information stored in the notification related management information storage unit. An in- vehicle device that acquires notification destination information and notification content information included in information . The notification information acquisition unit
Information having the current position information and one or more information of the time information or the state information, or
Information having the current position information, the traveling direction information, and one or more information of the time information or the state information, or
Information having the current position information, the traveling direction information, and the time information,
The in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein it is not determined that the same notification condition is met continuously twice or more. An in-vehicle device mounted on a moving body,
A condition having point information indicating a point on the map, a notification condition that is a condition regarding the relationship between the point indicated by the point information and the current position of the moving object, a condition relating to the current time, and a traveling direction of the moving object; A notification related management information storage unit storing one or more notification related management information having notification destination information indicating a notification destination and notification content information indicating notification content to the notification destination;
A current position information acquisition unit for acquiring current position information indicating the current position of the moving object;
A traveling direction information acquisition unit that acquires traveling direction information indicating that the mobile body is away from home;
Time information indicating the current time is acquired, the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit, the traveling direction information acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit, and the time information are the notification related management information. It is determined which of the notification conditions of one or more notification-related management information stored in the storage unit is met, and if it matches, the notification destination information and notification content information of the notification-related management information A notification information acquisition unit for acquiring
An in-vehicle device comprising: a notification unit that notifies the notification destination indicated by the notification destination information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit to the notification content indicated by the notification content information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit. The notification information acquisition unit
Wherein the current position information, information having said time information or the <br/> the current position information, and the traveling direction information, information having said time information,
The in-vehicle device according to claim 3, wherein it is not determined that the same notification condition is met continuously twice or more. On the recording medium,
It is a condition that has point information indicating a point on the map, is a condition related to the relationship between the point indicated by the point information and the current position of the moving object, and is a condition related to the current time or a condition that the motor of the moving object starts Notification related management information including notification conditions including one or more conditions, notification destination information indicating a notification destination, notification content information indicating notification content to the notification destination, and point information indicating a point on the map A notification-related item having a notification condition that is a condition and a condition related to a relationship between the point indicated by the point information and the current position of the moving object, the notification destination information, and notification content information indicating a notification content to the notification destination 2 or more notification related management information including management information is stored,
A current position information acquisition unit, a state information acquisition unit, a notification information acquisition unit, a notification unit, and a driving direction notification method performed using a traveling direction information acquisition unit ,
The current position information acquisition unit,
A current position information acquisition step for acquiring current position information indicating the current position of the moving body;
The state information acquisition unit
A state information acquisition step of acquiring state information indicating that the motor of the moving body has started;
The notification information acquisition unit
Time information indicating the current time is acquired, and the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit and at least one of the time information and the state information is stored in the recording medium. A notification information acquisition step of determining which of the notification conditions included in one or more notification-related management information is met, and acquiring the notification destination information and notification content information included in the notification-related management information when they are matched When,
The notification unit is
A notification step of notifying the notification destination indicated by the notification destination information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit of the notification content indicated by the notification content information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit ;
The notification condition is a condition having point information indicating a point on the map, and is a condition relating to a relationship between the point indicated by the point information and the current position of the moving object, and the traveling direction of the moving object,
The traveling direction information acquisition unit,
A travel direction information acquisition step of acquiring travel direction information indicating that the mobile body is away from home;
In the notification information acquisition step,
Time information indicating the current time is acquired, the current position information acquired in the current position information acquisition step, the traveling direction information acquired in the traveling direction information acquisition step, and the time information or the state information It is determined whether one or more pieces of information match one of the notification conditions included in the one or more pieces of notification related management information stored in the recording medium. A notification method at the time of driving for acquiring notification destination information and notification content information . On the recording medium,
It is a condition that has point information indicating a point on the map, is a condition related to the relationship between the point indicated by the point information and the current position of the moving object, and is a condition related to the current time or a condition that the motor of the moving object starts Notification related management information including notification conditions including one or more conditions, notification destination information indicating a notification destination, notification content information indicating notification content to the notification destination, and point information indicating a point on the map A notification-related item having a notification condition that is a condition and a condition related to a relationship between the point indicated by the point information and the current position of the moving object, the notification destination information, and notification content information indicating a notification content to the notification destination 2 or more notification related management information including management information is stored,
Computer
A current position information acquisition unit for acquiring current position information indicating the current position of the moving object;
A state information acquisition unit for acquiring state information indicating that the prime mover of the moving body has started;
Time information indicating the current time is acquired, and the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit and at least one of the time information and the state information is stored in the recording medium. A notification information acquisition unit that determines which of the notification conditions included in one or more notification-related management information is met, and if it matches, acquires the notification content information and notification destination information included in the notification-related management information When,
A program for causing the notification destination indicated by the notification destination information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit to function as a notification unit that notifies the notification content indicated by the notification content information acquired by the notification information acquisition unit ,
The notification condition is a condition having point information indicating a point on the map, and is a condition relating to a relationship between the point indicated by the point information and the current position of the moving object, and the traveling direction of the moving object,
Computer
Further function as a traveling direction information acquisition unit that acquires traveling direction information indicating that the moving body is away from home,
The notification information acquisition unit
Time information indicating the current time is acquired, the current position information acquired by the current position information acquisition unit, the traveling direction information acquired by the traveling direction information acquisition unit, and one of the time information or the state information It is determined whether the above information matches any of the notification conditions of one or more notification-related management information stored in the recording medium. If the information matches, the notification that the notification-related management information has A program for causing a computer to function as a destination information and notification content information .

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