WO2014054153A1 - Vehicle-mounted information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a vehicle-mounted information processing device capable of providing another vehicle with information for sufficiently alerting the driver of the other vehicle. This vehicle-mounted information processing device (100) is provided with vehicle internal state acquisition units (101, 104, 108) which acquire the state of the host vehicle, the host vehicle driver or the host vehicle passengers, a communication unit (102) which sets the vehicle internal state detected by the vehicle-internal state acquisition units (101, 104, 108) as host vehicle information and transmits said host vehicle information to the other vehicle by communication, a transmissibility determination unit (105) which determines whether or not to transmit the host vehicle information to the other vehicle, and a control unit (109) which, on the basis of the determination results of the transmissibility determination unit (105), controls transmission of the host vehicle information by the communication unit (102).

Description

In-vehicle information processing equipment

The present invention relates to an in-vehicle information processing apparatus that alerts a driver of another vehicle by transmitting own vehicle information indicating a state in the own vehicle to the other vehicle.

Conventionally, by communicating with another vehicle and transmitting the profile of the driver of the own vehicle, such as license information and accident history, to the other vehicle, whether the own vehicle should pay attention to the other vehicle There is a vehicle control device that provides information on whether or not (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In Patent Document 1, by providing information (static information) unique to the driver of the host vehicle to the other vehicle, there is a certain alerting effect on the other vehicle.

JP 2009-134334 A

In general, compared with a normal driving state, for example, a driver's task (work) increases in a state where an in-vehicle device existing in a vehicle is being operated or a H / F (hands-free) call is in progress. The time required for recognition and judgment during driving tends to be longer. As described above, depending on the current activity state of the driver, the vehicle driven by the driver may correspond to a vehicle to which attention should be paid.

However, in Patent Document 1, information indicating the current activity state of the driver of the host vehicle is not transmitted to other vehicles, and it cannot be said that sufficient information for alerting other vehicles is provided. It was.

The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an in-vehicle information processing apparatus capable of providing sufficient information on alerting other vehicles.

In order to solve the above-described problems, an in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an in-vehicle state acquisition unit that acquires a state of a driver, a passenger, or a vehicle in the own vehicle, and an in-vehicle state acquisition unit. The communication unit that transmits the vehicle information to another vehicle by communication and the transmission permission / non-permission to determine whether the vehicle information is transmitted to the other vehicle A determination unit and a control unit that controls transmission of own vehicle information by the communication unit based on the determination result of the transmission permission / inhibition determination unit.

According to the present invention, an in-vehicle state acquisition unit that acquires the state of a driver, a passenger, or a vehicle in the own vehicle, and the state in the own vehicle detected by the in-vehicle state acquisition unit Based on the determination results of the communication unit that transmits the host vehicle information to another vehicle by communication, the transmission propriety determination unit that determines whether to transmit the host vehicle information to the other vehicle, and the transmission propriety determination unit In addition, since the communication unit includes a control unit that controls transmission of the host vehicle information, it is possible to provide sufficient information on alerting other vehicles.

The objects, features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

It is a figure which shows the example of application of the vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display in the vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display in the vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus by Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a mode that the several vehicle containing the own vehicle drive | works the road where the several lane by Embodiment 4 of this invention exists. It is a figure which shows an example of the display in the vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus by Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the relationship between driver | operator dynamic information and level by Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the relationship between driver | operator static information and level by Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the relationship between the passenger's state and level by Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the relationship between the passenger's state and level by Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the relationship between the load information and level by Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display in the vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus by Embodiment 8 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus by Embodiment 9 of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

<Embodiment 1>
First, the configuration of the in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an application example of the in-vehicle information processing apparatuses 100 and 200 according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle A and the vehicle B are traveling in the same direction, and the vehicle C is traveling in the oncoming lane. Moreover, the vehicle information processing apparatus 100 is mounted on the vehicle A, and the vehicle information processing apparatus 200 is mounted on the vehicle B, so that the vehicle A and the vehicle B can communicate with each other by inter-vehicle communication.

Hereinafter, in the first embodiment, the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 100 will be described as a transmission-side apparatus that transmits information to the vehicle B. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus 200 will be described as a receiving-side apparatus that receives information transmitted from the vehicle A.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 100. In the following description of FIG. 2, the host vehicle is described as vehicle A and the other vehicle is described as vehicle B.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 100 includes an in-vehicle state detection unit 101, a communication unit 102, a GUI (GraphicalGraphUser） Interface) unit 103, a driver dynamic state detection unit 104, and a transmission availability determination unit. 105, a map DB (Data Base) 106, a position detection unit 107, a driver static information acquisition unit 108, and a control unit 109.

The in-vehicle state detection unit 101 is connected to the in-vehicle detection sensor 110 and detects the state in the vehicle A based on the detection result by the in-vehicle detection sensor 110. For example, the presence or absence of the passenger, the state of the passenger, Detect vehicle status. As the in-vehicle detection sensor 110, for example, a camera that is an image sensor, a pressure sensor provided in each seat to detect whether or not a passenger is sitting in the seat, a microphone that acquires sound in the vehicle A, and the like. is there. In the first embodiment, the passenger means a person existing in the vehicle other than the driver, and the passenger means an object including a load or an animal (pet) existing in the vehicle. It shall be said.

Further, among the states in the vehicle A detected by the in-vehicle state detection unit 101, information indicating the current activity state of the passenger in the vehicle A is used as passenger dynamic information, and information unique to the passenger is included in the vehicle. The information indicating the loading state of the load that is the same vehicle is the loading information, and the information indicating the current activity state of the pet that is the vehicle is the pet information. Passenger dynamic information, passenger static information, load information, or pet information detected by the in-vehicle state detection unit 101 can be included in the host vehicle information and transmitted to the vehicle B by the communication unit 202.

The communication unit 102 performs inter-vehicle communication with the vehicle B, and transmits own vehicle information to the vehicle B. Here, the host vehicle information is a driver, a passenger, or the same in the vehicle A detected by the in-vehicle state detection unit 101, the driver dynamic state detection unit 104, and the driver static information acquisition unit 108. It is information indicating the state of the vehicle, and is information including all of the information related to the vehicle A. The communication means may be any means such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), UWB (Ultra Wide Band), or optical communication.

The GUI unit 103 is connected to the touch panel 111 and the liquid crystal monitor 112. The GUI unit 103 inputs the driver operation information acquired via the touch panel 111 to the control unit 109. Further, the display information input from the control unit 109 is output to the liquid crystal monitor 112.

The driver dynamic state detection unit 104 detects the current activity state of the driver of the vehicle A. Information indicating the current activity state of the driver detected by the driver dynamic state detection unit 104 is used as the driver dynamic information, and the driver dynamic information is included in the own vehicle information, and the communication unit 102 uses the vehicle B. Can be sent to.

The transmission permission / inhibition determination unit 105 determines whether or not to transmit the own vehicle information to the vehicle B (another vehicle).

The map DB 106 stores map data.

The position detection unit 107 is connected to a GPS (Global Positioning System) 113 and a vehicle speed pulse 114. The position detection unit 107 detects the position of the host vehicle based on information acquired by the GPS 113 and the vehicle speed pulse 114.

The driver static information acquisition unit 108 acquires driver static information that is information unique to the driver of the vehicle A. Examples of the driver static information include information related to driver sign display (information such as beginners and elderly people), driver's license information, or accident history information. The driver static information acquired by the driver static information acquisition unit 108 can be included in the host vehicle information and transmitted to the vehicle B by the communication unit 102.

The control unit 109 controls each component of the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 100.

The H / F (Hands-Free) device 115 is a device for performing an H / F call (hands-free call), and is connected to the control unit 109.

The AV (Audio Visual) device 116 is a device for reproducing audio or video such as radio or music, and is connected to the control unit 109.

In the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 100, the in-vehicle state detection unit 101, the driver dynamic state detection unit 104, and the driver static information acquisition unit 108 are the states of the driver, the passenger, or the vehicle in the own vehicle. The in-vehicle state acquisition unit that acquires

Also, the current activity state of the host vehicle (vehicle A) including the driver dynamic information and the passenger dynamic information is collectively referred to as in-vehicle dynamic information.

Also, the static state in the own vehicle (vehicle A) including the driver static information and the passenger static information is collectively referred to as the in-vehicle static information.

Next, the driver's current activity state (driver's dynamic state) detected by the driver dynamic state detection unit 104 will be described.

The driver's activity status is roughly divided into three categories.

The first driver's activity state is an operation state of in-vehicle devices (H / F device 115 and AV device 116 in FIG. 2) present in the own vehicle that can be operated by the driver of the own vehicle. That is. When the driver operates the in-vehicle device, the driver may be conscious of the operation and become unable to concentrate on driving. The driver dynamic state detection unit 104 detects the operation state of the in-vehicle device. Hereinafter, the operation state of the in-vehicle device will be exemplified.

An example of the operation state of the in-vehicle device is that the in-vehicle device is being operated. For example, when the H / F device 115 or the AV device 116 is operated, a signal indicating that the H / F device 115 or the AV device 116 is being operated is sent from the H / F device 115 or the AV device 116 to the driver dynamic state detection unit 104 via the control unit 109. Entered. The driver dynamic state detection unit 104 detects that the H / F device 115 or the AV device 116 is in operation by detecting a signal indicating that the operation is in progress.

Further, another example of the operation state of the in-vehicle device is that the in-vehicle device and the mobile communication terminal are in a connected state. For example, when a car navigation device that is an in-vehicle device and a mobile communication terminal are in a connected state, the car navigation device receives information operated by the mobile communication terminal, so that the operation status of the mobile communication terminal on the car navigation device side Can be grasped. Then, when the driver dynamic state detection unit 104 detects a signal indicating that the mobile communication terminal is being operated, it is understood that the mobile communication terminal is being operated. Note that the car navigation device and the mobile communication terminal may be connected by wire (for example, USB (Universal Serial Bus)) or wirelessly (for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark), wireless LAN).

Also, as another example of the operation state of the in-vehicle device, there is a hands-free call or outgoing call through the in-vehicle device. For example, when a hands-free call is in progress or a call is being made via the H / F device 115 which is an in-vehicle device, the driver dynamic state detection unit 104 detects a signal indicating that a hands-free call is being made or a call is being made. By doing so, it is understood that a hands-free call or a call is being made.

The second driver activity state is a state in which in-vehicle equipment is presenting information to the driver of the vehicle. The information presented here refers to new information other than information that is constantly presented. Specifically, when route guidance to a destination is given, there are guidance information presented at the time of turning left and right, traffic jam information presented at the time of traffic jams / accidents, and the like. When the in-vehicle device presents information to the driver of the host vehicle, the driver may be unable to concentrate on driving because the driver is conscious of the presented information. The driver dynamic state detection unit 104 detects that the in-vehicle device has presented information. Hereinafter, the presentation state of information by the in-vehicle device will be exemplified.

An example of the information presentation state is that the in-vehicle device is outputting music at a predetermined volume or higher. For example, when the AV apparatus 116 is outputting music, if the sound volume is operated so as to be equal to or higher than a predetermined value, a signal indicating that the sound volume has been operated higher than a predetermined value is input to the driver dynamic state detection unit 104. The driver dynamic state detection unit 104 detects the signal indicating that the operation has been performed, whereby it can be understood that the AV device 116 is outputting music at a predetermined volume or higher.

Also, as another example of the information presentation state, there is a state where the in-vehicle device is informing the incoming call. For example, when the H / F device 115 receives an incoming call from the outside and issues a notification, a signal indicating that the incoming call has been received is input to the driver dynamic state detection unit 104. The driver dynamic state detection unit 104 detects that the H / F device 115 has received an incoming call from the outside and has notified it by detecting a signal indicating that the incoming call has been received.

Also, another example of the information presentation state is a state where information acquired from the outside is presented to the driver. For example, when acquiring information from the outside using a telematics service and presenting it to the driver, the driver dynamic state detection unit 104 detects that the information has been acquired from the outside, thereby acquiring the information from the outside. It can be seen that it is presented to the driver.

Further, another example of the information presentation state is a state in which the driver is checking the information presented on the in-vehicle device. For example, the driver dynamic state detection unit 104 acquires (detects) information indicating that a series of operation sequences (operation sequences to be performed for confirmation) in the in-vehicle device is not completed, so that the driver can It can be seen that the information presented to the internal device is being checked.

The third driver's activity state is the driving history of the driver on the current day or the planned driving state. Specifically, the state such as the driving time after the start of driving and the distance from the current position to the destination can be mentioned. For example, the driver's fatigue level can be grasped from the driver's continuous running time. In addition, the driver's attention may be reduced particularly immediately after the start of driving after a sleep break. In addition, when the current position is around the destination, the driver's attention may be distracted by the driver looking around the area. The driver dynamic state detection unit 104 detects the state of the driver by acquiring information related to the driving history or driving schedule of the day from the navigation device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 200. In the following description of FIG. 3, the host vehicle is described as vehicle B and the other vehicle is described as vehicle A.

As shown in FIG. 3, the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 200 includes an other vehicle position detection unit 201, a communication unit 202, a GUI unit 203, an attention level calculation unit 204, a map DB 205, and an in-vehicle sensor I / F (interface). ) Unit 206 and control unit 207.

The other vehicle position detection unit 201 is connected to the ultrasonic sensor 208 and the image sensor 209. The other vehicle position detection unit 201 detects the relative position of the vehicle A (other vehicle) existing around the vehicle B (own vehicle) based on the detection result by the ultrasonic sensor 208 or the image sensor 209. An example of the image sensor 209 is a camera.

The communication unit 202 performs inter-vehicle communication with the vehicle A and acquires other vehicle information from the vehicle A. Here, the other vehicle information is information including all of the information related to the other vehicle (vehicle A). The communication means may be any means such as wireless LAN, UWB, or optical communication.

The GUI unit 203 is connected to the touch panel 210, the liquid crystal monitor 211, and the speaker 212. The GUI unit 203 inputs driver operation information acquired via the touch panel 210 to the control unit 207. In addition, display information input from the control unit 207 is output to the liquid crystal monitor 211, and audio information input from the control unit 207 is output to the speaker 212.

The attention level calculation unit 204 calculates the attention level for the vehicle A based on the other vehicle information acquired from the vehicle A via the communication unit 202. Here, the attention level refers to the degree to which the driver of the vehicle B should pay attention to the vehicle A (the degree to which attention is paid). The attention level calculation unit 204 has at least two attentions (two stages) or more. A level is calculated.

The map DB 205 stores map data.

The in-vehicle sensor I / F unit 206 is connected to the GPS 213, the vehicle speed pulse 214, the gyro sensor 215, the vehicle control device 216, the engine control device 217, the body system control device 218, and the like via the in-vehicle LAN 219. The control unit 207 can receive and instruct various information via the in-vehicle LAN 219 and the in-vehicle sensor I / F unit 206.

Information acquired by each of the GPS 213, the vehicle speed pulse 214, and the gyro sensor 215 is input to the control unit 207 via the in-vehicle sensor I / F unit 206, and the position of the host vehicle is detected by the control unit 207. That is, the control unit 207 has a function of detecting the own vehicle position.

The vehicle control device 216 inputs an operation by the driver from a brake pedal, an accelerator pedal, or a steering wheel, and controls the traveling of the host vehicle. For example, the speed of the host vehicle is controlled by controlling the engine speed, the brake system, etc., or the traveling direction of the host vehicle is controlled by controlling the attitude of the shaft. It also controls semi-automatic driving functions such as auto cruise.

The engine control device 217 performs fuel control and ignition timing control.

The body system control device 218 controls operations that are not directly related to traveling in the host vehicle. For example, it controls wiper driving, lighting information transmission, blinker lighting, door opening and closing, window opening and closing.

The control unit 207 controls each component of the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 200.

Next, the operation of the in-vehicle information processing devices 100 and 200 according to the first embodiment will be described. Below, the case where the vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus 100 mounted in the vehicle A and the vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus 200 mounted in the vehicle B perform inter-vehicle communication will be described.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 100.

In step S41, the control unit 109 detects the current position of the vehicle A, which is the host vehicle, based on the information acquired by the GPS 113 and the vehicle speed pulse 114. Next, the control unit 109 generates image data for displaying the own vehicle position (the position of the vehicle A) on the map based on the position detection result of the vehicle A and the map data stored in the map DB 106. The generated image data is input to the liquid crystal monitor 112 via the GUI unit 103, and an image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 112.

In step S42, the driver dynamic state detection unit 104 detects the dynamic state of the driver of the vehicle A.

In step S43, the transmission permission / inhibition determination unit 105 determines whether there is a communication request from the vehicle B which is another vehicle via the communication unit 102. If there is a communication request from the vehicle B, the process proceeds to step S44. On the other hand, if there is no communication request from the vehicle B, the process proceeds to step S45. That is, the transmission permission / inhibition determination unit 105 determines that the host vehicle information can be transmitted when the communication unit 102 receives a request to transmit host vehicle information from another vehicle.

In step S44, information indicating the driver's dynamic state detected by the driver dynamic state detection unit 104 is used as driver dynamic information, and the driver dynamic information is included in the own vehicle information from the communication unit 102. Transmit to vehicle B.

In step S45, it is determined whether or not the operation of the vehicle A has been completed. When the driving of the vehicle A is finished, the process is finished. On the other hand, when the driving | operation of the vehicle A is not complete | finished, it transfers to step S41.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 200.

In step S51, the control unit 207 detects the current position of the vehicle B, which is the host vehicle, based on the information acquired by the GPS 213, the vehicle speed pulse 214, and the gyro sensor 215. Next, the control unit 207 generates image data for displaying the own vehicle position (the position of the vehicle B) on the map based on the position detection result of the vehicle B and the map data stored in the map DB 205. The generated image data is input to the liquid crystal monitor 211 via the GUI unit 203, and an image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 211.

In step S52, it is determined whether or not the vehicle A that is another vehicle around the vehicle B is detected. When the vehicle A is detected, the process proceeds to step S53. On the other hand, if the vehicle A is not detected, the process proceeds to step S56. The vehicle A is detected by the other vehicle position detection unit 201 based on information from the ultrasonic sensor 208 or the image sensor 209.

In step S53, the communication unit 202 acquires other vehicle information including driver dynamic information of the vehicle A through inter-vehicle communication. Other vehicle information is acquired every predetermined timing (for example, 0.1 second). The vehicle B may acquire other vehicle information from the vehicle A after making a communication request to the vehicle A. Moreover, when the vehicle A is always transmitting other vehicle information, the vehicle B may acquire the other vehicle information transmitted from the vehicle A. The other vehicle information acquired in step S53 corresponds to the own vehicle information transmitted in step S44 of FIG.

In step S54, the attention level calculation unit 204 calculates the attention level based on the driver dynamic information of the vehicle A included in the other vehicle information. In the first embodiment, the attention level calculation unit 204 calculates two attention levels (whether or not attention is required) (two levels).

Next, the control unit 207 determines a display method of the vehicle A on the map based on the attention level calculated by the attention level calculation unit 204.

In step S55, the control unit 207 outputs the image data to the liquid crystal monitor 211 via the GUI unit 203 so as to display the display method determined in step S54. The liquid crystal monitor 211 displays the vehicle A on a map based on the image data input from the control unit 207.

In step S56, it is determined whether or not the operation of the vehicle B has been completed. When the driving of the vehicle B is finished, the process is finished. On the other hand, if the operation of the vehicle B has not ended, the process proceeds to step S51.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of display on the vehicle B when attention to the vehicle A is unnecessary.

The attention level calculation unit 204 calculates the attention level based on the driver dynamic information included in the other vehicle information acquired from the vehicle A. Then, the control unit 207 determines that attention to the vehicle A is unnecessary based on the attention level calculated by the attention level calculation unit 204 (that is, the dynamic state of the driver of the vehicle A is good). In this case, the vehicle A reflecting the determination result is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 211. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the vehicle A is displayed as a white triangle.

From the above, the driver of the vehicle B can easily recognize that the vehicle A is not a vehicle requiring attention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of display on the vehicle B when attention to the vehicle A is necessary.

The attention level calculation unit 204 calculates the attention level based on the driver dynamic information included in the other vehicle information acquired from the vehicle A. Then, the control unit 207 needs to pay attention to the vehicle A based on the attention level calculated by the attention level calculation unit 204 (that is, it is necessary to pay attention to the dynamic state of the driver of the vehicle A). When it is determined, the vehicle A reflecting the determination result is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 211. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the vehicle A is displayed with a color different from that of the vehicle B (different hatching in FIG. 7).

From the above, the driver of the vehicle B can easily recognize that the vehicle A is a vehicle requiring attention.

From the above, according to the first embodiment, by transmitting to the other vehicle the own vehicle information including the driver dynamic information indicating the dynamic state of the driver of the own vehicle, It is possible to provide information on sufficient alerts. Moreover, in the other vehicle which acquired the said own vehicle information, sufficient alerting can be performed with respect to the driver | operator of the said other vehicle.

<Modification 1>
In the first embodiment, the communication between the vehicle A that is the host vehicle and the vehicle B that is the other vehicle is described as inter-vehicle communication, but the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, the vehicle A and the vehicle B may communicate with each other via a wide area communication network such as a mobile phone.

Further, communication may be performed via DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication) (registered trademark) or road-to-vehicle communication by wireless LAN.

As described above, the communication unit 102 of the vehicle A can transmit the own vehicle information to the vehicle B via a predetermined communication network, and the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

<Modification 2>
In the first embodiment, it has been described that the display method of the vehicle A, which is another vehicle, is determined based on the attention level calculated by the attention level calculation unit 204 in step S54 of FIG. It is not a thing.

For example, the traveling of the vehicle B that is the host vehicle may be controlled based on the attention level. Specifically, the control unit 207 controls the vehicle control device 216 that controls semi-automatic driving such as auto-cruising based on the dynamic state of the driver of the vehicle A. Based on the control by the control unit 207, the vehicle control device 216 increases the inter-vehicle distance when attention to the vehicle A is necessary, and sets the inter-vehicle distance to a normal length when attention to the vehicle A is unnecessary. .

In addition, when a front-end collision warning device is installed, a warning earlier than usual may be notified to the driver when the attention level is high.

As another example, a warning by voice or the like may be output to the driver of the vehicle B based on the attention level. Specifically, the control unit 207 controls to output an alarm from the speaker 212 when attention to the vehicle A is necessary based on the attention level.

From the above, it is possible to alert the driver of the vehicle B sufficiently as in the first embodiment by outputting the traveling control and warning of the vehicle B based on the attention level.

<Embodiment 2>
In the second embodiment of the present invention, transmission of driver static information to another vehicle (hereinafter referred to as vehicle B) in addition to driver dynamic information from the own vehicle (hereinafter referred to as vehicle A) is described. To do. The configuration and other operations according to the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted here.

The driver dynamic information is detected by the driver dynamic state detection unit 104. The driver static information is acquired by the driver static information acquisition unit 108. When the transmission permission / inhibition determination unit 105 determines to transmit the own vehicle information including the driver dynamic information and the driver static information to the vehicle B (YES in step S43 in FIG. 4), Information is transmitted (step S44 in FIG. 4).

From the above, according to the second embodiment, not only the driver dynamic information but also the driver static information is included in the own vehicle information and transmitted to the other vehicle, so that the other vehicle can be implemented. It is possible to provide information related to alerting more than that in the first mode. Further, in the other vehicle that has acquired the host vehicle information, it is possible to alert the driver of the other vehicle more sufficiently than in the first embodiment.

<Embodiment 3>
In the third embodiment of the present invention, passenger dynamic information, passenger static information, load information, or pet information from the own vehicle (hereinafter referred to as vehicle A) to another vehicle (hereinafter referred to as vehicle B). Will be described. Since the configuration and operation according to the third embodiment are the same as those of the first and second embodiments, the description thereof is omitted here.

Passenger dynamic information, passenger static information, payload information, or pet information is detected by the in-vehicle state detection unit 101. When the transmission permission / inhibition determination unit 105 determines to transmit the own vehicle information including the passenger dynamic information, the passenger static information, the load information, or the pet information to the vehicle B (in step S43 in FIG. 4). YES), the vehicle information is transmitted to the vehicle B (step S44 in FIG. 4).

Next, the in-vehicle information detected by the in-vehicle state detection unit 101 will be described.

As described above, the information indicating the in-vehicle state detected by the in-vehicle state detecting unit 101 includes passenger static information, passenger dynamic information, load information, and pet information.

Passenger static information includes, for example, information on the presence or absence of a passenger, information on the seating position of the passenger, or information on the attributes of the passenger. The attributes of the passenger include the age, sex, and presence / absence of a handicap of the passenger. The passenger's attribute or seating position may be acquired by image recognition.

Passenger dynamic information is information indicating that the passenger is talking to the driver, information indicating that the passenger is alone, or that the infant baby is crying It contains information indicating. Passenger dynamic information may be acquired by image processing or voice recognition processing.

The load information is information indicating the loading state of the load in the vehicle, and may be acquired by image processing using a camera.

The pet information is information indicating the state of an animal such as a pet present in the vehicle, and may be acquired by image processing using a camera.

From the above, according to the third embodiment, by transmitting own vehicle information including passenger dynamic information, passenger static information, payload information, or pet information to another vehicle, the other vehicle It is possible to provide sufficient information on alerting. Moreover, in the other vehicle which acquired the said own vehicle, sufficient alerting with respect to the driver | operator of the said other vehicle and control of semiautomatic driving | operation can be performed.

<Embodiment 4>
In Embodiment 4 of the present invention, when the host vehicle travels on a road having a plurality of lanes (traveling roads), information on which lane the host vehicle is traveling is transmitted to other vehicles. explain. Since the configuration and operation according to the fourth embodiment are the same as those of the first to third embodiments, the description thereof is omitted here.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state in which a plurality of vehicles including the host vehicle (vehicle A) travel on a road where a plurality of lanes exist. Vehicles B, C, and D indicate other vehicles. In addition, the vehicle B acquires information from the vehicles A, C, and D, and specifies the traveling positions of the vehicles A, C, and D based on the acquired information.

As a method for detecting the position of each vehicle A to D, the lane information included in the map information of the map DB (for example, the map DB 106, 205) provided for each vehicle A to D and the vehicle A to D are provided. It is possible to detect which lane the vehicle is traveling on the basis of information on white line recognition by a camera or the like.

As another detection method, lane information included in the map information of the map DB (for example, the map DB 106, 205) provided for each vehicle A to D and the quasi-zenith satellite in each vehicle A to D are used. Based on the position information of the other vehicle, it is possible to detect which lane the vehicle is traveling.

In FIG. 8, the vehicle A transmits the information of the position of the vehicle A, the traveling road, or the traveling lane to the vehicle B including the own vehicle information. In the vehicle B, based on other vehicle information (corresponding to the host vehicle information) acquired from the vehicle A, it is possible to determine which position the vehicle A is traveling with respect to the vehicle B. The same applies to the vehicles C and D.

For vehicle B, FIGS. 9A to 9D show the position indication of each vehicle displayed on each vehicle, but the lanes of each vehicle A to D to vehicle B by communication are shown. Whether the vehicle is traveling may be displayed on the basis of the vehicle B so that the positions of the vehicles A, C, and D are easily visible to the driver. At this time, the display content of the other vehicle is changed depending on whether or not the other vehicle is in a state of caution.

From the above, according to the fourth embodiment, the vehicle A includes the information on the position of the vehicle A, the traveling road, or the traveling lane in its own vehicle information and transmits it to the vehicle B. It is possible to determine which position the vehicle is traveling, and to alert the driver of the vehicle B based on the determination.

<Embodiment 5>
In the fifth embodiment of the present invention, a case will be described in which the attention level is calculated in the own vehicle (hereinafter referred to as vehicle A), and the calculated attention level is transmitted to another vehicle (hereinafter referred to as vehicle B). Note that the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 100 of the vehicle A includes an attention level calculation unit having the same function as the attention level calculation unit 204 illustrated in FIG. 3. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those in the first to fourth embodiments, description thereof will be omitted here (however, the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 200 of the vehicle B does not include the attention level calculation unit 204).

In the fifth embodiment, the attention level is calculated based on the driver dynamic information, the driver static information, the passenger dynamic information, the passenger static information, the load information, or the pet information. Each information has a predetermined level according to the state of the information. Hereinafter, the levels set according to the state of each information will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between driver dynamic information and level.

As shown in FIG. 10, the level L1 is set according to the activity state (dynamic state) of the driver of the vehicle A.

Here, “during loud music” means that the driver is listening to music at a loud volume. Further, “when arousal is reduced” refers to a state in which the driver feels drowsy, for example.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between the driver static information and the level.

As shown in FIG. 11, the level L2 is set according to information unique to the driver of the vehicle A.

Here, “Gold License” means a driver's license issued to a superior driver (no accident / no violation for 5 years before the date when the driver's license expires) A driver's license color is gold.

“Normal license” means a driver's license issued to a driver other than a good driver, and the color of the driver's license is green or blue. Say.

“Driver sign display vehicle” refers to a vehicle that particularly displays a driver's state, for example, an initial driver sign (beginner mark), an elderly driver sign (old driver mark). It means a vehicle displaying a handicapped person sign (handicapped person mark) or a hearing handicapped person sign (deaf person mark).

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between the passenger's state and level.

As shown in FIG. 12, in the fifth embodiment, the level L3 is set according to the passenger's state (passenger dynamic information / passenger static information) in the vehicle A.

Here, the state where the passenger is “present” when the level L3 is “1” means that the passenger is quiet.

Further, instead of FIG. 12, a level L3 as shown in FIG. 13 may be set. In FIG. 13, L3 can be set in more detail than in FIG. 12, for example, taking into account the state of the pet in the vehicle A.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of the relationship between the load information in the vehicle A and the level.

As shown in FIG. 14, level L4 is set according to the state of the load.

Here, “predetermined or higher” indicates that the load is loaded above a predetermined height, and “predetermined or lower” indicates that the load is loaded below a predetermined height. . For example, when the load is loaded more than a predetermined height, it becomes difficult for the driver to visually check the back with a rearview mirror or the like.

Next, the calculation of the attention level by the attention level calculation unit of the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 100 will be described.

The caution level calculation unit receives the driver dynamic information, the driver static information, the passenger movement of the vehicle A from the in-vehicle state detection unit 101, the driver dynamic state detection unit 104, and the driver static information acquisition unit 108. Target information, passenger static information, and load information are acquired, and the attention level is calculated according to the following equation (1) based on the levels L1 to L4 corresponding to the acquired information.
Attention level L = (dynamic characteristics + static characteristics + in-vehicle information)
= (L1 + L2 + L3 + L4) (1)

The control unit 109 includes the attention level calculated according to the equation (1) in the own vehicle information and controls the communication unit 102 to transmit the attention level to the vehicle B.

The vehicle B alerts the driver of the vehicle A based on the attention level acquired from the vehicle A.

From the above, according to the fifth embodiment, the attention level is calculated by the own vehicle (vehicle A) and transmitted to the other vehicle (vehicle B). The attention level calculation unit 204) can be omitted. Further, a plurality of (multiple steps) attention levels are calculated and transmitted based on the driver dynamic information, driver static information, passenger dynamic information, passenger static information, and load information of the vehicle A. Therefore, the vehicle B can perform appropriate alerting according to the acquired attention level.

<Embodiment 6>
In the sixth embodiment of the present invention, an example of determination by the transmission permission / inhibition determination unit 105 will be described. Since the configuration and operation according to the sixth embodiment are the same as those of the first to fifth embodiments, the description thereof is omitted here.

In the first embodiment, if there is a communication request from the vehicle B, the own vehicle information is transmitted (step S43 in FIG. 4), but the own vehicle information is transmitted to the vehicle B regardless of whether there is a communication request from the vehicle B. You may make it do.

In Embodiment 5, the own vehicle information may be transmitted when the attention level L calculated by the attention level calculation unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined value (threshold value Lth).

Also, among the levels set according to the driver dynamic information, driver static information, passenger dynamic information, passenger static information, and load information as shown in FIGS. Information corresponding to a level exceeding a predetermined level may be included in the own vehicle information and transmitted. Further, when there is a level exceeding a predetermined level, all the information may be included in the own vehicle information and transmitted.

Also, the vehicle information may be transmitted unconditionally when the baby is crying or when the driver's alertness is reduced.

From the above, according to the sixth embodiment, transmission permission determination section 105 can transmit own vehicle information according to own vehicle information regardless of whether there is a request for transmission of own vehicle information from another vehicle. Therefore, it can be forcibly notified to other vehicles that the host vehicle is a vehicle requiring attention.

<Embodiment 7>
In the seventh embodiment of the present invention, another example of determination by the transmission permission / inhibition determination unit 105 will be described. Since the configuration and operation according to the seventh embodiment are the same as those of the first to sixth embodiments, the description thereof is omitted here.

The transmission permission / inhibition determining unit 105 may have a plurality of threshold values, and may determine a transmission method of the host vehicle information according to a level of attention to the threshold values. For example, when threshold value Lth1 = 6, threshold value Lth2 = 4, and attention level L,
When L> Lth1, the host vehicle information is transmitted regardless of the presence or absence of a communication request from another vehicle as a transmission partner.

In the case of Lth1 ≧ L> Lth2, if there is a communication request from another vehicle as a transmission partner, the own vehicle information is transmitted.

When Lth2 ≧ L, the host vehicle information is transmitted when the other vehicle as the transmission partner falls under a category (requester category) having a predetermined identification, and the host vehicle information is not transmitted when it does not correspond. Here, examples of categories include driving vehicle types, vehicle types (large, small, light vehicles, public vehicles), friends, contract vehicles, and the like.

The category information related to the above categories may be implemented via a server in addition to the inter-vehicle communication. Further, the vehicle A may previously store the category of the vehicle B in the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 100 in association with the license plate or other identification information. In this case, the vehicle A can detect the category of the vehicle B even if the category information is not transmitted from the vehicle B. Further, information including the category of the vehicle B may be registered in advance in a smartphone or a server and automatically stored in the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 100 of the vehicle A. Alternatively, the category may be manually deleted, or the category may be deleted after a certain time.

From the above, according to the seventh embodiment, the transmission permission determination unit 105 determines whether the transmission of own vehicle information is possible according to the category of another vehicle that requests transmission of the own vehicle information. If it is low, the vehicle information can be transmitted as necessary.

Note that the attention level L may be calculated based on the above equation (1), but a threshold value may be provided for each of L1 to L4 shown in FIGS. Good.

Also, for example, in response to individual information such as “There is an infant (baby) in the vehicle”, the vehicle information may be transmitted regardless of a communication request from another vehicle.

Further, the transmission permission / inhibition determination unit 105 may determine whether or not the own vehicle information can be transmitted according to the request level of another vehicle that requests the transmission of the own vehicle information. Here, the request level refers to the extent to which another vehicle requests the transmission of own vehicle information, and the request level is high when the other vehicle requests the own vehicle information, and the request level is high. If is low, the request level is low. For example, when the request level from another vehicle is low, the threshold value Lth1 = 6 and the threshold value Lth2 = 4. When the request level is high, the threshold value Lth1 = 5 and the threshold value Lth2 = 3. Good. That is, threshold values Lth1 and Lth2 can be changed according to a request from another vehicle. Alternatively, the driver of the host vehicle may set default values of the threshold values Lth1 and Lth2 in advance. The threshold value is not limited to two as described above, and may be one or three or more.

<Eighth embodiment>
In the eighth embodiment, display on the host vehicle (hereinafter referred to as vehicle A) will be described.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of display on the vehicle A. Vehicles B, C, D, and E indicate other vehicles.

As shown in FIG. 15, the vehicles B and D are displayed as black squares, indicating that communication with the vehicle A is established and information on the vehicle A (own vehicle information) is transmitted. . In addition, the vehicle A indicates that there is a response such as information received from the vehicles B and D.

Further, the vehicle C is displayed as a white square, and indicates that communication with the vehicle A is established and information on the vehicle A (own vehicle information) is transmitted.

Further, the vehicle E does not have a square display, and indicates that the vehicle E cannot communicate with the vehicle A such as inter-vehicle communication.

As described above, in the eighth embodiment, whether or not the communication with the vehicles B to E is established and the information of the vehicle A (own vehicle information) is transmitted to other vehicles is displayed. Therefore, since the degree of recognition of the vehicle A in the vehicles B to E is known, unnecessary tension for the driver of the vehicle A can be reduced.

<Embodiment 9>
In the ninth embodiment of the present invention, the in-vehicle information processing apparatus has both functions of a transmitting side for transmitting own vehicle information and a function for a receiving side for receiving other vehicle information transmitted from another vehicle. The case where it has is demonstrated.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the in-vehicle information processing device 300 according to the ninth embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 16, the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 300 has a configuration in which the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 2 and the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 200 shown in FIG. 3 are combined. In addition, the configuration and operation of the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 300 are the same as those of the in-vehicle information processing apparatuses 100 and 200 according to the first to eighth embodiments, and thus the description thereof is omitted here.

From the above, according to the ninth embodiment, the in-vehicle information processing device 300 has the function on the transmission side and the function on the reception side. Drivers can be careful.

In FIG. 3, the control unit 207 has been described as detecting the own vehicle position based on information acquired by the GPS 213, the vehicle speed pulse 214, and the gyro sensor 215, but the in-vehicle sensor I / F unit 206 is described. May have a function of detecting the position of the host vehicle.

In the first embodiment, the detection of the relative position of the vehicle A existing around the vehicle B using the ultrasonic sensor 208 and the image sensor 209 has been described. However, the position detection method of the vehicle A is not limited to this. is not. For example, the absolute position of the vehicle A can be detected by adding the position information obtained by the GPS 213 of the vehicle B to the detection results obtained by the ultrasonic sensor 208 and the image sensor 209.

In Embodiment 1, although the case where one vehicle A is detected as another vehicle has been described in FIG. 5, a plurality of other vehicles may be detected. For example, when a plurality of other vehicles are detected in step S52 of FIG. 5, the detection priority order may be determined. Specifically, when there is another vehicle traveling before and after the own vehicle, the other vehicle existing in front of the own vehicle is detected first to obtain other vehicle information of the other vehicle, and then the own vehicle Other vehicle information existing behind the vehicle may be detected to obtain other vehicle information of the other vehicle. Regardless of the above, the user may arbitrarily set the priority order, or the user may arbitrarily set the position at which the vehicle existing in priority is detected. Furthermore, the priority order may be set based on the attention level calculated by the attention level calculation unit 204 (for example, in descending order of attention level). The priority order may be set in the same manner as described above for semi-automatic driving control (travel control).

In FIG. 7, the vehicle A is painted and displayed as an example of the display when attention to the vehicle A is necessary, but is not limited thereto. For example, it may be displayed three-dimensionally or displayed larger.

In the second embodiment, the own vehicle (vehicle A) transmits driver static information to another vehicle (vehicle B), but once the driver static information is transmitted, it is not transmitted thereafter. You may do it.

In Embodiment 3, transmission of own vehicle information including passenger dynamic information, passenger static information, load information, or pet information to another vehicle has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in addition to passenger dynamic information, passenger static information, load information, or pet information, driver dynamic information and driver static information may be included in the own vehicle information and transmitted. .

In Embodiment 5, the calculation of the attention level is described as being performed by the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 100. However, the same attention level calculation may be performed by the attention level calculation unit 204 of the in-vehicle information processing apparatus 200.

In the fifth embodiment, the calculation of the attention level is not limited to the equation (1). For example, the driver of the own vehicle (vehicle A) may be arbitrarily set.

In FIG. 11, the driver's static information includes a gold license, a normal license, or a driver-signed vehicle, but this information is explained based on traffic rules in Japan. In countries other than Japan, level L2 corresponding to information corresponding to the information shown in FIG. 11 is set.

10 to 14, the values of the levels L1 to L4 may be arbitrary values. For example, the driver of the own vehicle (vehicle A) may be arbitrarily set.

In each of the first to ninth embodiments, in vehicle B, which is another vehicle, based on the attention level calculated by the attention level calculation unit 204, alerting the driver of the vehicle B and driving control (control of the inter-vehicle distance) However, a collision warning may be notified. For example, the inter-vehicle distance from the vehicle A, which is another vehicle, is detected by the ultrasonic sensor 208, and an alarm is notified from the liquid crystal monitor 211 or the speaker 212 when the inter-vehicle distance is equal to or less than a predetermined distance. Also good. At this time, the inter-vehicle distance that serves as a threshold for alerting may be changed depending on the attention level. For example, when the value of the attention level is large, the inter-vehicle distance may be increased. Further, when there is another vehicle that cannot communicate, the inter-vehicle distance may be increased.

It should be noted that the present invention can be freely combined with each other within the scope of the invention, and each embodiment can be appropriately modified or omitted.

Although the present invention has been described in detail, the above description is illustrative in all aspects, and the present invention is not limited thereto. It is understood that countless variations that are not illustrated can be envisaged without departing from the scope of the present invention.

100 in-vehicle information processing apparatus, 101 in-vehicle state detection unit, 102 communication unit, 103 GUI unit, 104 driver dynamic state detection unit, 105 transmission availability determination unit, 106 map DB, 107 position detection unit, 108 driver static information Acquiring unit, 109 control unit, 110 interior detection sensor, 111 touch panel, 112 liquid crystal monitor, 113 GPS, 114 vehicle speed pulse, 115 H / F device, 116 AV device, 200 onboard information processing device, 201 other vehicle position detection unit, 202 Communication unit, 203 GUI unit, 204 Attention level calculation unit, 205 Map DB, 206 In-vehicle sensor I / F unit, 207 Control unit, 208 Ultrasonic sensor, 209 Image sensor, 210 Touch panel, 211 Liquid crystal monitor, 212 Speaker, 213 GPS 214 cars Pulse, 215 Gyro sensor, 216 Vehicle control device, 217 Engine control device, 218 Body system control device, 219 In-vehicle LAN, 300 In-vehicle information processing device, 301 Other vehicle position detection unit, 302 In-vehicle state detection unit, 303 GUI unit, 304 Driver dynamic state detection unit, 305 communication unit, 306 transmission availability determination unit, 307 attention level calculation unit, 308 map DB, 309 driver static information acquisition unit, 310 in-vehicle sensor I / F unit, 311 control unit, 312 Ultrasonic sensor, 313 image sensor, 314 in-car detection sensor, 315 touch panel, 316 liquid crystal monitor, 317 speaker, 318 GPS, 319 vehicle speed pulse, 320 gyro sensor, 321 vehicle control device, 322 engine control device, 323 body system control device , 324-vehicle LAN, 325 H / F unit, 326 AV device.

Claims (23)

1. An in-vehicle state acquisition unit that acquires the state of a driver, a passenger, or a vehicle in the own vehicle;
   A communication unit that uses the state in the host vehicle detected by the host vehicle state acquisition unit as host vehicle information, and transmits the host vehicle information to another vehicle by communication;
   A transmission permission determination unit that determines whether to transmit the host vehicle information to the other vehicle;
   A control unit that controls transmission of the host vehicle information by the communication unit based on a determination result of the transmission permission determination unit;
   An in-vehicle information processing apparatus.
2. The transmission permission / non-permission determining unit determines that the host vehicle information can be transmitted when the communication unit receives a request for transmitting the host vehicle information from the other vehicle. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus described.
3. The in-vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the transmission permission / inhibition determination unit determines whether the own vehicle information can be transmitted according to a requester category of the other vehicle that requests transmission of the own vehicle information. Information processing device.
4. The in-vehicle information according to claim 1, wherein the transmission permission / inhibition determination unit determines whether the own vehicle information can be transmitted according to a request level of the other vehicle that requests transmission of the own vehicle information. Processing equipment.
5. The transmission permission / inhibition determining unit determines that the host vehicle information can be transmitted regardless of whether there is a request for transmitting the host vehicle information from the other vehicle according to the host vehicle information. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 1.
6. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the own vehicle information includes in-vehicle dynamic information indicating a current activity state in the own vehicle.
7. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the in-vehicle dynamic information includes driver dynamic information indicating the activity state of the driver of the own vehicle.
8. The in-vehicle information according to claim 7, wherein the driver dynamic information includes information indicating an operation state of an in-vehicle device existing in the host vehicle that can be operated by a driver of the host vehicle. Processing equipment.
9. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the operation state is a hands-free call or outgoing call via the in-vehicle device.
10. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the driver dynamic information includes information indicating an information presentation state of the in-vehicle device to the driver of the host vehicle.
11. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the own vehicle information includes driver static information that is information unique to a driver of the own vehicle.
12. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the in-vehicle dynamic information includes passenger dynamic information indicating the activity state of the passenger of the own vehicle.
13. The passenger dynamic information is information indicating that the passenger is talking to the driver of the own vehicle, information indicating that the passenger is alone, or an infant who is the passenger. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising information indicating that the person is crying.
14. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the activity state of the passenger is detected by image processing or voice recognition processing by the in-vehicle state acquisition unit.
15. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the own vehicle information includes passenger static information that is information unique to the passenger of the own vehicle.
16. The in-vehicle information processing according to claim 15, wherein the passenger static information includes information on the presence or absence of the passenger, information on a seating position of the passenger, or information on attributes of the passenger. apparatus.
17. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the attribute of the fellow passenger is an age, sex, or presence / absence of a handicap of the fellow passenger.
18. The passenger is a load of the own vehicle,
    The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the host vehicle information includes load information indicating a load state of the load.
19. The vehicle is a pet in the other vehicle,
    The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the in-vehicle information includes pet information indicating a current activity state of the pet.
20. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the own vehicle information includes in-vehicle static information indicating a static state in the own vehicle.
21. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the in-vehicle static information includes driver static information that is information unique to a driver of the host vehicle.
22. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the in-vehicle static information includes passenger static information which is information unique to the passenger of the own vehicle.
23. The in-vehicle information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the own vehicle information includes information on a position, a traveling road, or a traveling lane of the own vehicle.

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