JP6501221B2 - Electronic device, processing program and processing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an application for discounted charges in an electronic device equipped with a navigation function, and more particularly to an application method when using a tour charge plan in an electronic toll collection system (hereinafter referred to as ETC).

  In recent years, various rate discount plans have appeared for attracting customers. For example, for users using an expressway, an ETC tour toll plan is available that allows users to get on and off at a fixed rate within a certain section. The ETC tour charge plan is a discounted charge plan that is changed according to the season and consecutive holidays and has a limited period of use. Users who want to receive the application of the ETC tour charge plan can apply for the plan by making an application in advance via the Internet etc. and using the expressway to which the ETC tour charge plan is applied.

  Since the rate discount plan is constantly changing, it is difficult for users to apply for the rate discount plan actively. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for automatically displaying a ticket candidate for a planning ticket interlockingly with a route candidate selected based on information about an input boarding station, a getting-off station, a date and time, etc. in an automatic ticketing machine. ing.

JP 2005-242599 A

  For a user of an expressway, an ETC tour toll plan is provided which can freely get on and off at a flat rate if it is within a predetermined tour area (within a predetermined section). When the user travels in the tour area to which the ETC tour charge plan is applied, the user applies in advance to receive the ETC tour charge plan, and performs predetermined conditions, that is, inflow IC (interchange), outflow IC, travel schedule When traveling etc. satisfy the conditions set forth in the ETC Tour Charge Plan, it is possible to receive the application of the ETC Tour Charge Plan. However, discounted rate plans such as ETC tour fee plans are often changed irregularly depending on various conditions such as usage period and usage area, and users are always familiar with such ETC tour fee plans In addition, in the conventional navigation device, the application for guidance or application considering such a plan is not presented.

  Further, even if the conditions for applying the tour fare plan are satisfied, the user has to determine whether to cancel the application of the tour fare plan due to a change in the travel plan or the like, and the user must take action when canceling the plan.

  The present invention solves such conventional problems, determines whether a discount plan can be applied based on a destination set by the user, and can make an automatic or semi-automatic application to the discount plan. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device, a processing program and a processing method. Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic apparatus, a processing program and a processing method capable of providing guidance such that a discount plan is not applied when it is preferable not to apply the discount plan due to a change in destination or the like. I assume.

  The electronic device according to the present invention includes setting means capable of setting a destination, route calculation means for calculating a guide route from a current position or a planned departure point to the destination, and a section to which a discounted charge of a toll road is applied. Determining whether the discount plan can be applied to the guidance route calculated by the route calculation unit with reference to a discount plan including discount information relating to And presenting means for presenting information on the discount plan when it is determined.

  Preferably, the route calculation means determines whether the guidance route includes the toll road, and the determination means refers to the discount plan when the guidance route includes the toll road. Preferably, the apparatus further comprises storage means for storing the discount plan, and the determination means refers to the discount plan stored in the storage means. Preferably, the determination means determines that the discount plan is applicable when the section to which the discounted charge is applied and the guide route at least partially overlap. The setting means further includes setting of a scheduled date for traveling the guidance route, the discount information further includes information on a period during which the discount fee is applied, and the determination means applies the discount fee. It is determined that the discount plan is applicable when the scheduled date is included in the period. Preferably, the determination means determines that the start point of the toll road included in the guidance route is outside the section to which the discounted charge is applied, and the end point of the toll road is in the section to which the discounted charge is applied. Determine that the discount plan is applicable. Preferably, the presentation means includes presentation of an application for applying for the discount plan. Preferably, the apparatus further comprises communication means for communicating with the server receiving the application for the discount plan, and the presentation means includes application means for applying an application for the discount plan to the server via the communication means. Preferably, the presentation of the application presented by the presentation means includes a screen for receiving an instruction from the user, and the application means executes the application for the discount plan in response to the instruction from the user. Preferably, the application means is executed when reaching within a predetermined distance from the end point of the toll road. Preferably, the discount plan is stored in the server, and the determination means acquires and refers to the discount plan through the communication means. Preferably, the route calculation means further calculates a guidance route including a return route, and the discount information further includes discounted charge information on discounted charge when traveling through a section to which the discounted charge is applied, the electronic device Further, a charge calculation means for calculating a total charge of the toll road section included in the round trip route and a discount total charge based on the discount charge information, and a comparison means for comparing the total charge and the total discount charge And the application means does not apply for the discount plan if the total fee is lower than the total discount fee according to the comparison of the comparison means. Preferably, the setting means can further set a plurality of destinations, and the guide route is a tour route passing through the plurality of destinations.

  A processing program according to the present invention is executed by an electronic device including a navigation function, and a setting step capable of setting a destination, and a route for calculating a guide route from the current position or the planned departure location to the destination. Based on a calculation step, an acquisition step of acquiring a discount plan including discount information on a section to which a toll road discount charge is applied, a section to which the discount charge is applied, and the guidance route calculated in the route calculation step It has a determination step of determining whether a discount plan is applicable, and an application step of applying for application to the discount plan when it is determined that the discount plan is applicable in the determination step.

  A processing method according to the present invention is an electronic device including a navigation function, and a setting step capable of setting a destination, and a route calculating step of calculating a guide route from a current position or a planned departure location to the destination And an acquisition step of acquiring a discount plan for discount information on a section to which the toll road discount charge is applied, a discount plan based on the section to which the discount charge is applied, and the guidance route calculated in the route calculation step. It has a judgment step of judging whether it is applicable, and an application step of applying for an application to the discount plan when it is judged that the discount plan is applicable in the judgment step.

  According to the present invention, whether or not the discount plan is applicable is determined based on the destination input by the user, and when the discount plan is applicable, information on the discount plan is presented. Even if the user does not know the existence, the user can easily know that the discount plan exists, and it is possible to apply for the discount plan from the electronic device.

It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of an in-vehicle device concerning a 1st example. It is a figure which shows an example of the map data which concern on a 1st Example. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the function example of the communication part which concerns on a 1st Example. It is a figure which shows the functional structural example of a processing program in a 1st Example. It is a figure which shows the functional structural example of the applicability determination part which concerns on a 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the processing program which concerns on a 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the processing program which concerns on a 1st Example. It is a figure which shows the tour area to which the ETC tour charge plan which concerns on a 1st Example is applied, and the traveling plan information set. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the guide route calculated by the route calculation part which concerns on a 1st Example. It is a figure which illustrates the various ETC tour fee plans acquired from the exterior by the discount rate information acquisition part. It is a figure which illustrates the prior guidance of the application part shown by FIG. 6B. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the processing program which concerns on the modification of a 1st Example. It is a figure which illustrates the tour area to which the ETC tour charge plan concerning a 2nd example is applied, and the traveling plan information set. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the guide route calculated by the route calculation part which concerns on a 2nd Example. It is a figure which shows the functional structural example of the applicability determination part which concerns on a 3rd Example. It is a figure which illustrates the charge database memorize | stored in the memory | storage part which concerns on a 3rd Example. It is a figure which illustrates a 3rd Example using a more concrete example. It is a figure which shows the functional structural example of the processing program which concerns on a 4th Example. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the processing program which concerns on a 4th Example. It is a figure explaining the ETC tour toll plan which may be applied in the expressway concerning an embodiment of the invention.

  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 can be an on-vehicle device mounted in a movable body such as a vehicle. In a preferred embodiment, the electronic device has a navigation function, but may additionally have various functions, for example, a function of reproducing audio and video data, a function of receiving a television / radio, a data communication function, etc. It is.

  Next, an ETC tour fee plan according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 19 is a view for explaining an ETC tour toll plan that can be applied to the expressway according to the embodiment of the present invention. A to Z shown in FIG. 19 indicate entrances of expressways including toll booths, ETC gates, etc., and tour area 1 is a fixed period (for example, two days) when the ETC tour toll plan is applied, It shows a freeway section where you can get on and off freely with a flat rate. That is, if the ETC tour charge plan is applied, it becomes possible to freely get in and out of the toll booths other than the entrances A, B, N, U, and Z at a flat rate.

  Next, application conditions of the ETC tour charge plan according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. In order to receive the application of the ETC tour fee plan, it is necessary to apply in advance to the group that provides the ETC tour fee plan that you want to receive the application of the ETC tour fee plan via the Internet etc. Condition 1). When making such an application, apply for the expected travel date, credit card number, and other necessary information. Next, on the day of the scheduled travel day, the user flows into the expressway from the ETC gate of the toll booth not included in the tour area 1 to which the ETC tour fare plan is applied, and the ETC gate of the toll booth included in the area 1 By getting off the expressway from (Condition 2), the application of the ETC Tour Toll Plan is started. For example, after making an application described in condition 1, on the day of the scheduled travel day, the ETC gate of toll booth A flows into the expressway, and at the stage of getting off the expressway from the ETC gate of toll booth G The application of the ETC tour fee plan is started. The pre-application procedure may be performed under condition 2 before getting off the expressway from the ETC gate of the toll booth. Further, although not considered in the application conditions of the ETC tour fee plan according to the embodiment of the present invention, a predetermined area is defined also for the inflowing ETC gate, and the area flows in from the predetermined area. You may be subject to the application of the ETC Tour Charge Plan only.

  Next, a case where the application of the ETC tour fee plan according to the embodiment can not be received will be illustrated. As an example where the application of the ETC tour charge plan can not be received, for example, there may be a case where the prior application for Condition 1 has not been made. Further, regarding the condition 2, when the toll booth in the area 1 flows into the expressway, the case where the toll booth outside the area 1 gets off the expressway can be mentioned.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an in-vehicle apparatus according to the first embodiment. The on-vehicle apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment includes an input unit 100, a position information calculation unit 110, a navigation unit 120, a display unit 130, an audio output unit 140, a storage unit 150, a communication unit 160, and a control unit 170. Be done.

  The input unit 100 receives an instruction from the user by an input key device, a voice input recognition device, a touch panel, or the like, and provides the instruction to the control unit 170. The position information calculation unit 110 calculates the current position of the vehicle based on the GPS signals transmitted from the GPS satellites and the sensor outputs of the gyro sensor and the acceleration sensor mounted on the vehicle.

  The navigation unit 120 calculates, for example, a route from the current location calculated by the position information calculation unit 110 to the destination, provides voice guidance of the calculated route, or displays a road map around the vehicle position on the display unit 130. Display it.

  The display unit 130 includes a liquid crystal display and other display devices. For example, the display unit 130 displays an image of a road map generated by the navigation unit 120 or displays a setting screen or menu screen for performing user setting of the in-vehicle device 10 Do. Alternatively, various guidance messages for the user of the in-vehicle apparatus 10 are displayed, or if the in-vehicle apparatus 10 has a reproduction function such as a DVD, the reproduced image is displayed. The voice output unit 140 outputs voice guidance for guiding the route calculated by the navigation unit 120 or provides various voice guidance to the user of the on-vehicle apparatus 10.

  The storage unit 150 can store application software executed by the in-vehicle apparatus 10, a program executed by the control unit 170, and map data required when the navigation unit 120 is executed. FIG. 2 shows an example of map data according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the map data 152 includes link data 154, node data 156, and facility data 158. The link data 154 is data on a road connecting an intersection and an intersection, and the latitude and longitude of the start point and the end point of the road, the type of the road (national road, general road, prefectural road, expressway, toll road, etc.) It includes data such as (left or right), width, restrictions (for example, one way), number of lanes, etc. The node data 156 includes data such as an intersection node flag indicating whether or not the node is an intersection, and a connection relationship of an ingress link connected to the node and an egress link exiting therefrom. The facility data 158 includes names, location information, categories, addresses, telephone numbers and the like of expressway toll stations and various commercial facilities, etc., and further includes image data of icons of facilities to be displayed on the display unit 130, etc. be able to. When the navigation unit 120 calculates the route from the current location to the destination, the route calculation is performed based on the link data 154, the node data 156, and the facility data 158 stored in the storage unit 150. The calculated guidance route can be stored in the storage unit 150. In addition, preferably, discounted charge information of the ETC tour toll plan can be stored.

  The communication unit 160 enables data transmission and reception with various external devices. Specifically, the communication unit 160 exchanges data with the ETC gate by near field communication. Furthermore, the communication unit 160 performs wireless data communication with an external network or the like. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the communication unit 160 can connect to the Internet 164 via the communication unit 160, and also connect to a map data distribution site 166 for distributing the latest map data via a specific network 162, It connects to the discount rate information site 168 which delivers ETC tour charge plan information. Furthermore, wireless or wired communication connection may be performed using a communication standard not illustrated here.

  In a preferred embodiment, the control unit 170 is configured of a microcontroller including a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and the ROM or RAM can store various programs for controlling the operation of each unit of the on-vehicle device 10. The first embodiment includes a processing program 200 that performs processing such as an application for an ETC tour charge plan.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a functional configuration example of a processing program in the first embodiment. The processing program 200 includes a travel plan setting unit 210, a route calculation unit 220, a discounted charge information acquisition unit 230, an applicability determination unit 240, and an application unit 250.

  The travel plan setting unit 210 sets a travel plan based on a user input from the input unit 100 or the like. Preferably, the traveling plan setting unit 210 can set any item among a departure place, a destination, a passing place, a planned traveling date, a planned traveling time, use of the toll road, and the like. For example, the departure place set by the travel plan setting unit 210 may be the current place calculated by the position information calculation unit 110. The route calculation unit 220 calculates a guide route based on the various travel plans set by the travel plan setting unit 210. The guide route calculated by the route calculation unit 220 can include a round trip route, a toll road section, and the like. The guidance route calculated by the route calculation unit 220 is preferably a guidance route from the current position or the planned departure location to the destination.

  The discounted charge information acquisition unit 230 acquires discounted charge information such as an ETC tour charge plan that can be used when the processing program 200 is executed. Discounted charge information may be acquired from an information site such as a group that provides an ETC tour charge plan by connecting to the Internet through the communication unit 160, or acquired from the discounted charge information site 168 via the network 162. Also good. Preferably, in the ETC tour charge plan information acquired by the discounted charge information acquisition unit 230, an identification code for identifying various ETC tour charge plans, an application period in which the ETC tour charge plan is applied, an applicable section, an ETC tour charge plan Includes the toll stations where the application of the above applies, flat-rate information, etc. Further, when discounted charge information is stored in the storage unit 150, the discounted charge information acquiring unit 230 can also acquire it from there.

  The applicability determination unit 240 is based on the guidance route calculated by the route calculation unit 220 and the application period, application section, outflow facility information, etc. included in the ETC tour fee plan information acquired by the discount fee information acquisition unit 230. If there is an available ETC tour fee plan, it is determined that the ETC tour fee plan is applicable. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the applicability determination unit 240 determines whether or not there is an ETC tour fee plan including the scheduled travel date set by the travel plan setting unit 210. The unit 242 is configured to include a route determination unit 244 that determines whether the guide route calculated by the route calculation unit 220 is included in the ETC tour toll plan application section. In the case where there is an ETC tour charge plan having an application period including a scheduled travel date, and there is a route that at least a portion of the guide route overlaps with the application section of the ETC tour charge plan, the applicability determination unit 240 Determine that the ETC tour fare plan is applicable. The functional configuration of the applicability determination unit 240 illustrated in FIG. 5 is an example, and, for example, the applicability determination may be performed by any one determination of the use period determination unit 242 or the route determination unit 244. Also good. In addition, preferably, whether or not the toll road is included in the guidance route calculated by the route calculation unit 220 is determined by the route calculation unit 220, and the application possibility determination unit when the guidance route includes the toll road The process of 240 may be performed.

  The application unit 250 automatically performs, via the Internet or the like, a preliminary application procedure of the ETC tour fee plan determined to be applicable by the applicability determination unit 240. Preferably, the advance application procedure is performed on a server that has received an application for an ETC tour charge plan. Preferably, the server accepting the application for the ETC tour charge plan is a server in which discounted charge information of the ETC tour charge plan is stored. Preferably, when there is an applicable ETC tour fee plan, it is set in advance to automatically perform the pre-application procedure, and when the setting is performed, the pre-application procedure is automatically performed. It is good. More preferably, the timing for performing the application procedure for the ETC tour fee plan in advance by the application unit 250 is before the application of the ETC tour fee plan is established, that is, the toll booth in the tour area to which the ETC tour fee plan is applied (ETC Gated before or after a certain time or a certain distance passing through. These timings can be set in advance by user setting or the like. Conventionally, in the case of performing an application procedure for an ETC tour fee plan in advance, it has been necessary to enter and apply necessary information from a website or the like of a group that provides the ETC tour fee plan. The application unit 250 completes the pre-application procedure by transmitting, from the in-vehicle apparatus 10, the information that was conventionally input from the home page. The information that can be provided by the application unit 250 may be the same as the information input from the home page, and may be, for example, a departure place, a destination, a passing place, a planned travel date, a credit card number, and the like.

  FIG. 6A is a flowchart showing the operation of the processing program 200 according to the first embodiment. In the processing program 200, first, a traveling plan is set by the traveling plan setting unit 210 based on a user input from the input unit 100 or the like (S100). In the first embodiment, it is assumed that one destination is set by the travel plan setting unit 210. The route calculation unit 220 calculates a guide route based on the travel plan (destination) set in S100 (S102). Next, the discounted charge information acquisition unit 230 acquires ETC tour charge plan information through the communication unit 160 (S104). The use period determination unit 242 and the route determination unit 244 are based on the travel plan (scheduled travel date) input in S100, the guidance route calculated in S102, and the ETC tour fee plan information (application period, application section) acquired in S104, It is determined whether there is an ETC tour fare plan that matches the scheduled travel date and the guidance route, and if there is a matching ETC tour fare plan, the applicable ETC tour fare plan can be applied by the applicability determination unit 240 It is determined that there is (S106). If there is no applicable ETC tour charge plan at S106, the process ends (S106). When the applicable ETC tour toll plan is determined in S106, the application unit 250 waits for the timing to guide, and it is the application section of the ETC tour toll plan, and the timing to reach near the toll gate that descends the expressway first. (S108), The advance application procedure is automatically performed via the communication unit 160 (S114). After going to S114, when the user passes the toll booth (ETC gate) of the expressway first in the available section of the ETC tour toll plan, the application of the ETC tour toll plan is started.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, the application section 250 may indicate that there is an ETC tour charge plan before performing the prior application procedure (S110). The user selects whether to apply the ETC tour fee plan based on the guidance provided in S110 (S112). When the user selects to apply the ETC tour charge plan by an input operation from the touch panel or the like, the application unit 260 performs an advance application procedure via the communication unit 160 (S114).

  Next, the first embodiment will be described using a more specific example. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a tour area to which the ETC tour fee plan according to the first embodiment is applied and travel plan information to be set. When the user assumes a travel plan from the departure place p1 to the destination p2 shown in FIG. 7A, as shown in FIG. 7B, from the input unit 100, “departure place”, “destination” And "scheduled travel date". These pieces of information input from the input unit 100 are stored as setting information in the storage unit 150 or the like by the traveling plan setting unit 210 (corresponding to S100).

  When the travel plan is set, the route calculation unit 220 calculates a guide route from the departure place p1 to the destination p2 (corresponding to S102). FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing the guide route calculated by the route calculation unit 220 according to the first embodiment. Guide route travels on the expressway from the departure place p1 to the entrance to the expressway A via the general road r1, travels on the expressway from A to the toll booth G, and travels the general road r2 from the toll booth G to the destination p2 It is a route to Although FIG. 8 shows the same path as the path shown in FIG. 7, it is expressed linearly for the convenience of description.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating various ETC tour fee plans acquired from the outside or the storage unit 150 by the discounted fee information acquiring unit 230. In the example shown in FIG. 9, there are three ETC tour charge plans, and the discounted charge information acquisition unit 230 adds the “application period”, the “applied period”, and the “flat rate” shown in FIG. The identification code and toll station information etc. linked to the tour area can be acquired for each ETC tour fee plan (corresponding to S104).

  The applicability determination unit 240 including the utilization period determination unit 242 and the route determination unit 244 determines whether there is an applicable ETC tour fee plan based on the planned travel date shown in FIG. 7B and the guide route shown in FIG. Determine if Specifically, the use period determination unit 242 compares the scheduled travel date with the “application period” of each ETC tour toll plan shown in FIG. In the first embodiment, among the ETC tour fee plans shown in FIG. 9, the plans of FIGS. 9A and 9B having overlapping periods are output as the determination results. The route determination unit 244 compares the guidance route shown in FIG. 8 with the “applied section”. Since a part of the A to G expressway section of the guide route overlaps the section (section from C to G) included in the tour area 1 of FIG. 7, the overlapping section (tour area) is included as an application section The plans of FIGS. 9A and 9C are output as the determination result. Note that the determination by the route determination unit 244 may use other determination criteria. For example, a route applicable when the route flowing out from the expressway at the tollgate included in the tour area 1 is included in the guide route is It may be determined that there is. In this case, the tollgate information tied to each tour area acquired by the discounted charge information acquisition unit 230 is compared with the tollgate information on the outflow schedule included in the guidance route, and whether there is a match Determine The tour area 2 is an area that does not overlap with the tour area 1 and is not output as a determination result. The applicability determination unit 240 comprehensively determines these determination results, and determines that the plan of FIG. 9A which is within the application period and within the application section is applicable (corresponding to S106).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the prior guidance of the application unit 250 shown in FIG. 6B. After it is determined that the plan shown in FIG. 9A is applicable, when the toll booth in the tour area 1 is approached (corresponding to S108 in FIG. 6B), as shown in FIG. The information of the ETC tour charge plan is guided to (corresponding to S110). Based on the guidance displayed on the display unit 130, the user can select whether or not to apply the ETC tour fee plan from the input on the touch panel provided on the display unit 130 (corresponding to S112).

  Next, a modification of the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the operation of the processing program 200 according to the modification of the first embodiment. In the modification of the first embodiment, the processing timing is changed using the same function as the processing program 200 of the first embodiment.

  In the processing program 200 according to the modification of the first embodiment, first, only the destination is set by the traveling plan setting unit 210 based on the user input from the input unit 100 or the like (S200). The route calculation unit 220 calculates a guide route based on the destination set in S200 (S202). Next, the discounted charge information acquisition unit 230 acquires ETC tour charge plan information through the communication unit 160 (S204). Unlike the first embodiment, the applicability determination unit 240 executes only the route determination unit 244, and temporarily determines that there is an applicable plan if there is an ETC tour fee plan having an application section overlapping the guide route. A determination is made (S206). If it is determined in S206 that there is no applicable plan, the process ends. If it is determined in S206 that there is an applicable plan, the user inputs the remaining travel plans excluding the destination setting from the input unit 100, and the travel plan setting unit 210 sets a travel plan (S208). Since subsequent S210, S212, and S214 respectively correspond to S106, S108, and S114 of FIG. 6A, the description will be omitted.

  In the modification of the first embodiment, only the destination necessary for the guidance route calculation is input, and the route overlap determination is performed in S206. By adopting such a processing configuration, the input operation of the entire travel plan having a relatively large number of input items can be performed only when there are overlapping routes, and unnecessary operations can be reduced. Further, as another modification, when the toll road section is not included at the stage of calculating the guidance route (S202), the processing after S204 may not be performed.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, a case where a plurality of destinations are set by the travel plan setting unit 210 is exemplified. In the second embodiment, the functional configurations of the in-vehicle apparatus 10 and the processing program 200 are the same as in the first embodiment unless otherwise specified. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a tour area to which an ETC tour fee plan is applied and travel plan information to be set. As shown in FIG. 12 (B), “departure place”, “destination” and “scheduled travel date” are input from the input unit 100. These pieces of information input from the input unit 100 are stored as setting information in the storage unit 150 or the like by the traveling plan setting unit 210 (corresponding to S100).

  When the travel plan is set, the route calculation unit 220 according to the second embodiment calculates a guide route indicating a reciprocation route from the departure place p1 via the destination (corresponding to S102). FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram showing the guide route calculated by the route calculation unit 220 according to the second embodiment.

  The applicability determination unit 240 including the use period determination unit 242 and the route determination unit 244 according to the second embodiment is applicable ETC based on the scheduled travel date shown in FIG. 12B and the guide route shown in FIG. Determine if there is a tour fare plan. The ETC tour charge plan is the same as that shown in FIG. 9 shown in the first embodiment, and the same applies to the operation of the use period determination unit 242. The route determination unit 244 according to the second embodiment compares the guidance route with the “applied section”. As shown in FIG. 13, since there are sections A to G and sections L to A in the tour area 1 in the guidance route, it is determined that there is an overlapping route. Preferably, in the case where there are a plurality of expressway sections in the guide route, at least one expressway section may be included in the application section. In addition, since the timing at which the application of the ETC tour charge plan is started is the timing at which the toll booth in the tour area 1 such as the toll booth G flows out first, it is preferable that the first toll booth to run out When it is a toll booth in the area 1, it may be determined that there is an overlapping route. More preferably, since the ETC tour toll plan is not applied when it flows in from the toll booth in the tour area 1, the expressway section flowing in from the toll plaza outside the tour area 1 and flowing out from the toll booth in the tour area 1 is When included in the guide route, it may be determined that there is a duplicate route (S106). The operation (S108 and S114 in FIG. 6A) after the applicable ETC tour charge plan is present is the same as in the first embodiment.

  Next, the third embodiment will be described. The functional configurations of the in-vehicle apparatus 10 and the processing program 200 according to the third embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment unless otherwise specified. In the third embodiment, an example in which the ETC tour fee plan is presented after comparing the fixed rate when the ETC tour fee plan is applied and the regular rate when not applied is shown.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the applicability determination unit according to the third embodiment. The applicability determination unit 240 according to the third embodiment includes a normal charge information acquisition unit 246 and a charge information comparison unit 248 in addition to the configuration of the applicability determination unit 240 according to the first example. .

  The normal toll information acquisition unit 246 acquires toll information on the toll road section included in the guidance route from the toll database corresponding to the section stored in the storage unit 150. FIG. 15 is a diagram exemplifying a charge database stored in the storage unit 150 according to the third embodiment. For example, when the section from A to E is reciprocated, it is a charge of “5,360” yen, and the normal charge information acquisition unit 246 is a section that reciprocates from A to E on the guide route calculated by the route calculation unit 220. Get "5,360" yen if it contains. Note that the charge database shown in FIG. 15 describes necessary portions for the description, and other sections may naturally be stored, or charges for only one way may be stored. The charge information comparison unit 248 compares the normal charge information acquired by the normal charge information acquisition unit 246 with the flat-rate information (see FIG. 9) acquired by the discounted charge information acquisition unit 230. The flat-rate charge shown in the third embodiment means a charge including a round-trip charge to the destination and a tour charge for freely getting on and off the tour area 1.

  The applicability determination unit 240 according to the third embodiment takes into consideration the determination result of the charge information comparison unit 248 in addition to the determination by the utilization period determination unit 242 and the route determination unit 244 shown in the first embodiment. Specific applicability. Specifically, there is an ETC tour charge plan having an application period including a scheduled travel date, and there is a route overlapping the applicable section of the ETC tour charge plan and the guidance route, and in the ETC tour charge plan If the flat rate is less than or equal to the regular rate, decide that the ETC tour fee plan is applicable. Since the fixed rate shown in the third embodiment includes the round trip fee in addition to the round trip fee, as described above, if it is the same as a simple round trip fee, it is included in the flat rate including the tour fee. It is judged that the applicable ETC tour fee plan is applicable. The flow showing the operation of the processing program 200 according to the third embodiment is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 6A of the first embodiment, and in S106 of FIG. 6A, the utilization period determination unit 242 and the route determination unit 244 The processing of the normal charge information acquisition unit 246 and the charge information comparison unit 248 is performed, and comprehensive applicability determination is performed.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining the third embodiment using a more specific example. As shown in FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, “5,360” circle when the section from A to E is reciprocated, “6,500” circle when the section from A to I is reciprocated, the section from A to M "7,660" yen is added as a regular charge when making a round trip. When it is such a charge system, for example, when the destination is set to E, the charge information comparison unit 248 compares the flat charge “6,550” yen with the regular charge “5,360”, and the flat charge The application availability determination unit 240 does not determine that the ETC round-trip fare plan is applicable. When the destination is set to I, the flat rate “6,550” yen and the normal rate “6,550” are compared, and the applicability determination unit 240 determines the ETC, together with the determination result of the applicable period and the applicable section. A tour fare plan may be determined to be applicable. When the destination is set to M, it is the same as when the destination I is set.

  Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. The functional configurations of the in-vehicle apparatus 10 and the processing program 200 according to the fourth embodiment include the configurations shown in the first embodiment and the third embodiment unless otherwise stated. In the fourth embodiment, a case is described in which there is a change in destination setting after it is determined that the ETC tour fare plan is applicable in S106 of FIG. 6A and S210 of FIG.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a processing program 200A according to the fourth embodiment. In the fourth embodiment, in addition to the functions possessed by the processing program 200 shown in the first and third embodiments, the destination change detection unit 252 and the passage of the ETC gate of the vehicle provided with the on-vehicle device 10 It further comprises an ETC passage detection unit 254 for detecting and a manned gate guide unit 256. The destination change detection unit 252 can detect whether the destination setting has been changed after the applicable ETC tour charge plan has been determined by the applicability determination unit 240. The manned gate guidance unit 256 guides the user to the effect of leaving the expressway using the manned gate.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the operation of the processing program 200A according to the fourth embodiment. The operation up to S114 is the same as the operation shown in FIG. 6A or 6B of the first embodiment. In the fourth embodiment, after the completion of the prior application procedure in S114, the destination change detection unit 252 detects whether the destination has been changed (S116). If the destination is changed after the application for the ETC tour charge plan in advance (S116), the route calculation unit 220 recalculates the guide route based on the new destination (S118). The normal charge information acquisition unit 246 and the charge information comparison unit 248 included in the applicability determination unit 240 acquire the normal charge information based on the new guide route and compare it with the flat rate information of the ETC tour charge plan applied in advance. If the flat rate is higher than the regular rate, it is judged that the application continuation of the ETC tour plan is not possible (S120), and guidance such as passing through the manned gate and flowing out from the expressway is made by the manned gate guidance unit 256 (S122). If it flows out from the manned gate, the ETC fare adjustment will not be performed, and the ETC tour fee plan will not be applied. When the destination is not changed or the ETC tour fare plan is applied even if the destination is changed, the destination is detected until the ETC passage detection unit 254 detects the passage of the ETC gate (S 124). Configuration changes are monitored.

  In the fourth embodiment, only comparison of charge information is performed when determining the application continuation of S120, but, for example, by performing redetermination by the use period determination unit 242 and the route determination unit 244, other than the destination Re-judgment can be made also for the change of, and a more appropriate application continuation judgment may be made.

  Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the subject matter of the invention described in the claims. Changes are possible.

1: Tour area 10: In-vehicle device 100: Input unit 110: Position information calculation unit 120: Navigation unit 130: Display unit 140: Voice output unit 150: Storage unit 152: Map data 154: Link data 156: Node data 158: Facility Data 160: Communication unit 162: Network 164: Internet 166: Map data distribution site 168: Discounted charge information distribution site 170: Control unit 200: Processing program 210: Travel plan setting unit 220: Route calculation unit 230: Discounted charge information acquisition unit 240: applicability determination unit 242: usage period determination unit 244: route determination unit 246: regular charge information acquisition unit 248: charge information comparison unit 250: application unit 252: destination change detection unit 254: ETC passage detection unit 256: presence Gate guidance section A to Z: entrance of expressway (toll gate including)
p1: departure place p2, p3: destination r1, r2, r3, r4: general road

Claims (14)

Setting means capable of setting a destination,
Route calculating means for calculating a guide route from the current position or the planned departure location to the destination;
A determination unit that determines whether or not the discount plan can be applied to the guidance route calculated by the route calculation unit with reference to a discount plan including discount information on a section to which a discounted rate of the toll road is applied;
And presentation means for presenting information on the discount plan when it is determined by the determination means that the discount plan is applicable .
The determination means determines that the discount plan includes the start point of the toll road included in the guidance route outside the section to which the discounted charge is applied and the end point of the toll road in the section to which the discounted charge is applied. An electronic device that determines that is applicable . Setting means capable of setting a destination,
Route calculating means for calculating a guide route from the current position or the planned departure location to the destination;
A determination unit that determines whether or not the discount plan can be applied to the guidance route calculated by the route calculation unit with reference to a discount plan including discount information on a section to which a discounted rate of the toll road is applied;
Presenting means for presenting information on the discount plan when the judgment means determines that the discount plan is applicable;
And a communication means for communicating with the server for receiving the application for the discount plan,
The presentation means includes an application means for applying to the server for an application for the discount plan via the communication means, and the application means reaches within a predetermined distance from an end point of the toll road Electronic device to be implemented . Said route calculation means, the guide route is determined whether includes the toll roads, the determining unit, when the guide route that includes the toll roads, referring to the discount plan, according to claim 1 or 2 Electronic device according to claim 1. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising storage means for storing the discount plan, wherein the determination means refers to the discount plan stored in the storage means. The determination means determines that the discount plan when the section of the discounts are applied and the guide path overlaps at least a portion of which is applicable, according to 4 any one claims 1 Electronic device. The setting means further includes setting of a scheduled date for traveling the guide route,
The discount information further includes information on a period to which the discount fee is applied, and the determination means is capable of applying the discount plan when the scheduled date is included in a period to which the discount fee is applied The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which determines. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the presentation means includes presentation of an application for applying to the discount plan. 8. The communication system according to claim 7, further comprising: communication means for communicating with the server for receiving the application for the discount plan, wherein the presentation means includes application means for applying to the server for an application for the discount plan via the communication means. Electronic device as described. The presentation of the application presented by the presentation means includes a screen for receiving an instruction from the user, and the application means executes the application for the discount plan in response to the instruction from the user. Electronic devices. Wherein is stored said discount plan to the server, the determination means refers to obtain the discount plan via the communication means, the electronic device according to claim 8 or 9. The route calculation means further calculates a guidance route including a return route, and the discount information further includes discounted charge information on a discounted charge when traveling the section to which the discounted charge is applied, and the electronic device further ,
Charge calculating means for calculating a total charge of the toll road section included in the return route and a discount total charge based on the discount charge information;
And comparing means for comparing the total charge and the discount total charge,
The electronic device according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the application means does not apply for the discount plan if the total fee is lower than the discount total fee by comparison of the comparison means. . The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 11 , wherein the setting means can further set a plurality of destinations, and the guide route is a tour route passing through the plurality of destinations. . A processing program executed by an electronic device including a navigation function, the processing program comprising:
Setting steps where the destination can be set,
A route calculating step of calculating a guide route from the current position or the planned departure location to the destination;
An acquisition step of acquiring a discount plan including discount information on a section to which the toll road discount charge is applied;
A determination step of determining whether a discount plan can be applied based on the section to which the discounted charge is applied and the guide route calculated in the route calculation step;
An application step of applying for an application to the discount plan when it is determined that the discount plan is applicable in the determination step ;
A processing program executed when the application step is reached within a predetermined distance from the end point of the toll road . A processing method in an electronic device including a navigation function, comprising:
Setting steps where the destination can be set,
A route calculating step of calculating a guide route from the current position or the planned departure location to the destination;
An acquisition step of acquiring a discount plan and discount information on a section to which the toll road discount charge is applied;
A determination step of determining whether a discount plan can be applied based on the section to which the discounted charge is applied and the guide route calculated in the route calculation step;
An application step of applying for an application to the discount plan when it is determined that the discount plan is applicable in the determination step ;
The application method is performed when reaching within a predetermined distance from an end point of the toll road .

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