JP6344769B2 - Electronic device, information providing system, and information providing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device suitable for use of a fee-based preferential service when traveling around a congested section occurring on a toll road such as an expressway.

  The navigation device can detect the position of the vehicle based on position information from a GPS satellite or information obtained from a self-contained navigation sensor, and perform route guidance to a destination. The user can search for a guidance route according to the user's intention, such as a shortest route or a route other than a toll road, by inputting a desired destination or condition to the navigation device. When a far destination is set, a toll road such as an expressway is often included in the guide route.

  When a traffic jam occurs on a toll road such as a general expressway or a metropolitan expressway, it is considered to provide a preferential service to a vehicle using a detour route that bypasses the traffic jam. By providing preferential services for charges, the number of users who actively use detour routes is increasing, and congestion is expected to be alleviated.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a method for comprehensively determining stored travel information, section information, traffic information, and the like, and calculating a discounted toll when a toll discount is applied and transmitting it to an electronic toll collection system. A fee discount device is disclosed. Patent Document 2 discloses a toll collection system that guides a user to use a non-congested route on a toll road. Patent Document 3 discloses an in-vehicle device for collecting probe information that can exclude desired information from probe information including time information and information related to driving operation of the host vehicle.

JP, 2014-063416, A JP 2013-196441 A JP 2011-158446 A

  When a traffic jam or the like occurs, information related to a fee discount service is distributed to the vehicle from a roadside machine such as an ITS spot that performs narrow area communication (DSRC) with the vehicle. The user notices the distributed information and tries to travel on the detour route. However, in order to receive a fee discount by traveling on the detour route, the user must prove the history of traveling on the detour route. Currently, ITS spots are arranged at regular intervals on toll roads such as expressways, and it is proved that the vehicle traveled on the detour route by sending the travel history information related to the travel history to the ITS spot set as the detour route. can do.

  However, since the travel history information includes personal information, care must be taken in handling the travel history information. For example, when the in-vehicle device has a function of sequentially storing travel history information and transmitting the stored travel history information to an ITS spot, a menu screen for setting ON / OFF of transmission of travel history information is provided, and the user Can be arbitrarily set on / off. Normally, when an in-vehicle device that does not permit transmission of travel history information is to receive a fee discount service, the user must turn on transmission of travel history information by manual setting and neglect the setting. If this happens, there may be a case where the user cannot get a discount even if he / she travels on the detour route. Also, since travel history information over a certain distance is required to receive the fee discount service, if travel history information is not accumulated, accumulation of travel history information must be started at an appropriate timing. I must. Furthermore, since it is assumed that the user is driving in a situation in which information related to the fee discount service is distributed, it is dangerous to change the setting while traveling.

  The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and an object thereof is to provide an electronic device, an information providing system, an information providing program, and an information providing method suitable for receiving a fee-priced service.

  An electronic device according to the present invention receives a preferential service for a fee when traveling on a detour route that bypasses a traffic jam section of the toll road and a communication means that enables data communication with a roadside device installed on the toll road Determining means for determining whether or not to obtain preferential service information, storage means for storing travel history information of the own vehicle, and when the preferential service information is determined to be acquired by the determining means And setting means for performing setting that enables provision of the travel history information, and when the setting that enables provision of the travel history information is performed, the communication means is stored in the storage means. The travel history information is provided to the roadside machine.

  Preferably, when the setting is made so that the travel history information can be provided by the setting means, the storage means starts storing the travel history information in a predetermined area, and the communication means The travel history information stored in a predetermined area is transmitted to the roadside machine. Preferably, the storage means acquires the preferential service information from the first storage means that always stores the travel history information and the travel history information stored in the first storage means by the determination means. A selection means for selecting the travel history information after the setting means has been set to enable the provision of the travel history information, and a storage means for storing the travel history information selected by the selection means. 2, and the communication unit transmits the travel history information stored in the second storage unit to the roadside machine. Preferably, the setting means permits transmission of travel history information by the communication means when it is determined that the charge preferential service information is acquired, and when it is determined that the charge preferential service information is not acquired, the communication Transmission of travel history information by means is prohibited. Preferably, the setting unit includes a detour route determination unit that determines whether or not the host vehicle is traveling on a detour route, and when the setting unit determines that the vehicle is not traveling on the detour route, Do not set to enable information provision. Preferably, when the detour route determination means includes a traffic congestion section on the toll road route searched for by the navigation function, the detour route determination unit determines whether the detour route travels depending on whether the route is different from the searched route. It is determined whether or not. Preferably, the electronic device further includes user setting means for determining whether or not to provide travel history information to the outside, and the setting means changes the setting by the user setting means. Preferably, the determination unit determines that the fee preferential service information has been acquired when the fee preferential service information is received from the communication unit. Preferably, the electronic device further includes an end determination unit that determines whether or not the provision of the travel history information should be ended, and when the end determination unit determines that the end of the travel history information is to be ended, the setting unit includes the travel history Make settings so that information cannot be provided. Preferably, the end determination means determines that the provision of the travel history information should be ended when the communication means communicates with an automatic toll gate. Preferably, the end determination means determines that the provision of the travel history information should be ended when the own vehicle ends the travel on the detour route. Preferably, the end determination means determines that the provision of the travel history information should be ended when the own vehicle enters a general road from a toll road. Preferably, the end determination means determines that the provision of the travel history information should be ended when the destination arrived at the destination set by the navigation function. Preferably, the end determination means determines that the provision of the travel history information should be ended when the destination set by the navigation function is changed.

  An information providing system according to the present invention includes a roadside device installed on a toll road and the electronic device described above, wherein the roadside device includes transmission means for transmitting the fee preferential service information to a traveling vehicle. And the communication unit receives the preferential service information transmitted from the transmission unit. Preferably, the information providing system further includes a server, and the server creates the fee-preferred service information based on road traffic information, and the fee-preferred service information created by the creating unit to the roadside device. Providing means for providing.

  The information providing method according to the present invention is in an electronic device including a storage means, a communication means, and a processing means, wherein the storage means stores travel history information of the own vehicle, and the processing means is the communication means. It is determined whether or not the fee preferential service information that can receive the preferential service of the fee is obtained when traveling on the detour route that bypasses the traffic congestion section, and the fee preferential service information is acquired. When the setting for enabling the travel history information of the host vehicle is performed and the setting for enabling the travel history information are performed, the communication means stores the travel history information stored in the vehicle. Transmitting to the roadside machine.

  According to the present invention, when it is determined that the fee preferential service information has been acquired, the setting is made so that the travel history information can be provided. Can receive.

It is a figure which shows the outline of the whole structure of the information provision system regarding the charge preferential service which concerns on a present Example. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the server which concerns on a present Example. It is a figure which shows the functional structural example of the program regarding the fee preferential service which concerns on a present Example. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the roadside machine which concerns on a present Example. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the vehicle-mounted apparatus which concerns on a present Example. It is a figure which shows the functional structural example of the control program which concerns on a 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the information provision system which concerns on a 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the information provision system which concerns on a 1st Example. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the driving history information holding part which concerns on a 2nd Example. It is a figure explaining the operation | movement of driving | running | working history information holding | maintenance which concerns on a 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the information provision system which concerns on a 2nd Example. It is a figure which shows the functional structural example of the control program which concerns on a 3rd Example. It is a figure explaining the driving | running | working end of the detour route based on a 3rd Example. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the information provision system which concerns on a 3rd Example. It is a figure explaining the other structural example of the vehicle-mounted apparatus which concerns on a present Example. It is a figure which shows the example of guidance of charge preferential service information.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention may be an in-vehicle device provided in a moving body such as a vehicle, or a mobile terminal brought into the moving body. The functions of the in-vehicle device are not particularly limited, but can include various functions. For example, a function for performing short-range wireless communication with a roadside device, a navigation function, a function for reproducing audio / video data, and receiving television / radio. And a data communication function can be provided.

  The roadside machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is a roadside machine arranged on a highway, a motor vehicle toll road, a metropolitan expressway, and the like, and can perform narrow-area communication with a vehicle-mounted device by DSRC or the like. Furthermore, the roadside machine is connected to a server that manages road traffic information and the like through a network, and can provide various road traffic information to the vehicle including information related to preferential service.

  The fee preferential service in the present embodiment is a preferential treatment for a vehicle traveling on a detour route while avoiding a traffic jam section in a traveling section of a toll road. A traffic jam section is a section where traffic jam or congestion occurs due to the number of vehicles, construction, regulations, accidents, or the like. Preferential service information is information related to the preferential service described above, and includes various information such as guidance information for preferential service, preferential charge information, conditions for preferential service, etc. Can do. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, a location where a traffic jam occurs, a route that bypasses the traffic jam, and a guidance that a fee is preferentially paid when traveling on the bypass route is displayed or output in voice. However, this is only an example, and the fee preferential service information may have other contents.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an overall configuration of an information providing system related to a fee-priced service according to the present embodiment. The information providing system 10 of the present embodiment receives various information from the server 100 that provides various information to the roadside device 200 through the network N, and distributes this information to the in-vehicle device 300 through the network N. 200, the vehicle-mounted apparatus 300 provided with the function to perform bidirectional | two-way communication with the roadside machine 200 is comprised.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the server 100 according to the present embodiment. The server 100 includes a storage unit 110 that stores various information, program data, and the like, a data communication unit 120 that performs wired and / or wireless data communication with the roadside device 200 and other devices, and a control unit 130 that controls each unit. Consists of.

  The server 100 acquires road traffic information that dynamically changes in real time via the data communication unit 120, and stores the acquired road traffic information in the storage unit 110. Road traffic information includes information on traffic jams caused by construction, regulations, accidents, and the like. The traffic jam information includes, for example, link information for identifying roads where traffic jams occur and node information for identifying intersections.

  When there is a traffic jam based on the road traffic information, the control unit 130 executes a program related to the fee preferential service, generates information related to the fee preferential service, and transmits the generated information related to the preferential service to the data communication unit 120. To the roadside machine 200 via FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a program related to the fee preferential service according to the present embodiment. The program 400 is a road traffic information acquisition unit 410 that acquires road traffic information from the storage unit 110, and a fee preferential service information creation that generates fee preferential service information based on the road traffic information acquired by the road traffic information acquisition unit 410. The unit 420 includes a preferential service information transmission unit 430 that transmits preferential service information to the roadside device 200.

  The road traffic information acquisition unit 410 acquires road traffic information each time new road traffic information is stored in the storage unit 110. The road traffic information acquisition unit 410 can selectively acquire road traffic information based on the position information of the roadside machine 200 to be distributed. For example, when the roadside device 200 is installed at the point B of the highway A, the road traffic information acquisition unit 410 may be the road traffic information related to the highway A or the road traffic within a certain distance from the point B. Get information.

  The fee preferential service information creation unit 420 creates fee preferential service information based on the traffic jam information of the road traffic information. For example, when the traffic information includes traffic jam information, the fee preferential service information creation unit 420 searches for a route that bypasses the traffic jam section, and the preferential fee when traveling along the search route and the search route. (For example, a fee that is discounted compared to when passing through a traffic jam section) and preferential service start information are created. The created fee-preferred service information is added with management information such as identification information for identifying fee-preferred service information and date / time information indicating the created date / time. The fee preferential service information transmission unit 430 transmits the created fee preferential service information to the roadside machine capable of receiving the fee preferential service via the data communication unit 120.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the roadside machine 200 according to the present embodiment. The roadside device 200 is wired and / or wirelessly connected to the storage unit 210 that stores fee-preferential service information transmitted from the server 100, various information transmitted from the in-vehicle device 300, program data, and the like, the server 100 and other external devices. A data communication unit 220 that performs data communication according to the above, a wireless communication unit 230 that performs near field wireless communication with the in-vehicle device 300 by DSRC, and a control unit 240 are configured.

  The wireless communication unit 230 performs bidirectional communication C with the in-vehicle device 300 when the vehicle passes through the roadside machine. For example, when the fee preferential service information is received from the server 100, the wireless communication unit 230 transmits the fee preferential service information to the in-vehicle device 300. In-vehicle device 300 transmits traveling history information to wireless communication unit 230 when transmission of traveling history information is permitted.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the in-vehicle device 300 according to the present embodiment. The in-vehicle device 300 includes a communication unit 310 that enables wireless communication with an external device such as the roadside device 200, a navigation unit 320, an audio output unit 330, a display unit 340, an input unit 350 that receives input from a user, and an external interface unit. 360 includes a storage unit 370 that stores programs and various data, an in-vehicle bus 380, and a control unit 390.

  The communication unit 310 enables narrow area communication with the roadside device 200 by DSRC. When the in-vehicle device 300 travels in the vicinity of the roadside device 200, the communication unit 310 performs bidirectional communication C with the roadside device 200 to transmit and receive data. The communication unit 310 can further communicate with an automatic toll gate (ETC device) installed at the toll gate.

  The navigation unit 320 has a function of measuring the position of the vehicle and calculating a guide route to the destination. The own vehicle position is calculated using position information transmitted from a GPS satellite and / or position information from a self-contained navigation sensor or the like provided in the vehicle. The destination can be set by user input from the input unit 350, and the navigation unit 320 searches for the vehicle position (current location) and the route to the destination. The searched route includes not only general roads but also toll roads such as expressways and metropolitan expressways. The searched route is displayed on the display unit 340 together with the map data and the like, and the voice guidance is output from the voice output unit 330.

  The voice output unit 330 outputs music data read from the storage unit 370 and guidance voice for guiding the guidance route calculated by the navigation unit 320. Further, when the fee preferential service information is distributed from the roadside device 200, the voice output unit 330 can output voice guidance regarding the fee preferential service (see FIG. 15). The display unit 340 can display a map including the route searched for by the navigation unit 320 or display other images stored in the storage unit 370 on the display. Furthermore, when fee preferential service information is distributed from the roadside device 200, guidance regarding the fee preferential service can be displayed on the display unit 340 (see FIG. 15). The input unit 350 includes a touch panel, operation keys, and the like, and receives input from the user. The user can execute and set various functions provided in the in-vehicle device 300 by an input operation to the input unit 350.

  The external interface unit 360 enables wireless or wired connection with a mobile terminal brought into the vehicle. When a portable terminal is connected via the external interface unit 360, for example, music data in the portable terminal is output from the audio output unit 330, or image data in the portable terminal is output from the display unit 340. be able to.

  The storage unit 370 can store various data such as various programs, a map database, and a facility database. Further, the storage unit 370 stores fee preferential service information from the roadside device 200 when it is distributed. Furthermore, the storage unit 370 can sequentially store the travel history information of the own vehicle. The travel history information can include travel latitude / longitude information, travel time, direction information, speed information obtained from the in-vehicle bus 380, driving operation history, and the like. In this embodiment, the travel history information may be referred to as probe information.

  The control unit 390 includes a microprocessor and a microcontroller, and controls each unit by executing a program or the like stored in the ROM / RAM or the storage unit 390. In the present embodiment, the control unit 390 can include a control program 500 that controls the uplink of the travel history information. Uplink refers to transmitting information from the in-vehicle device 300 to the roadside device 200 or the server 100.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the control program according to the first embodiment. The control program 500 includes a fee preferential service information acquisition unit 510 that acquires fee preferential service information, a holding determination unit 520 that determines whether to store the travel history information in the storage unit 370 based on the presence / absence of the fee preferential service information, The travel history information storage unit 530 stores the travel history information in the storage unit 370 based on the determination result of the holding determination unit 520, and the travel history information that transmits the travel history information stored in the travel history information storage unit 530 to the roadside device 200. A transmission unit 540 is included.

  When the preferential service information is transmitted from the roadside device 200, the preferential service information acquisition unit 510 stores the preferential service information in the storage unit 370. When the fee preferential service information is received, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, information on the fee preferential service is displayed on the road map screen of the display unit 340, and the voice guidance is output from the voice output unit 330. . The holding determination unit 520 determines that the travel history information should be held when the fee preferential service information is received. When it is determined that the driving history information should be held, the driving history information holding unit 530 starts storing the driving history information. That is, when the uplink of the travel history information is set to off, this setting is automatically switched on. When the uplink of the travel history information is set to OFF, the travel history information holding unit 530 does not store the travel history information. When the uplink is set to ON, the travel history information holding unit 530 travels. History information is stored. Therefore, if the uplink is set to OFF, the travel history information transmission unit 540 transmits empty travel history information to the roadside device 200. For example, the travel history information holding unit 530 may be assigned to a specific storage space of the storage unit 370 or may be stored in a specific register or the like. When traveling through the roadside device 200, the travel history information transmission unit 540 reads information stored in the specific storage space or the specific register and transmits the information to the roadside device 200.

  Next, the operation of the information providing system according to the first embodiment will be described. 7A and 7B are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the information providing system. In this example, it is assumed that the uplink of the travel history information of the in-vehicle device 300 is set off by the user. First, road traffic information is acquired by the road traffic information acquisition unit 410 of the server 100 (S100). Next, the fee preferential service information creation unit 420 determines whether or not the acquired road traffic information includes traffic jam information (S102). When the traffic jam information is included, the fee preferential service information Is created (S104). The created preferential service information is transmitted to the corresponding roadside device 200 by the service information transmission unit 430 (S106).

  Next, the roadside device 200 acquires fee-preferred service information by the data communication unit 220 (S108), and the acquired fee-preferred service information is transmitted to the in-vehicle device 300 traveling in the vicinity of the roadside device via the wireless communication unit 230. Transmit (S110). The in-vehicle device 300 acquires the fee preferential service information transmitted by the fee preferential service information acquisition unit 510 (S112), and when the fee preferential service information acquisition unit 510 acquires the fee preferential service information, the holding determination unit 520 Determines that the travel history information should be retained (S114), and upon receipt of the determination result, the travel history information retaining unit 530 starts retaining the travel history information (S116). As described above, the travel history information includes latitude / longitude information on which the vehicle has traveled, travel time, travel speed, travel direction, road type, and the like. Each time the information travels a certain travel distance, for example, 200 meters. The travel history information holding unit 530 holds the data.

  Next, when the communication unit 310 of the in-vehicle device 300 communicates with the next roadside device 200 (S118), the travel history information transmission unit 540 transmits the stored travel history information to the roadside device 200 (S120). Thus, every time the in-vehicle device 300 passes through the roadside device 200, the in-vehicle device 300 transmits the held travel history information to the roadside device 200. As the travel history information to be transmitted, all of the travel history information from the point where the holding is started may be transmitted, or untransmitted travel history information may be transmitted. The roadside device 200 receives the travel history information transmitted from the in-vehicle device 300 via the wireless communication unit 230 (S122). If necessary, the roadside device 200 may transmit the travel history information to the server 100. In addition, when the fee preferential service information is not acquired, the travel history information holding determination and the transmission control thereof are not performed, and the uplink of the travel history information is not changed to the on setting.

  For example, when the in-vehicle device 300 passes through the automatic toll gate 700 (ETC gate) as a roadside device and receives preferential fee information, the holding determination unit 520 determines that the traveling history information should not be held. In response to this determination result, the travel history information holding unit 530 ends the holding of the travel history information.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the in-vehicle device 300 automatically sets the uplink setting so that the travel history information is provided to the roadside device in response to receiving the fee-preferred service information from the roadside device 200. Since the change is made, the user does not need to manually change the uplink setting, and the user is prevented from failing to receive the preferential service.

  In the said Example, although the vehicle-mounted apparatus 300 showed the example which acquires charge preferential service information via the roadside machine 200, not only this but charge preferential service information may be acquired from another medium. Good. For example, the in-vehicle device 300 may acquire fee preferential service information from the server 100 via the Internet or the like, or may acquire it from a server that distributes other road traffic information, a radio broadcast, or the like. Furthermore, when the in-vehicle device 300 provides guidance on the search route to the destination, it is also possible to obtain in advance preferential service information on a traffic jam section on the search route.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described. The information providing system according to the second embodiment includes the server 100, the roadside device 200, and the in-vehicle device 300 included in the information providing system 10 shown in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, a travel history information storage unit 532, a travel history information selection unit 534, and a probe information storage unit 536 are configured. The travel history information storage unit 532 always stores travel history information as the vehicle travels. For example, travel history information sampled every time the vehicle travels a certain distance is stored. The travel history information selection unit 534 selects the travel history information stored in the travel history information storage unit 532 based on the determination result of the holding determination unit 520 and stores the selected travel history information in the probe information storage unit 536. The probe information storage unit 536 stores the probe information transmitted by the travel history information transmission unit 540. Note that description of functions similar to those of the first embodiment is omitted.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the travel history information holding unit 530 and the holding determination unit 520 according to the second embodiment. The travel history information storage unit 532 sequentially stores the travel history information as described above. The travel history information selection unit 534 reads the travel history information newly stored in the travel history information storage unit 532 when it is determined by the holding determination unit 520 that the travel history information should be retained, and this is read as the probe information storage unit. 536. Then, the travel history information transmission unit 540 transmits the probe information held in the probe information storage unit 536 to the roadside device 200 when the in-vehicle device 300 passes through the roadside device 200. The travel history information selection unit 534 may select only necessary information from the travel history information stored in the travel history information storage unit 532, for example, only latitude / longitude and road type. Alternatively, the travel history information may be stored in association with the storage time, and the travel history information stored after it is determined that the travel history information should be retained may be selected.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the transmission of the travel history information can be controlled depending on whether or not the travel history information is written in the probe information storage unit 536. Therefore, it is not necessary to switch on / off the sampling of the travel history information. Further, by adopting such a configuration, probe information including other information can be transmitted even when traveling history information is not transmitted.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information providing system according to the second embodiment. Steps up to S112 are the same as in the first embodiment of FIG. When the fee preferential service information is acquired by the service information acquisition unit 510 (S112), the retention determination unit 520 determines that the travel history information should be retained as probe information (S214). Based on the determination result, the travel history information selection unit 534 reads the travel history information newly stored in the travel history information storage unit 532 and writes it in the probe information storage unit 536 (S216). The traveling history information transmission unit 540 transmits the probe information held in the probe information storage unit 536 to the roadside machine when passing the next roadside machine (S218) (S220).

  In addition to the above, the travel history information transmission unit 540 may transmit or not transmit the travel history information in the transmission history information transmission control. That is, when the fee preferential service information is acquired, the holding determination unit 520 determines that the travel history information should be transmitted, and the travel history information transmission unit 540 transmits the travel history information in response to the determination result. If it is determined by the holding determination unit 520 that the travel history information should not be transmitted, the travel history information transmission unit 540 may stop transmitting the travel history information.

  Furthermore, as a modification of the first or second embodiment, even if the fee preferential service information is acquired by the service information acquisition unit 510, the travel history information should not be retained if the travel on the detour route is not started. It may be determined. For example, when the route searched for by the navigation unit 320 deviates, it is determined that the vehicle is traveling on a detour route, the travel history information is retained and the travel history information is transmitted, but the traveled route is traveled. In this case, it is determined that the vehicle is not traveling on the detour route, the travel history information is not held, and the travel history information is not transmitted. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent unnecessary travel history information from being retained and transmitted to a user who does not travel on the detour route even if fee preferential service information has been acquired.

  Next, a third embodiment will be described. The user who has acquired the preferential service information confirms the voice guidance from the voice output unit 330 and / or the guidance image displayed on the display unit 340, and starts traveling on the detour route. Based on the second embodiment, retention and transmission of travel history information is permitted. The third embodiment relates to retention of travel history information and termination of transmission.

  The information providing system according to the third embodiment includes a server 100, a roadside device 200, and an in-vehicle device 300 included in the information providing system shown in the first embodiment and / or the second embodiment, and a control program 500. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 11, it is comprised including the completion | finish determination part 550 which determines whether retention of driving | running history information should be complete | finished.

  The end determination unit 550 determines a time point at which the holding of the travel history information started in response to the determination result of the holding determination unit 520 is to be ended. When the end determination unit 550 determines the end, the travel history information holding unit 530 ends the holding of the travel history information. The end determination unit 550 can determine, for example, that the vehicle-mounted device 300 has ended when the in-vehicle device 300 passes through an automatic toll booth as a roadside device or when the traveling of the detour route is ended. In the following description, an example will be described in which the holding end determination unit 550 determines the time point when the traveling of the detour route is ended.

  The end determination unit 550 determines that the holding of the travel history information should be ended when the own vehicle traveling off the route searched by the navigation unit 320 joins the searched route again. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example in which traveling on the detour route is completed. Route A is a searched route, route B is a detour route, and a traffic jam section Q on the toll road exists between a branch point P2 and a junction point P3 of route A. While traveling on route A, own vehicle M receives toll preferential service information from roadside device 200 at point P1. When fee preferential service information is received, this content is output from the audio output unit 330 or the display unit 340. At the same time, the holding determination unit 520 of the control program 500 determines that the driving history information should be held, and the holding of the driving history information is started.

  When the own vehicle M travels on the route B which is a detour route from the branch point P2, the travel history information is sequentially transmitted to the roadside devices I1 to I4. The end determination unit 550 determines that the traveling of the detour route has ended when the host vehicle M reaches the junction P3. The arrival at the junction P3 can be determined from the travel locus of the route B and the vehicle position. In addition, when the vehicle M does not travel on the route B but travels on the route A at the branch point P2, the retention determination unit 520 does not determine that the travel history information should be retained because the vehicle is not traveling on the detour route. Can be.

  In addition, when the end determination unit 550 detects that the travel of the toll road section has ended, it can also be determined that the retention of the travel history information should be ended. The end of the toll road section can be determined, for example, by comparing the own vehicle position information with the road data or having passed through the toll gate. For example, in FIG. 12, when the vehicle M travels on route B, which is a detour route, and exits a general road at any point on route B without joining route A, the retention of travel history information ends. Is done.

  Furthermore, as another modification of the third embodiment, the end determination unit 550 determines whether or not the destination set by the user has arrived, and holds the travel history information when the destination is reached. It may be determined that the process should be terminated. As yet another modification, the end determination unit 550 determines whether or not the destination set by the user has been changed, and determines that the holding of the travel history information should be ended when the destination has been changed. You may make it do.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the in-vehicle device in the third embodiment. First, the holding determination unit 520 confirms the uplink setting of the in-vehicle device 300 (S300). Uplink settings can be set by the user via a menu screen or the like. If the uplink setting is on, the travel history information is allowed to be transmitted to the outside of the roadside device, etc., and if the setting is off, the travel history information is transmitted to the outside. Is prohibited. When the uplink setting is turned off (S302), the holding determination unit 520 determines whether toll fee preferential service information has been received from the roadside device 200 as described in the first and second embodiments. It is determined whether or not the travel history information should be retained according to the situation (S304). If it is determined that the travel history information should be retained, the retention determination unit 520 changes the uplink setting to ON (S306), and causes the travel history information retention unit 530 to retain the travel history information. That is, the travel history information can be provided to the roadside machine. Next, the traveling history information transmission unit 540 transmits traveling history information to the roadside device when passing the roadside device (S308). Thereafter, the holding end determination unit 550 continues to determine whether or not the holding of the travel history information should be ended (S310). If it is determined that the retention of the travel history information should be terminated, the retention end determination unit 550 changes the uplink setting to the original off (S312). In this way, the uplink setting is turned off from the time when the hold determination unit 520 determines that the travel history information should be held to the time when the hold end determination unit 550 determines that the travel history information should not be held. Even if it is, the travel history information is temporarily provided in order to respond to the preferential service.

  Although the first to third embodiments and the respective modifications have been described above, these embodiments control to automatically hold and transmit the travel history information based on the fee-preferred service information. For example, in the case where the user history is set to always hold and transmit the travel history information, automatic control to change the setting is not necessarily performed. Further, as to acquisition of position information, map data, road traffic information, and the like in the in-vehicle device 300, as shown in FIG. 14, it may be acquired from sites (610 to 630) that distribute each information. In this case, when the preferential service information included in the road traffic information is received from the road traffic information distribution site 630, the holding determination unit 520 can determine that the travel history information should be held.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above. However, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment, and various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the gist of the invention described in the claims. It can be changed.

10: Information providing system 100: Server 110: Storage unit 120: Data communication unit 130: Control unit 200: Roadside device 210: Storage unit 220: Data communication unit 230: Wireless communication unit 240: Control unit 300: In-vehicle device 310: Communication Unit 320: navigation unit 330: audio output unit 340: display unit 350: input unit 360: external interface unit 370: storage unit 380: in-vehicle bus 390: control unit 400: service information creation program 410: road traffic information acquisition unit 420: Preferential service information creation unit 430: Preferential service information transmission unit 500: Control program 510: Preferential service information acquisition unit 520: Retention determination unit 530: Travel history information storage unit 532: Travel history information storage unit 534: Travel history information Selection unit 536: probe information storage unit 540: traveling History information transmission unit 550: End determination unit 600: Network 610: Location information distribution site 620: Map data distribution site 630: Road traffic information distribution site 700: Automatic toll booth C: Two-way communication M: Own vehicle N: Network I1- I4: Roadside machine

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A communication means that enables data communication with a roadside device installed on a toll road,
A determination means for determining whether or not to acquire fee-preferred service information capable of receiving a fee-preferred service when traveling on a detour route detouring the traffic congestion section of the toll road;
Storage means for storing the traveling history information of the own vehicle;
Setting means for performing setting that enables provision of the travel history information when it is determined by the determination means that the fee preferential service information has been acquired;
The electronic device provides the travel history information stored in the storage means to the roadside device when the setting that enables the travel history information to be provided is performed. When the setting is made by the setting means so that the travel history information can be provided, the storage means starts storing the travel history information in a predetermined area, and the communication means The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the travel history information stored in the designated area is transmitted to the roadside machine. The storage means determines that the preferential service information has been acquired by the determination means among the first storage means that always stores the travel history information and the travel history information stored in the first storage means. A selection unit that selects the travel history information after the setting unit is set to be able to provide the travel history information; and a second unit that stores the travel history information selected by the selection unit. Storage means,
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit transmits the travel history information stored in the second storage unit to the roadside machine. The setting means permits transmission of travel history information by the communication means when it is determined that the charge preferential service information is acquired, and when it is determined that the charge preferential service information is not acquired, by the communication means The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein transmission of travel history information is prohibited. The setting unit includes a detour route determination unit that determines whether or not the vehicle is traveling on a detour route. When the setting unit determines that the vehicle is not traveling on the detour route, 5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the setting that enables provision is not performed. 6. The detour route determination means determines whether or not the detour route travels depending on whether or not the detour route is different from the searched route when a congestion section is included on the toll road route searched by the navigation function. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the electronic device is determined. 7. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising: a user setting unit that determines whether or not to provide travel history information to the outside, wherein the setting unit changes a setting by the user setting unit. Electronic equipment. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines that the fee preferential service information has been acquired when the fee preferential service information is received from the communication unit. The electronic device further includes end determination means for determining whether or not the provision of the travel history information should be ended,
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein when the end determination unit determines that the operation should be ended, the setting unit performs setting such that the travel history information cannot be provided. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the termination determination unit determines that provision of the travel history information should be terminated when the communication unit communicates with an automatic toll booth. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the end determination unit determines that the provision of the travel history information should be ended when the own vehicle ends the travel on the detour route. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the end determination unit determines that the provision of the travel history information should be ended when the own vehicle enters a general road from a toll road. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the end determination unit determines that the provision of the travel history information should be ended when the destination arrives at a destination set by a navigation function. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the end determination unit determines that the provision of the travel history information should be ended when the destination set by the navigation function is changed. An information providing system including a roadside device installed on a toll road and the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
The roadside machine has transmission means for transmitting the fee preferential service information to a traveling vehicle,
The information providing system, wherein the communication unit receives the preferential service information transmitted from the transmission unit. The information providing system further includes a server,
The server
Creating means for creating the preferential service information based on road traffic information;
The information providing system according to claim 15, further comprising providing means for providing the toll roadside service information with the fee preferential service created by the creating means. An information providing method in an electronic device including storage means, communication means and processing means,
The storage means storing travel history information of the vehicle;
It is determined whether or not the processing unit has acquired rate preferential service information that can receive a preferential service for a fee when traveling on a detour route that bypasses a traffic jam section via the communication unit, and the fee preferential service When it is determined that the information has been acquired, a step of performing setting that enables provision of travel history information of the host vehicle;
The information providing method includes the step of transmitting the stored travel history information to a roadside device when the setting capable of providing the travel history information is performed.

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