JP6323211B2 - Vehicle information presentation device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle information presentation device for presenting useful information to a vehicle occupant.

  For example, Patent Documents 1 to 3 disclose systems that provide useful information to vehicle occupants.

  In the system of Patent Document 1, vehicle information representing the current position, traveling direction, and vehicle speed of the host vehicle is acquired, and a variable distance area corresponding to the vehicle speed is set on the traveling direction side of the host vehicle. And the facility information regarding the facility located in the variable distance boundary is extracted, transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal device, and presented to the passenger.

  In the system of Patent Literature 2, the navigation terminal transmits request information including the current position of the vehicle and the display scale of the display screen to the gateway server. Then, the gateway server acquires POI (Point of Interest) information from the shared knowledge server based on the request information. The gateway server classifies the acquired POI information by information type and transmits it to the navigation terminal. The navigation terminal displays POI information on the screen for each classified information type.

  The navigation device of Patent Document 3 stores a fueling history storage unit that stores the attributes of a gas station and the remaining fuel at the time of fueling, and the dependency relationship between the attributes of the gas station and the remaining fuel at the time of fueling and a fueling need as a fueling needs model. A refueling needs model storage unit. Then, the navigation device calculates the refueling needs by applying the attributes of the filling stations near the route to the destination and the information on the remaining fuel to the refueling needs model. When there is a gas station where the oil supply needs exceed a predetermined threshold, recommendation information of the gas station that meets the oil supply needs is output.

JP 2014-6156 A JP 2012-21788 A JP 2007-255996 A

  Any of the conventional systems described above can provide useful information to a vehicle occupant. However, no consideration was given to the timing of providing the information. For this reason, information is suddenly provided from the vehicle occupant without any prior notice, and there is a risk that the vehicle occupant may have negative feelings such as abruptness and annoyance.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described points, and is a vehicle information presentation that can suppress a vehicle occupant from holding negative feelings such as suddenness and annoyance with respect to presentation of information. An object is to provide an apparatus.

In order to achieve the above-described object, a vehicle information presentation device according to the present invention includes:
Information generating means (S100, S110, S120) for generating information to be presented to a vehicle occupant;
Trigger event detection means (S160) for detecting the occurrence of a predetermined trigger event inside and outside the vehicle;
Timing determination means (S170, S180) for determining the timing of information presentation using the fact that a predetermined trigger event is detected by the trigger event detection means,
Presenting means (S190) for presenting the information generated by the information generating means to the vehicle occupant at the timing determined by the timing determining means ,
The information generation means determines a score according to the degree of necessity that the information should be presented to the occupant, at least according to the type of information generated,
The timing determination means sets an information presentation threshold for a predetermined trigger event, and when the score of the determined information exceeds the information presentation threshold corresponding to the detected trigger event, the timing determination means Determined that there was
The information presentation threshold is set to a maximum value as a threshold when a predetermined trigger event is not detected .

  As described above, in the vehicle information presentation device according to the present invention, in principle, when information to be presented to the occupant is generated, a predetermined trigger event is detected instead of presenting the information to the occupant without any intention. Is used to determine the timing of information presentation and to present information at the determined timing. As a result, the vehicle occupant can predict that the information will be presented when a predetermined trigger event occurs, so when the information is presented at the determined timing, the occupant is negative such as suddenness and annoyance. It can suppress holding feelings. Furthermore, if a predetermined trigger event occurs, the vehicle occupant will also pay attention to the trigger event, so that the occupant's attention is dispersed. From this point of view as well, it is possible to suppress the passenger from feeling troublesome with respect to the information presentation.

Further, in the present invention, the information generation means determines a score according to the degree of necessity that the information should be presented to the occupant according to at least the type of information generated, and the timing determination means It defines information presentation threshold score information determined is, if more than information presentation threshold corresponding to the detected trigger event, that determine that it is time to present the information. Thereby, when a predetermined trigger event is detected, it is possible to present information corresponding to the predetermined trigger event. Furthermore, when a predetermined trigger event is not detected, the information presentation threshold value is set to the maximum value as the threshold value, so that information presentation is performed without any prior notice except for exceptionally urgent information. Can be prevented.

  The reference numerals in the parentheses merely show an example of a correspondence relationship with a specific configuration in an embodiment described later in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and are intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Not intended.

  Further, the technical features described in the claims of the claims other than the features described above will become apparent from the description of embodiments and the accompanying drawings described later.

It is a figure showing the example of composition of in-vehicle equipment in case the information presentation device for vehicles by an embodiment is applied. It is a figure which shows the structure of the navigation apparatus of FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control process executed for information presentation in the vehicle information presentation device according to the present embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a vehicle information presentation apparatus as a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The vehicle information presentation apparatus according to the present embodiment presents effective information to a vehicle occupant, and displays character information on a display for the information presentation. As this display, a dedicated display may be provided, but it is preferable to use it as a display used in other in-vehicle devices from the viewpoint of efficient space utilization and cost reduction. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the display for information presentation is also used as the display used in the navigation device 10 shown in FIG. 1, and the control device 23 of the navigation device 10 is required for information presentation. An example of performing arithmetic processing will be described. However, it goes without saying that a dedicated control device or display for information presentation may be provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the navigation device 10 is connected to various in-vehicle devices such as an audio device 11, a meter device 12, a winker device 13, and a front object detection device 14 via an in-vehicle LAN 15. Therefore, the navigation device 10 generates information to be presented to the vehicle occupant from various in-vehicle devices 11 to 14 and information for detecting various trigger events for determining information presentation timing. Can be obtained. The trigger event will be described in detail later.

  For example, the navigation device detects that music is being played by the audio device 11 as one of the trigger events. Therefore, when the audio device 11 reproduces music (music), information on the music being reproduced (for example, the reproduction time of the entire music, the rhythm of the music, whether an interlude is being played, The information about the music for switching the music to be reproduced is output to the navigation device 10.

  Moreover, the navigation apparatus 10 acquires the information which shows the residual amount of fuel from the meter apparatus 12, in order to show refueling guidance information as one of the presentation information. The navigation device 10 generates refueling guide information including the remaining amount (amount or ratio) of the fuel when the acquired remaining amount of fuel falls below a predetermined amount. This refueling guide information may include information on the nearest gas station searched by the navigation device 10. In this case, when a voice input or an operation input indicating intention to perform refueling is performed on the navigation device 10 by a vehicle occupant, route guidance is performed with the gas station included in the refueling guidance information as a destination. It is preferable to start.

  Furthermore, the navigation apparatus 10 acquires information indicating that the winker is blinking from the winker apparatus 13 as one of the trigger events. Moreover, the navigation apparatus 10 acquires the detection result of the object (a pedestrian, a bicycle, a car, etc.) crossing the front of the own vehicle from one object detection apparatus as a trigger event. That is, the front object detection device 14 detects an object in front of the vehicle using a camera or a radar, and determines whether or not the detected object is an object crossing the front of the host vehicle.

  Next, the configuration of the navigation device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the navigation device 10 includes, as main components, a position detection unit 20, a communication device 21, a display 22, a control device 23, an interface 24, a voice input unit 25, an operation input unit 26, and a voice output unit. 27.

  The navigation device 10 detects the current position of the vehicle based on the position detection result by the position detection unit 20 and the road map data stored in the storage unit in the control device 23, and displays it together with the road map around the vehicle position. A function, a function of calculating a plurality of guide routes from the departure point to the destination, and a function of performing route guidance based on the guide route selected by the occupant. In addition, the navigation device 10 has a function of calculating and displaying a travel distance to the destination, an estimated time of arrival at the destination, and the like on the screen of the display 22.

  The control device 23 includes a microprocessor and its peripheral circuits, a storage unit that stores road map data, and the like, and controls the entire navigation device. The storage unit stores various information such as POI information (for example, information on sightseeing spots and various facilities) in addition to road map data used for navigation processing. The road map data includes map display data, route search data, guidance data (intersection name, road name, direction name, direction guide facility information, etc.) and the like. The map display data is data for displaying a road or a background of a road map. The route search data is data including information on roads, branching and connection of the roads, and the like, and is mainly used for calculating a guide route. The guidance data is data including intersection names and the like, and is used to provide guidance information for driving along the guidance route to the driver based on the determined guidance route.

  The position detection unit 20 includes a GPS receiver that receives a GPS signal from a GPS satellite, a gyro sensor that detects a traveling direction of the vehicle, a vehicle speed sensor that detects a vehicle speed, and the like, from the GPS signal and information on the direction and the vehicle speed, Detect the current position of the vehicle. The current position of the vehicle detected by the position detection unit 20 is output to the control device 23. The control device 23 determines the display range of the road map based on the current position of the vehicle detected by the position detection unit 20, determines the guidance route search start point, and the like, and displays the current position on the road map. Display position.

  The communication device 21 performs data communication with an external server connected to the Internet. Therefore, the navigation device 10 receives information from the external server via the communication device 21 such as traffic information, traffic information such as traffic jam information, accident information, and regulation information, incoming mail information, weather information, and sales information about stores around the vehicle. Advertisement information can be received. These pieces of information can be used as presentation information to a vehicle occupant. Therefore, the navigation apparatus 10 produces | generates the information shown to a passenger | crew based on the received information. Regarding the incoming mail information, if the navigation device 10 itself has a mail transmission / reception function, the incoming mail information may be mail incoming information related to the mail received by the navigation device 10, or may be a personal computer or a portable information device. When the e-mail is received, the navigation device 10 may notify the arrival of the e-mail. Further, browser software for Web pages is incorporated in the navigation device 10, and a vehicle occupant can browse a desired Web page using the display 22 of the navigation device 10.

  The display 22 includes an LCD, a CRT, etc., and displays image data temporarily stored in an image memory in the control device 23. An area in which character information for information presentation is presented is set in a part of the display 22. For example, the plain uses the entire surface of the display 22 for display of a road map and the current position, and when information is to be presented, character information for information presentation is overwritten in some areas. Alternatively, a line extending in the horizontal direction at the top or the bottom of the display may be used as a dedicated area for presenting information. In this case, when there is no information to be presented, the dedicated area is not displayed or wallpaper is displayed, and when the information is to be presented, character information is presented. In this case, the character information may be displayed so as to progress from the right side to the left side in order to raise the interest of the passenger. The character information is deleted when displayed for a predetermined time. That is, the information presentation is performed for a predetermined time, and the presented information is excluded from the display target.

  As described above, the interface 24 is for performing bidirectional data communication with various in-vehicle devices via the in-vehicle LAN 15. By acquiring various types of information from various types of in-vehicle devices using the interface 24, the navigation apparatus 10 can acquire information related to a trigger event for determining information to be presented and a timing at which the information should be presented. it can.

  The voice input unit 25 includes a microphone and is used to input a passenger's voice for instructing the navigation apparatus 10 to perform various operations. Since the navigation device 10 includes the voice input unit 25, the vehicle occupant gives various operation instructions to the navigation device 10 by sounding various predetermined operation commands by voice. Can do. Further, the navigation device 10 constantly monitors the sound in the vehicle compartment through the voice input unit 25. And it detects that the conversation is taking place between the passengers of the vehicle and that the conversation is interrupted. The interruption of the conversation between the passengers is used as one of trigger events, as will be described later.

  The operation input unit 26 is for a vehicle occupant to perform operations for instructing the navigation device 10 to perform various operations. For example, the operation input unit 26 includes a touch panel provided so as to be superimposed on the screen of the display 22, a joystick for instructing movement of a cursor displayed on the screen and scrolling of the display screen. Further, the operation input unit 26 may be a remote control switch or a hardware switch provided around the display 22.

  The voice output unit 27 includes a speaker, and outputs a notification sound and a guidance voice when the navigation device 10 performs various operations. As described above, the presentation of information to the vehicle occupant is generally performed by displaying characters on the display 22, but may be simultaneously notified by voice.

  Next, control processing executed for information presentation in the vehicle information presentation apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3. In addition, the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 is performed in the navigation apparatus 10 in this embodiment.

  First, in step S100, communication with an external server is performed via the communication device 21, and the various types of information described above are acquired from the external server. And based on the acquired information, the information shown to the crew of vehicles is generated. In the subsequent step S110, the remaining amount of fuel, which is the basis for presenting the refueling guidance information, which is one of the presentation information, is communicated with other in-vehicle devices such as the meter device 12 via the in-vehicle LAN 15. Get information. Then, when the remaining amount of fuel is reduced to a predetermined amount or less based on the acquired remaining amount of fuel, refueling guide information including the remaining amount of fuel is generated.

  In step S120, a recommendation score is assigned to each generated presentation information in accordance with the type of information. For example, information with high urgency or importance (such as traffic jam information or regulation information in the vicinity of the host vehicle) is given a high recommendation score, and conversely, information with low urgency or importance is given a low recommendation score. This recommendation score is used to determine the order of presentation of the plurality of information when there is a plurality of pieces of information to be presented to the occupant, and further to determine whether or not the presentation can be performed by comparison with an information presentation threshold described later. Used for.

  In step S130, the information presentation threshold is initially set to the maximum value. In step S140, the recommendation score assigned to the generated presentation information is compared with the information presentation threshold set to the maximum value. In this case, the information is compared with the information presentation threshold in order from the highest recommendation score, and when it is determined that the recommendation score is smaller than the information presentation threshold, the comparison process is terminated. In the comparison process of step S140, when there is presentation information having a recommendation score that exceeds the information presentation threshold, the process proceeds to step S150. On the other hand, if there is no presentation information having a recommendation score exceeding the information presentation threshold, the process proceeds to step S160. In step S150, information having a recommendation score exceeding the information presentation threshold is presented to the occupant.

  As described above, the information presentation threshold is compared with the recommendation score given to each presentation information. When the recommended score exceeds the information presentation threshold, information having the corresponding recommended score is presented to the occupant. Therefore, by setting the information presentation threshold value to the maximum value in step S130, the recommendation score usually does not exceed the information presentation threshold value. Therefore, it is possible to prevent information presentation without any prior notice. However, a recommendation score that exceeds the maximum value of the information presentation threshold value may be given to extremely urgent information. Thereby, extremely urgent information can be immediately presented to the occupant.

  Note that the method of presenting only extremely urgent information to the occupant immediately is not limited to the method described above (set to a recommendation score higher than the maximum value of the information presentation threshold). For example, when highly urgent information is generated as the presentation information, a flag indicating that the urgency is high may be set, and the flag may be used as a clue to determine whether or not immediate information presentation is necessary.

  In step S160, based on information acquired from other in-vehicle devices (such as the audio device 11, the blinker device 13, and the front object detection device 14) via the in-vehicle LAN 15, information acquired by the navigation device 10 itself (in-vehicle It is determined whether or not a trigger event is detected based on a conversation between passengers.

  Here, the trigger event will be described. In the present embodiment, various events that occur inside and outside the vehicle are defined as trigger events, the timing of information presentation is determined using the detection of the trigger event, and information is presented at the determined timing. . As a result, the vehicle occupant can predict that the information will be presented when a predetermined trigger event occurs, so when the information is presented at the determined timing, the occupant is negative such as suddenness and annoyance. It can suppress holding feelings. Furthermore, if a predetermined trigger event occurs, the vehicle occupant will also pay attention to the trigger event, so that the occupant's attention is dispersed. From this point of view as well, it is possible to suppress the passenger from feeling troublesome with respect to the information presentation.

  Various events defined as trigger events include, for example, that a music is being played back, that the music has been played back, blinkers are blinking, conversation between the passengers is interrupted, and a specific word is spoken by the passenger (for example, , “Boring”, “free time”, etc.), switching the display screen by the navigation device 10 (for example, switching to the intersection guide map), ending the operation of the in-vehicle device by the occupant, or detecting an object crossing the front of the vehicle For example.

  The above-described events are all events that can be recognized by the passenger. Therefore, the occupant can predict that information will be presented due to the occurrence of these events. Therefore, these events can be adopted as trigger events. The trigger event is merely used to determine the timing of information presentation, and the relationship between the generated trigger event and the information to be presented is not required.

  Furthermore, trigger events may be classified as follows, and an information presentation threshold value corresponding to each classification may be determined. First, a trigger event that continues for a predetermined time is set as a trigger event belonging to the first category. For the trigger event belonging to the first category, the information presentation threshold is lowered to the relatively low first information presentation threshold while the trigger event continues. As a result, even if the recommendation score is relatively low, the information that can exceed the first information presentation threshold and has the relatively low recommendation score (that is, the degree of urgency or importance is relatively low) Presentation timing. And by presenting information while the trigger event continues, the passenger's attention is rarely focused only on information presentation, so even if presenting information with a relatively low recommendation score, It can suppress that a passenger | crew feels troublesome.

  The trigger event belonging to the first category includes, for example, that a music is being played, a blinker is blinking, and an object that crosses the front of the vehicle is detected. When music is being played, a trigger event may be detected in accordance with the rhythm of the music. For example, the information presentation threshold is set to the first information presentation threshold for a predetermined time at the timing of the first beat once every few measures of the music. Thereby, the information presentation timing can be determined periodically according to the rhythm of the music being reproduced. Note that the setting of the first information presentation threshold may be canceled in the rust portion of the music. Or you may make it set to a 1st information presentation threshold value only in the interlude part of a music.

  When the blinker is blinking, for example, the information presentation threshold is set to the first information presentation threshold for a predetermined time in synchronization with the blinking cycle of the blinker multiple times. When an object crossing the front of the vehicle is detected, for example, the information presentation threshold is set to the first information presentation threshold during the detection period of the object. Note that, among the trigger events belonging to the first category, the first information presentation threshold may be different for each type of trigger event.

  Next, a trigger event that ends or is interrupted is set as a trigger event belonging to the second category. For the trigger event belonging to the second category, when the trigger event is detected and the trigger event ends or is interrupted, the information stop threshold is set to a value less than the first information presentation threshold for a predetermined time. Is set to a higher second information presentation threshold. When the trigger event ends or is interrupted, the presentation information can be transmitted to the passenger more clearly without being interrupted by the trigger event. Therefore, the second information presentation threshold set based on the trigger event belonging to the second category is set higher than the first information presentation threshold. As a result, when the trigger event belonging to the second category ends or is interrupted, it is set as the presentation timing of information having a relatively high recommendation score (that is, the degree of urgency and importance is relatively high). Can do. And when a trigger event is complete | finished or interrupted, information can be shown so that a passenger | crew may be transmitted more clearly by performing information presentation.

  The trigger event belonging to the second category includes, for example, conversation between passengers, utterance of a specific word by the passengers, operation of an in-vehicle device, and reproduction of music. And when the conversation between the passengers was interrupted, when the utterance of a specific word by the passengers ended, when the operation of the in-vehicle device ended, and when the music playback ended, the trigger event ended or was interrupted As an example, the information stop threshold is set to the second information stop threshold for a predetermined time. Note that, among the trigger events belonging to the second category, the second information presentation threshold may be made different for each type of trigger event.

  Returning again to the flowchart of FIG. 3, the description will be continued. If it is determined in step S160 that a trigger event has been detected, the process proceeds to step S170. If it is determined that a trigger event has not been detected, the process returns to the first step S100.

  In step S170, the information presentation threshold value is changed to an information presentation threshold value corresponding to the detected trigger event. In step S180, as in the process of step S140, the recommendation score assigned to the generated presentation information is compared with the changed information presentation threshold. In this case, the comparison with the information presentation threshold is sequentially performed from the highest recommendation score, and when it is determined that the recommendation score is smaller than the information presentation threshold, the comparison process is terminated as in the case of the process of step S140. .

  In the comparison process in step S180, if there is presentation information having a recommendation score that exceeds the information presentation threshold, the process proceeds to step S190. On the other hand, if there is no presentation information having a recommendation score that exceeds the information presentation threshold, the process returns to step S100. In step S190, information having a recommendation score exceeding the information presentation threshold is presented to the occupant. In this case, when there are a plurality of pieces of information having a recommendation score exceeding the information presentation threshold, information is presented in descending order of the recommendation score.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It is. Below, some modifications are illustrated.

(Modification 1)
In the embodiment described above, when information to be presented to the vehicle occupant is generated, a recommendation score is assigned to each generated presentation information according to the type of information. However, a recommendation score may be given in consideration of the occupant's personality.

  For example, it is estimated whether or not the occupant has an impatient character from the time from the arrival of the incoming mail information to the reply of the mail. And when it is estimated that it is an impatient character, the score of the presentation information regarding the incoming mail is increased. At this time, if the time until reply varies depending on the mail sender, the score may be higher for the presentation information related to incoming mail from the mail sender with a short time to reply.

  Further, the information presentation threshold value may be changed in consideration of the occupant's personality. For example, when it is estimated that the occupant has an impatient character, the maximum value of the information presentation threshold value may be reduced. Thereby, even if a trigger event is not detected, information presentation can be facilitated. For this reason, information that the passenger considers important, such as incoming mail, can be presented to the passenger more quickly.

(Modification 2)
In addition, in consideration of passenger preference, a score of the generated presentation information may be given or an information presentation threshold value may be changed.

  For example, it is estimated from the audio playback history whether the music being played is a favorite music of the occupant. Then, when it is estimated that the music being played is the user's favorite music, the information threshold presentation threshold is kept high without being lowered to the first information presentation threshold. This makes it difficult to present information when the passenger's favorite music is being played, and even though the favorite music is being played back, attention is lost due to the information presentation, making it difficult to present the information. The occurrence of the situation can be suppressed.

  Further, the occupant's interest is estimated from the browsing history of the Web page, and the recommendation score is increased for information relating to news and facilities related to the estimated interest. As a result, it is possible to easily present information related to news and facilities that are of interest to the passenger.

(Modification 3)
Furthermore, in consideration of the state of the occupant, a score of the generated presentation information may be given, or the information presentation threshold value may be changed.

  For example, when the navigation device 10 can manage the user's schedule information or the schedule information can be acquired from an external server, the schedule information and the arrival time at the destination set in the navigation device 10 Based on the above, it is estimated whether or not the occupant is in a state of being impatient. When it is estimated that the occupant is in a state of being impatient, the information presentation threshold is kept high or a relatively low recommendation score is given, thereby making it difficult to present information. This is because, for example, even if news or POI information is presented to the occupant who is impatient, there is a high possibility that the passenger will feel annoying.

  Further, as the occupant state, for example, when the sleepiness degree is estimated from the movement of the occupant's eyelid and the sleepiness degree is estimated to be high, the information presentation threshold is changed to a lower value, or a relatively high recommended score Or the like, information presentation may be facilitated. This is because the information presentation alerts the user and helps prevent sleepiness.

(Modification 4)
In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which, when there are a plurality of pieces of information having a recommendation score that exceeds the information presentation threshold, the pieces of information are presented in descending order of the recommendation score. However, only information with the highest recommended score may be presented to the occupant.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Navigation apparatus 11 Audio apparatus 12 Meter apparatus 13 Winker apparatus 14 Front object detection apparatus

Claims (10)

Information generating means (S100, S110, S120) for generating information to be presented to a vehicle occupant;
Trigger event detection means (S160) for detecting the occurrence of a predetermined trigger event inside and outside the vehicle;
Timing determination means (S170, S180) for determining the timing of information presentation using the fact that the predetermined trigger event is detected by the trigger event detection means,
Presenting means (S190) for presenting information generated by the information generating means to the vehicle occupant at the timing determined by the timing determining means ,
The information generation means determines a score according to the degree of necessity to present the information to the occupant, at least according to the type of information generated,
The timing determination means should set an information presentation threshold for the predetermined trigger event, and present the information when the score of the determined information exceeds the information presentation threshold corresponding to the detected trigger event Determined to be timing,
The vehicle information presentation device , wherein the information presentation threshold is set to a maximum value as a threshold when the predetermined trigger event is not detected . The trigger event detecting means detects a plurality of trigger events as the predetermined trigger event,
The vehicle information presentation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the timing determination unit determines a corresponding information presentation threshold for each of the plurality of trigger events. The timing determination means sets an event that continues for a predetermined time as one of the predetermined trigger events, and lowers the information presentation threshold to the first information presentation threshold while the trigger event continues. The vehicle information presentation device according to claim 2 , wherein the information is presented at a timing of relatively low score. 4. The vehicle information presentation device according to claim 3 , wherein the predetermined trigger event includes any one of music reproduction, blinker blinking, and detection of an object crossing the front of the vehicle. The timing determination means sets the information presentation threshold to a second information presentation threshold when the predetermined trigger event is detected and the predetermined trigger event ends or is interrupted, 3. The vehicle information presentation apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the presentation content having a score exceeding the information presentation threshold is set as information to be emphasized, and the presentation timing of the information to be emphasized is used. When the predetermined trigger event is detected and the predetermined trigger event ends or is interrupted, the timing determination means sets the information presentation threshold to a second value higher than the first information presentation threshold. set information presentation threshold, and the highlight information to be presented contents with a score exceeding a second information presentation threshold, according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the presentation timing of the highlight information to be Vehicle information presentation device. The termination or interruption of the predetermined trigger event includes any of interruption of conversation between passengers, termination of utterance of a specific word by the passengers, termination of operation of the in-vehicle device, and termination of music being played back. The vehicle information presentation device according to claim 5 or 6 . The timing determining means, when information of a score exceeding the information presentation threshold set to the maximum value as a threshold is generated by the information generating means, immediately determines that the information should be presented The vehicle information presentation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle information presentation apparatus is a vehicle information presentation apparatus. A characteristic estimation means for estimating characteristics including at least one of preference and personality of the vehicle occupant;
The information generation means determines a score of the generated information in consideration of the characteristics of the vehicle occupant estimated by the characteristic estimation means, and the timing determination means presents information for the predetermined trigger event. vehicle information presentation device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that at least one of the determining the threshold is performed. Comprising a state estimating means for estimating a state of an occupant of the vehicle,
The information generation means determines a score of the generated information in consideration of the state of the vehicle occupant estimated by the state estimation means, and the timing determination means presents information for the predetermined trigger event. vehicle information presentation device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that at least one of the determining the threshold is performed.

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