JPH09325044A - On-board facility-guide device on - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain and transmit necessary information in an appropriate form to a crew member, by adding to a navigation system communications means that can obtain fixed information and information corresponding to fluidified information, and a searching means. SOLUTION: An on-board facility guide device 20 is composed of communications device 7, 8 for obtaining information related to facilities such as gas stations, etc., particularly, fluidified information changing every day, a second input device 9 for designating necessary information, a clock device 10, a device 11 for obtaining information related to running of a vehicle, a device 12 for obtaining information related to the remaining amount of fuel of the vehicle, second communications devices 14, 15 for transmitting the present selection state of facilities to other vehicles, and a navigation system 30. The whole device 20 is controlled by as facility search device 13 to function according to a program recorded to a recording medium 1 that can be read by a preliminary set computer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention is mounted on a vehicle,
The present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted facility guidance device that appropriately provides information on various facilities to passengers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the concept of a conventional navigation system. Currently Global Positioni
There is a so-called navigation system in which the position of the vehicle is acquired by using the ng System (= GPS) or the like and is shown to the occupant on the road map displayed on the screen of the display device.

FIG. 7 illustrates the navigation system described above. The map data information obtained from a CD-ROM (sometimes called a map data file) 1 and the current position of the vehicle from the satellite system (for example, , Location information 2 which acquires (longitude, latitude and latitude information) and converts it into coordinates on a map, a route search device 3, a display control device 4, a display device 5, and a destination input device 6 which indicates a destination. The map information from the map data file 1 is converted into image data by the display control device 4, expanded in the bitmap memory of the display device 5, and displayed on the display screen of the display device 5.

On the other hand, the vehicle acquired from the location device 2 and its current position are converted into predetermined symbol data, and the like is overwritten on the bitmap memory of the display device 5 to display the display of the display device 5. Display on screen.

When the position of the destination where the vehicle is traveling is determined by inputting the destination from the destination input device 6 with coordinate information or the facility information name included in the map data, the route search device 3 By searching for an appropriate road to the destination and displaying it on the display screen, the occupant can reach the destination by following the displayed road to drive the vehicle. .

[0006]

However, the purpose of this navigation system is to obtain geographical information mainly independently. For example, the navigation system of a gas station which can be reached from the current fuel level of the vehicle is reached. Every day, such as performing a search that suits the current situation of the vehicle such as knowing the position, or searching for the position of the gas station that currently offers the cheapest liter unit price of gasoline within a certain distance. There is a problem that it is not possible to follow the changing information.

As a similar prior art, there is a “gas station display device” in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-195594. However, when a passenger desires, he cannot obtain information on a necessary gas station, and the There is a problem that only the facility information of the gas station can be obtained, and it is not possible to know suitable replenishment points in advance for long-distance traveling, and thus it is not possible to perform planned traveling.

As another prior art, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-262163
There is a gazette "long-time driving warning device", but even with this prior art, it is not possible to obtain the necessary information when the occupant wishes, and when traveling long distances, the restable points are listed in advance. It is not possible to do so and it is difficult to drive planned. In addition, even if the facility that has been reached cannot be rested due to a regular holiday, it cannot be known in advance and a new search cannot be performed.

Further, as another prior art, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-15188
Although there are No. 1 publication "Information display device" and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-295397 "Control method of automobile information providing device", there is no concept of a route connecting the current location and the destination, so it deviates greatly from the route. There is a problem that the search result is referred to even at a point, and furthermore, a person on board the vehicle cannot recognize the distance between the route and the searched facility and selects an inappropriate facility.

In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle-mounted facility guide device capable of acquiring the information desired by the driver of the vehicle in an appropriate form when needed. Is.

[0011]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention. The above problems can be solved by the vehicle-mounted facility guide device configured as follows.

(1) A storage medium (CD-ROM) 1 in which information such as road maps and main buildings is stored, and the storage medium (CD-RO)
M) 1 is accessed to obtain and display the stored information, and a display device 5 for outputting the information for displaying the current position of the vehicle on the display screen of the display device 2
And a first input device for inputting information about the destination 6
And a navigation system that includes a route search device 3 that searches the current position of the vehicle and a route to the destination, and a first communication device that acquires information about various facilities based on requests from the vehicle. (Facility information request transmitter,
Facility information receiving devices) 7, 8 and a second input device (extraction condition input device) 9 for instructing necessary information, and a second input device 9 for instructing the necessary information Based on the instruction, the first communication device 7,8 causes the second communication device to
The input device 9 acquires the information about the facility, and the road information from the current position to the destination is displayed with the means 13 for displaying the acquired information about the facility.

(2) A storage medium (CD-ROM) 1 in which information such as road maps and main buildings is stored, and the storage medium (CD-RO)
M) 1 is accessed to obtain and display the stored information, and a display device 5 for outputting the information for displaying the current position of the vehicle on the display screen of the display device 2
And a first input device for inputting information about the destination 6
And a navigation system that includes a route search device 3 that searches the current position of the vehicle and a route to the destination, and a first communication device that acquires information about various facilities based on requests from the vehicle. 7,8, a second input device 9 for instructing necessary information, a clock device 10 for obtaining information on the current time, and a device for obtaining information on traveling of the vehicle (travel speed / mileage acquisition device) 11 and
On the basis of an instruction from the second input device 9 instructing the necessary information, information about the facility instructed by the second input device 9 is acquired from the first communication device 7,8,
In the road information from the present location to the destination, there is a facility that can be reached from the present location in a certain time, or within a certain distance from the clock device 10 and the device 11 that acquires information about the traveling of the vehicle. It is configured so as to include means (facility endorsement device) 13 for selecting information on a facility and displaying the information on the selected facility.

(3) A storage medium (CD-ROM) 1 in which information such as road maps and main buildings is stored, and the storage medium (CD-RO)
M) 1 is accessed to obtain and display the stored information, and a display device 5 for outputting the information for displaying the current position of the vehicle on the display screen of the display device 2
And a first input device for inputting information about the destination 6
And a navigation system having a route search device 3 for searching the current position of the vehicle and a route to the destination, and a first communication device 7 for acquiring information on various facilities based on requests from the vehicle. , 8, a second input device 9 for instructing necessary information, a clock device 10 for obtaining information about the current time, and a device 11 for obtaining information about running of the vehicle, which are required as described above. Based on the instruction from the second input device 9 for instructing information, the information about the facility instructed by the second input device 9 is acquired from the first communication device 7,8, and the current location is changed to the destination. In the road information until reaching, the information about the facility that can be reached in the shortest time from the current position or the facility that exists at the shortest distance is displayed from the clock device 10 and the device 11 that acquires the information about the traveling of the vehicle. hand It is configured with step 13.

(4) The vehicle-mounted facility guidance device according to item (1), (2), or (3) above, wherein the route search device 3 of the navigation system relates to the facility. Means for transmitting a plurality of facility information from the means 13 for displaying information are provided, and the route search device 3 is configured to display a plurality of information from the present location and the plurality of facilities to the destination based on the plurality of facility information. The route is searched for and selectively displayed.

(5) A means for selectively displaying any one or a plurality of the display means described in the above (1), (2), (3), or (4) is provided. To configure. (6) A device (fuel remaining amount measuring device) 12 for acquiring information on the remaining amount of fuel in the vehicle is added to the vehicle-mounted facility guidance device described in (5) above, and the necessary information is indicated. Based on the instruction from the second input device 9, the information about the facility instructed by the second input device 9 is acquired from the first communication device 7 or 8 until the destination is reached from the current position. In the road information, based on information from the clock device 10, a device 11 that acquires information about the running of the vehicle, and a device 12 that acquires information about the remaining fuel amount of the added vehicle, a fuel supply facility ( It is configured to include means 13 for selecting and displaying information regarding a fuel supply facility).

(7) The vehicle-installed facility guidance device according to any one of (1) to (6) above, which is a second communication device for transmitting information about a facility acquired by a vehicle to another vehicle. , 15 are added, and the information about the facility is shared by a plurality of vehicles.

(8) The vehicle-mounted facility guidance device according to any one of (1) to (7) above, wherein the first communication device 7,8 and the second communication device 14,15 are mobile. Configure to be a telephone system.

(9) A computer-readable recording medium in which a program operating on a computer (facility searching device 13) in a vehicle-installed facility guidance device is recorded and which is based on information for identifying a facility required by a vehicle. To realize the function of acquiring the second information about the facility from the first communication device, and the function of displaying the second information about the acquired facility in addition to the first information about the facility. It is a thing.

That is, the vehicle-mounted facility guidance device of the present invention is the first to obtain information about facilities such as a gas station.
Communication devices 7 and 8, a second input device 9 for instructing necessary information, and a clock device 10 for obtaining information about the current time.
And a device 11 for acquiring information about the traveling of the vehicle,
A device 12 for acquiring information on the remaining amount of fuel in the vehicle, and a second communication device for transmitting the current facility selection status to another vehicle.
By combining a device that acquires and transmits information that changes from day to day such as 14, 15 and the like, with a navigation system, the information that the driver of the vehicle wants can be obtained in an appropriate form.

First, the navigation system is used to specify the present location and the destination. After that, the navigation system searches for the optimum route connecting the specified two points and displays it on the display screen of the display device 5 together with the road map. A facility that is located on the optimum route searched in this way, or that can be reached from the optimum route in a fixed time or exists within a fixed time, such as a gas station, a parking lot, or a restaurant, is input by a predetermined input device. (Second input device) 9 Instructs with the second input device 9 from the information about each facility picked up from the map and transmitted using the first communication devices 7 and 8. By selecting the facility that has been picked up, the occupant such as the vehicle can browse the selected information and select an appropriate facility.

Further, when it is necessary to visit a plurality of facilities, the positional information of the plurality of facilities to be visited is sent to the route search device 3 of the navigation system to search the route from each facility to the destination. And all the routes searched,
Or, by selectively displaying a part of the searched route based on the instruction of the driver of the vehicle, it is possible to recognize the optimal route from the visited facility to the destination, and to plan the vehicle. You will be able to perform various runs. Especially,
When running for a long distance, when the next refueling facility when the shortest facility (refueling facility) displayed is full is displayed in advance, it is possible to drive more systematically. Like

Further, by using this information and the traveling speed, the traveling distance, etc. obtained from the device 11 for obtaining the information on the traveling of the vehicle, the facility which can be reached within a certain time or the facility which exists within the certain distance. Can be enumerated, and the information required by the occupant can be extracted from the enumerated information to select a desired facility.

Further, by using the above information, by presenting to the occupant a facility that can be reached in the shortest time or at the shortest distance, the occupant can refer to the presented information about the facility. You can select the facility you need.

Further, by providing the device 12 for obtaining the current remaining amount of fuel and the amount of fuel that can be stored in the vehicle, this information, the mileage / fuel consumption ratio up to the present time, and the standard fuel at the gas station are used. When the destination is determined by combining the information regarding the minimum amount of fuel remaining, which indicates the amount of fuel to be filled and the time at which fuel should be refilled, the fuel refueling store to visit is indicated, and if the destination has not been determined. Can indicate to the occupant a refueling point satisfying a specific condition, for example, a refueling point in the shortest distance.

Further, if the maximum continuous running time is set in advance, if the destination has already been determined, the maximum continuous running will be performed at the facility which the occupant has instructed with the second input device 9 to stop at. By listing and presenting in a range that does not exceed the time, when the destination has not been determined, it is possible to list the facilities that can be reached from the current point within the maximum continuous travel time. The "maximum continuous running time" is, for example,
It may be defined as "the time the engine is running". At this time, if the continuous traveling time is equal to or longer than the set time, the occupant may be warned.

Among the facilities listed in the above procedure, one or more facilities are selected, and a second communication means for transmitting which facility has been selected to another vehicle is provided so that another vehicle is By notifying the passengers of the above, the information of the facility to drop in at the time of touring in the group can be shared by a plurality of vehicles in the group.

[0028]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The above-mentioned FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram of the present invention, FIGS. 2 to 6 are diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration example of an information service network system of a facility. FIG. 3 shows a format example of information (request information and response information) transmitted and received between the vehicle and the information service facility, and FIG. 4 shows facility information in the facility search device of the in-vehicle system, particularly, FIG. 5 shows an example of the processing flow of the operation of acquiring the fluid information, FIG. 5 shows an example of the processing flow of the information retrieval operation of the vehicle system, and FIG. 6 shows the current location and the route from a plurality of facilities to the destination. The example is displayed as follows.

In the present embodiment, the overall control of the vehicle-mounted facility guidance device is performed by the facility search device 13 (computer).
Then, the functions are realized by the program recorded in a computer-readable recording medium (not shown) that is installed in advance.

A storage medium (CD-ROM) 1 in which information such as a road map and main buildings is stored, and the storage medium (CD-ROM)
ROM) 1 is accessed to obtain and display the stored information, and a location device that outputs the information to display the current position of the vehicle on the display screen of the display device 5.
2 and the first input device 6 for inputting information about the destination
A navigation system equipped with, a first communication device 7,8 for acquiring information on various facilities based on a request from a vehicle, a second input device 9 for instructing required information, and Clock device to get information about the time of day 10
A device 11 for obtaining information on the running of the vehicle, a device 12 for obtaining information on the remaining amount of fuel in the vehicle, and a second communication device 1 for transmitting the current facility selection status to another vehicle 1
4, 15 and the like are means necessary for constructing the vehicle-mounted facility guidance device of the present embodiment. Note that the same reference numerals indicate the same object throughout the drawings.

The configuration and operation of the vehicle-mounted facility guide apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle-installed facility guidance device of the present invention is a communication device (first communication device) that obtains information about facilities such as a gas station, in particular, fluid information that fluctuates day by day. 7,8, a second input device 9 for instructing necessary information, a clock device 10 for obtaining information about the current time, and a device for obtaining information about traveling of the vehicle (for example, traveling speed and traveling distance) 11, a device 12 for acquiring information on the remaining fuel amount of the vehicle, and a second communication device 1 for transmitting the current facility selection status to another vehicle 1
It consists of 4,15 and a navigation system 30.

Vehicle-installed facility guidance device A shown in FIG.
However, by using the information service network system shown in FIG. 2, information about each facility (for example, a gas station, a restaurant, a parking lot, etc.) B is transmitted to the facility information request transmission device 7 of FIG. Obtained with device 8.

Each facility B in FIG. 2 provides its own fixed information and fluid information. The fixed information is mainly stored in a storage medium such as the CD-ROM 1 shown in FIG. provide.

The normal facility B is connected to the information service facility C by the network shown in FIG.
If the information service facility C requests the information service facility C without storing any wireless equipment or the like, the information is provided to the information service facility C. Therefore, each facility B is provided with a network means for communicating with the information service facility C and a storage means for storing each facility information.

The facility B, which is large to some extent, may have its own radio equipment so that it can directly receive the request from the vehicle A. In this case, the request regarding the own facility is selected and responded from the requests. Of course, when the request regarding the other facility B is received, the request for information provision is made to the other facility B via the network system shown in FIG. In this case, in the large-scale facility B, a network means for communicating with the information service facility, a means for storing the facility information of its own, and a wireless facility for exchanging with the vehicle A,
A means for selecting a request regarding the facility itself and a means for requesting the information service facility C to provide information on another facility B are required.

In principle, the above information service facility C is
The fluid information of each facility (variable information of each facility as described later) is obtained from many facilities B by network communication means using a wired or public telephone line, and is stored. It is a facility that transmits information on each facility to the vehicle A based on a request from the vehicle A. Of course, it may have fixed information of each facility B.

There are a plurality of information service facilities C all over the country, and they are connected by a network as shown in the figure. When a plurality of information service facilities C receive the request from the vehicle A, the information service facility C that receives the request earlier suppresses the information transmission to the other information service facilities C. If they are accepted at the same time, either one will be given priority. This priority receiving means may be determined based on, for example, the position of the vehicle A that has made a request, the moving direction, and the like.

When the request information from the vehicle A is not inside the information service facility C, the request is made to each facility B via the network, or the other information service facility C is wirelessly communicated. Using the communication means, public telephone line, or the like, the required information on the facility B is requested and the facility information is acquired.

As a general rule, the fixed information is previously
It is recorded in a storage medium such as CD-ROM 1 that each vehicle has as equipment, and the necessary information is provided to the facility search device 13.

The fixed information includes, in addition to the store identification code of each facility and the geographical position information, for example, the maximum number of cars that the store can hold, regular holidays, business hours, the number of seats, the handling of credit cards, etc. Presence / absence, average waiting time, etc.

When the facility is a gas station, the availability of use of ancillary facilities such as car wash facility / oil change, type of fuel provided (light oil, heavy oil, LP, gasoline, etc.), unit price for each type of fuel, etc. is there.

If the fixed information is insufficient only for the information recorded on the CD-ROM 1, the fixed information acquisition request (request) is made to the information service facility C outside the vehicle. To get out.

Next, the fluid information is acquired by making an acquisition request (request) to the information service facility C outside the vehicle. The fluid information includes correction information of the fixed information, menus (provided items, unit price, etc.),
This is information that changes every day, such as the empty space in the parking lot.

FIG. 3A shows an example of the format of request information when requesting the fluid information. The request format is, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the request start code of the vehicle that has made the request, or the identification code that can uniquely determine the system installed in the vehicle. Position The traveling direction of the vehicle that made the request. The moving speed of the vehicle that made the request.

Among the above information, the information service facility C indicates the position of the vehicle that made the request, the traveling direction of the vehicle that made the request, the moving speed of the vehicle that made the request, and the like.
Used to decide if it is better to send and receive from.

FIG. 3 (b) is an example of the format of the response information to the above-mentioned fluid information request. Response start code An identification code that can uniquely determine the vehicle that made the request or the system installed in the vehicle. Identification code of facility B that acquired the information Information about the facility (information format is not specified) Consists of a response end code.

Next, referring to FIG. 4, an example of processing when acquiring the fluid information will be described. This processing is performed by the facility search device 13 of the vehicle-mounted facility guidance device shown in FIG.
The processing with the information service facility C is shown.

First, the facility search device 13 makes a request to the information service facility C according to a request format (see FIG. 3 (a)) designated in advance.
{Refer to processing step 100 in FIG. 4} In the information service facility C, the facility identification code is selected from the received request format and the information regarding the facility is searched. This facility information may be stored in a file device inside the information service facility C. In this case, facility information that matches the identification code of the facility is searched from among many request formats. If this facility information does not exist in the file device inside the information service facility C, the necessary information is obtained from the facility B having the corresponding identification code via the network shown in FIG. To do. {Refer to processing step 101 in FIG. 4} In the information service facility C, the result of the search (if the information can be found within a certain period of time, if the information cannot be found within a certain period of time, information indicating that fact) ) And the identification code of the vehicle that made the request or the system installed in the vehicle and the identification code of the facility B that acquired the information, according to a response format {see FIG. 3 (b)}. Is sent. {Refer to processing step 102 in FIG. 4} The facility search device 13 selects and acquires response information including both the identification code of its own system and the identification code of the facility B that issued the request. {Processing step 103 in FIG.
Reference} FIG. 5 shows an example of the entire search processing in the facility search device 13, for example, "the nearest restaurant that can be reached within 10 minutes. However, I want three seats" example The procedure of the operation taken as an example is shown.

First, the passenger (occupant) specifies the search.
The extraction condition input device (second input device) 9 shown in FIG. 1 is used to select a cursor menu or operate a predetermined key. {Refer to the processing step 200 of FIG. 5} The facility search device 13 is equipped with various sensors installed in the vehicle.
For example, from the traveling speed / mileage acquisition unit 11, the remaining fuel measurement device 12, and vehicle type information (large vehicle, medium-sized vehicle, small vehicle, dump truck, etc.), the ratio of traveling distance to fuel consumption,
The average moving speed of a vehicle when there is no traffic congestion {If a standard speed is set in advance and the vehicle continues to run at a speed higher than that speed for a certain period of time, "there is no traffic congestion" Then, the average speed in this state is taken as the average moving speed of the vehicle when there is no traffic congestion}, and the current vehicle position information and route information are acquired from the route search device 3 of the navigation system. To do. {Refer to processing step 201 in FIG. 5} The facility search device 13 uses the information acquired from various sensors installed in the vehicle, based on the route information searched by the navigation system, for a specified time ( In this embodiment, the maximum distance that can be reached within 10 minutes) is calculated.
{Refer to processing step 202 in FIG. 5} The facility search device 13 is a designated facility existing in the vicinity of the route (in this example, a restaurant).
Among them, the sequence (a plurality) of the combination of the identification code of the restaurant within the range of the maximum reach and the position information is acquired. {Refer to processing step 203 of FIG. 5} The sequence of the combination of the identification code of the restaurant and the position information is rearranged in the order closer to the current vehicle position. {Fig. 5
Processing step 204 of the above}} In order from the nearest restaurant, the identification code of each restaurant is used to acquire the fluid information about the facility (restaurant) having the identification code. {Refer to processing step 205 in FIG. 5} When there is response information to the above-mentioned request and fluid information can be obtained, the obtained information is examined and conditions {in this example, “for three persons”, or , Not specified,
Of course, there are also conditions regarding the presence or absence of empty space in the parking lot, etc.} Only those that match the above are displayed by opening a predetermined window near the facility location on the road map, or at the bottom of the display screen. Display in a message display field. {Refer to processing step 206 of FIG. 5} The process of requesting the fluid information and the condition checking process is repeated until the number of matched items reaches the preset maximum enumeration number. If not satisfied, information about the facility that does not match may be displayed as reference information. {Refer to the processing step 207 of FIG. 5} Although the said embodiment demonstrated the facility which can be reached within the fixed time of "within 10 minutes" as an example, a fixed distance may be sufficient. Needless to say, it may be a facility that can be reached in the shortest time or a facility that exists within the shortest distance. {Examples corresponding to claims 1 to 3} In the above embodiment, the route search device 3 of the navigation system searches and displays the route from the current position of the vehicle to the destination, and the occupant of the vehicle Although the example in which the facility information instructed by is displayed is described, the facility information may not always be on the route searched by the route search device 3 and may be at a position away from the route, and the vehicle may , If you drop in at a facility away from the route,
It becomes necessary to input the destination again from the destination input device (first input device) 6 of the system to perform route search.

Further, when traveling for a long distance, it may be necessary to know in advance where the first refueling facility and the next second refueling facility when the tank is full. Therefore, in the present invention, from the facility search device 13 shown in FIG.
By providing an instruction line for sending the facility information instructed by the occupant to the route search device 3 of the navigation system, the route search device 3 displays the current position and the location of the facility received from the facility search device 13. Based on the current location, a plurality of optimum routes to the destination when each facility is set as the starting point is searched based on the basis.

FIG. 6 schematically shows a route search by the route search device 3. Here, as an example of a facility, a refueling facility is used. The first facility to stop by before reaching the destination Bd from the current location B0 is B1, and the first facility to stop before reaching the destination Bd from B1. B2, hereinafter, when the first facility to stop by before reaching the nth facility Bn to Bd is Bn + 1, the route of Bi to Bi + 1 and the position of each Bi (i = 0 or more and less than d) And to be displayed. In FIG. 6, the main route shown by the bold line shows the search result of the optimum route from the other facility to the destination by the dotted line.

That is, when it is necessary to stop at a plurality of facilities, when conducting a route search for the second and subsequent facilities, the facility that was standing immediately before the starting point is used as the starting point and the destination is reached from there. It means to search the shortest route of. The user (occupant) decides which of the multiple facilities and routes searched for the destination is actually displayed.
, Or from the current geographical position, the optimum route is displayed. In addition, the facilities that have already visited and routes related to the facilities may not be displayed. If the facility actually visited is different from the one received from the facility search device 13, the user
The route search can be performed again by an instruction from the (occupant), specifically, an instruction from the destination input device 6 shown in FIG.

At this time, in the facility searching device 13, when refueling is performed up to the full tank at each of the shortest refueling facilities on a plurality of displayed routes, the refueling facility to be refueled next is calculated in advance. Then, the vehicle occupants can display a long-distance by displaying it on the road map on a plurality of routes searched by the navigation system by other display means (for example, different colors, blinks, etc.). It is possible to recognize an appropriate refueling facility when traveling, prior to traveling, and to perform more planned traveling. {Embodiment corresponding to the invention described in claim 4} Also, one of the embodiments corresponding to the above-mentioned claims 1 to 4, or
It may be realized by combining some. {Embodiment corresponding to claim 5} FIG.
As shown in Fig. 1, by providing a device 12 for acquiring information on the remaining fuel amount of the vehicle such as the current remaining fuel amount and the amount of fuel that can be stored in the vehicle, this information and the traveling distance to the present time are provided. / Consumed fuel ratio, standard fuel filling amount at the obtained gas station, information on the minimum fuel remaining amount that indicates when fuel should be filled, for example, if the destination is determined, stop by When the destination is not determined, the gas station to be used should be indicated, and if the destination is not determined, the gas station satisfying a specific condition, for example, the gas station in the shortest distance can be indicated to the passenger. {Example corresponding to claim 6} Further, if the maximum continuous travel time is set in advance, when the destination has already been determined, the occupant can input the extraction condition input device (second input device). If the destination has not been decided by listing the facilities to drop in as instructed in 9 within the range that does not exceed the maximum continuous travel time, if the destination has not been determined, reach from the current point within the maximum continuous travel time. Possible facilities can be listed. As described above, the "maximum continuous running time" is, for example, "the time the engine is running".
May be defined as At this time, if the continuous traveling time is equal to or longer than the set time, the occupant may be warned. {Other embodiment corresponding to claim 2} One or more of the facilities listed in the procedure above are selected, and a dedicated first unit for transmitting which facility is selected to another vehicle. By providing the second communication means and notifying the occupants of other vehicles, it is possible to share the information of the facility to be visited by a plurality of vehicles in the group when touring in the group. {Example corresponding to claim 7} In the above embodiment, one or more of the facility information request transmitting device 7 and the facility information receiving device 8 (first communication device) of FIG. Second facility to select other facilities and communicate which facility was selected to other vehicles in the group
As an example of the communication means, a dedicated wireless communication means is provided, but it goes without saying that a mobile telephone system currently used in a car telephone or the like may be used. {Example corresponding to claim 8} As described above, the vehicle-mounted facility guidance device according to the present invention is
A communication device for acquiring information on various facilities based on a request from the vehicle, a device for obtaining information on the current time, a device for obtaining the fuel remaining amount data of the vehicle, traveling history, traveling speed, etc. A combination of an input device for instructing information to be transmitted, a device for transmitting the current facility selection status to other vehicles, and a navigation system, at any time required by an occupant, geographical indication of the vehicle display device. It is characterized in that the acquired information about the facility, specifically, the fixed information about the facility and the fluid information that fluctuates day by day are displayed on the screen displaying the information.

[0054]

As described above in detail, according to the vehicle-mounted facility guidance device of the present invention, the existing navigation system is provided with fixed information on the facility instructed by the vehicle occupant and the daily variation. By adding a communication means and a search means that can acquire information corresponding to the fluid information at any time, it is possible to acquire the information required by the occupant in an appropriate form and transmit it to the occupant. , It becomes easy to carry out planned driving. In addition, an effective advertising effect can be expected especially for a trader who deals with occupants of vehicles such as gas stations.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention (No. 1).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention (part 2).

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the present invention (part 3).

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the present invention (part 4).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention (No. 5).

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a conventional navigation system.

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1 CD-ROM 2 Location device 3 Route search device 4 Display control device 5 Display device 6 First input device (destination input device) 7 Facility information request transmission device (first communication means) 8 Facility information reception device (first Communication means 1) 9 Extraction condition input device (second input device) 10 Clock device 11 Travel speed / mileage acquisition device (device that acquires information related to vehicle travel) 12 Fuel remaining amount measurement device (vehicle fuel remaining amount) Device for acquiring information on quantity 13 Facility search device (means for displaying information on facility, computer) 14,15 Second communication device (transmitter, receiver) for transmitting acquired information to other vehicles Fixed information Fluid information A Vehicle B Each facility C Information service facility

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Kenichi Tamaki, Kenichi Tamaki 4-1-1, Kamiotanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Within Fujitsu Limited (72) Inventor, Jun Kawashima 4-chome, 1-chome, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa No. 1 within Fujitsu Limited (72) Inventor Haruhisa Sakuma 4-1-1 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Within Fujitsu Limited

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A storage medium in which information such as a road map and main buildings is stored, a display device for accessing the storage medium to acquire and display the stored information, and a current position of the vehicle. A location device that outputs information to be displayed on the display screen of the display device, a first input device that inputs information about a destination, and a route search device that searches the current position of the vehicle and a route to the destination. A first communication device for acquiring information on various facilities based on a request from a vehicle, and a second input device for instructing necessary information. Based on the instruction from the second input device that instructs the information to be obtained, the information about the facility instructed by the second input device is acquired from the first communication device, and the destination is reached from the current location. Vehicle mounting facility guidance device according to claim in the road information, further comprising means for displaying the obtained information about the facilities in. 2. A storage medium storing information such as a road map and main buildings, a display device for accessing the storage medium to obtain and display the stored information, and a current position of the vehicle. A location device that outputs information to be displayed on the display screen of the display device, a first input device that inputs information about a destination, and a route search device that searches the current position of the vehicle and a route to the destination. , A first communication device for acquiring information on various facilities based on a request from a vehicle, a second input device for instructing necessary information, and information on the current time. And a device for acquiring information about traveling of the vehicle, and based on an instruction from the second input device for instructing the necessary information, from the first communication device, The information about the facility designated by the second input device is acquired, and the road information from the current position to the destination is fixed to the road information from the current position by the clock device and the device that acquires information about the traveling of the vehicle. A vehicle-installed facility guidance device comprising means for selecting information about a facility that can be reached in time or a facility existing within a certain distance and displaying information about the selected facility. 3. A storage medium in which information such as a road map and main buildings is stored, a display device for accessing the storage medium to obtain and display the stored information, and a current position of the vehicle. A location device that outputs information to be displayed on the display screen of the display device, a first input device that inputs information about a destination, and a route search device that searches the current position of the vehicle and a route to the destination. With a navigation system, a first communication device that obtains information about various facilities based on a request from the vehicle, a second input device that indicates necessary information, and information about the current time. A timepiece device for obtaining information about the traveling of the vehicle, and a device for obtaining information about traveling of the vehicle. Based on an instruction from the second input device for instructing the required information, The shortest time from the current location is obtained from the clock device and the device that obtains information on the traveling of the vehicle in the road information from the current location to the destination obtained by the information about the facility instructed by the second input device. A vehicle-installed facility guide device comprising means for displaying information about a facility that can be reached by, or a facility existing in the shortest distance. 4. The on-vehicle facility guidance device according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein a plurality of facilities are provided on the route search device of the navigation system for displaying information about the facilities. A means for transmitting information is provided, and the route search device is provided with means for searching and displaying the present location and a plurality of routes from the plurality of facilities to the destination based on the plurality of facility information. A facility guidance device for mounting on a vehicle, which is characterized in that 5. A vehicle mounting facility comprising means for selectively displaying any one or a plurality of the display means according to claim 1, or 2, or 3, or 4. Guidance device. 6. An instruction from a second input device for instructing the required information by adding a device for acquiring information on the remaining fuel amount of the vehicle to the vehicle-mounted facility guidance device according to claim 5. On the basis of the above, information about the facility instructed by the second input device is obtained from the first communication device, and road information from the current position to the destination is added to the clock device and the traveling of the vehicle. Based on information from a device for acquiring information regarding the remaining fuel amount of the vehicle and a device for acquiring information regarding the remaining amount of fuel remaining in the vehicle. A vehicle-mounted facility guidance device. 7. The vehicle-installed facility guidance device according to claim 1, further comprising a second communication device for broadcasting information on a facility acquired by a vehicle to another vehicle, A vehicle-installed facility guidance device, characterized in that information relating to a plurality of vehicles is shared. 8. The vehicle-mounted facility guidance device according to claim 1, wherein the first communication device and the second communication device are mobile telephone systems. Facility guidance device. 9. A vehicle provided with a road information storage medium storing a road map and first information on facilities, and a first communication device for acquiring second information on facilities on the basis of a request from the vehicle. A function of causing a computer in the on-board facility guidance device to acquire second information about the facility from the first communication device based on information for identifying the facility requested by the vehicle, first information about the facility In addition to the above, a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing a function of displaying the second information regarding the acquired facility.