WO2016038949A1 - Information processing system, program, and onboard device - Google Patents

Information processing system, program, and onboard device Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2016038949A1
WO2016038949A1 PCT/JP2015/066135 JP2015066135W WO2016038949A1 WO 2016038949 A1 WO2016038949 A1 WO 2016038949A1 JP 2015066135 W JP2015066135 W JP 2015066135W WO 2016038949 A1 WO2016038949 A1 WO 2016038949A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
vehicle
image data
identifier
unit
communication
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/JP2015/066135
Other languages
French (fr)
Japanese (ja)
Inventor
正寛 牧野
幸文 青山
清 都丸
進一 吉田
稲垣 修
Original Assignee
株式会社東海理化電機製作所
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by 株式会社東海理化電機製作所 filed Critical 株式会社東海理化電機製作所
Publication of WO2016038949A1 publication Critical patent/WO2016038949A1/en

Links

Images

Classifications

    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01CMEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C21/00Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00
    • G01C21/26Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01CMEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C21/00Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00
    • G01C21/26Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
    • G01C21/34Route searching; Route guidance
    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07CTIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C5/00Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
    • GPHYSICS
    • G08SIGNALLING
    • G08GTRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • G08G1/00Traffic control systems for road vehicles
    • G08G1/09Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions
    • G08G1/0962Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
    • G08G1/0968Systems involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle
    • G08G1/0969Systems involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle having a display in the form of a map
    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09BEDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B29/00Maps; Plans; Charts; Diagrams, e.g. route diagram
    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09BEDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B29/00Maps; Plans; Charts; Diagrams, e.g. route diagram
    • G09B29/10Map spot or coordinate position indicators; Map reading aids

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to an information processing system, a program, and a vehicle-mounted device.
  • a navigation system that includes an in-vehicle device having a display function and a mobile terminal having a navigation function is known.
  • the mobile terminal generates image data for navigation
  • the mobile terminal wirelessly transmits the image data to the vehicle-mounted device
  • the vehicle-mounted device performs display processing based on the image data.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a navigation system including a mobile terminal and a center connected to the mobile terminal via a network.
  • the center in the navigation system generates and transmits image data indicating the position of the mobile terminal based on information received from the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal performs display processing based on the image data received from the center.
  • the center predicts an existing position at a timing at which image data is displayed on the mobile terminal based on a communication delay between the mobile terminal and the center, and generates image data indicating the predicted existing position.
  • an object of the present invention is a novel and capable of suppressing the influence of communication delay and improving display accuracy in a vehicle.
  • An object is to provide an improved information processing system, program, and vehicle-mounted device.
  • An information processing system comprising an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and an information processing device, wherein the information processing device transmits image data to which an identifier is attached to the on-vehicle device, and at least a part of the identifier
  • the first communication unit for transmitting to the vehicle-mounted device, and the first communication unit to transmit an identifier corresponding to the position of the vehicle among the identifiers attached to the transmitted image data to the vehicle-mounted device.
  • a communication control unit for controlling the vehicle-mounted device wherein the vehicle-mounted device receives image data to which the identifier is attached from the information processing apparatus, a second communication unit that receives the identifier, and the identifier received by the second communication unit.
  • the storage unit stores the image data to which the identifier is attached.
  • the information processing system comprising a display control unit, the performing display control based on the extracted image data is provided.
  • the information processing apparatus includes an image generation unit that generates the image data, a storage unit that stores an identifier attached to the image data in association with a specific position, and an identifier that is associated with the specific position reached by the vehicle
  • the communication control unit may control the first communication unit to transmit the identifier extracted by the arrival determination unit to the vehicle-mounted device.
  • the storage unit stores one or more image data generated by the image generation unit, and the communication control unit stores the 1 or 2 stored in the storage unit according to the driving state of the vehicle.
  • the transmission of the above image data may be controlled.
  • the image generation unit generates image data for a specific position on a route between the current position of the vehicle and a destination, and the storage unit determines the specific position of the image data generated for the specific position. It may be stored in association with the identifier.
  • the first communication unit may transmit the image data and the identifier to the vehicle-mounted device by wireless communication.
  • a process for transmitting image data with an identifier to a computer to an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle, and the transmitted image data A program is provided for performing the process of transmitting an identifier corresponding to a position of the vehicle among the attached identifiers to the vehicle-mounted device.
  • an onboard equipment mounted in a vehicle Comprising:
  • the communication part which communicates with information processing apparatus, and the identifier received by the said communication part are When an identifier corresponding to the position of the vehicle is received from the information processing apparatus by the storage unit that stores the attached image data and the communication unit, the image data to which the identifier is attached is extracted from the storage unit.
  • An on-vehicle device is provided that includes a display control unit that controls display of the display device based on the extracted image data.
  • a plurality of constituent elements having substantially the same functional configuration may be distinguished by adding different alphabets after the same reference numeral.
  • it is not necessary to particularly distinguish each of a plurality of constituent elements having substantially the same functional configuration only the same reference numerals are given.
  • FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a navigation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the navigation system according to the present embodiment is an information processing system having a mobile terminal 20 and an in-vehicle device 30 mounted on the vehicle 1.
  • the mobile terminal 20 is an example of an information processing apparatus having a navigation function.
  • the mobile terminal 20 displays a route guidance image indicating a route for reaching the destination from the current position of the vehicle 1.
  • the mobile terminal 20 generates image data for each turn instruction position on the route (a position where the user specifies a right turn position, a left turn position, and the like), and wirelessly transmits the image data to the vehicle-mounted device 30.
  • the vehicle-mounted device 30 displays a turn instruction image at each turn instruction position based on the image data received from the mobile terminal 20.
  • the mobile terminal 20 and the vehicle-mounted device 30 will be described more specifically with reference to FIG.
  • FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the appearance of the vehicle 1 in front of the passenger compartment.
  • a dashboard 14 including a meter panel 16 is provided in front of the passenger compartment of the vehicle 1.
  • the mobile terminal 20 is installed on the dashboard 14. Further, the mobile terminal 20 includes a display unit 232, and as shown in FIG. 2, a route guidance image 50 including a vehicle mark 52 indicating the current position on the map and a route display 54 indicating the route to the destination moves. It is displayed on the display unit 232 of the terminal 20.
  • the meter panel 16 has instruments such as a speedometer, a tachometer, a fuel gauge, and a water temperature gauge.
  • the meter panel 16 includes a display unit 332 that constitutes a part of the vehicle-mounted device 30. Based on the image data received from the mobile terminal 20, a turn instruction image 60 indicating the turn position and the turn direction is displayed on the display unit 332.
  • the turn instruction image 60 shown in FIG. 2 indicates that the turn position is an X intersection 100 m ahead, and that the turn direction at the X intersection is the left.
  • the meter panel 16 is generally arranged in front of the driver's seat. For this reason, the user who drives the vehicle 1 can confirm the display unit 332 in the meter panel 16 and recognize the turn position and the turn direction by the confirmation while keeping the line of sight to the front. .
  • the display unit 332 may be a liquid crystal display, or an OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) display.
  • 2 shows an example in which the meter panel 16 has instruments such as a speedometer, a tachometer, a fuel meter, and a water temperature meter.
  • the meter panel 16 shows an image of a speed meter, a tachometer, a fuel meter, a water temperature meter, and the like.
  • a part of the display may be used as the display unit 332 for displaying the turn instruction image 60.
  • the display unit 332 is provided in the meter panel 16, but the present embodiment is not limited to this example.
  • the display unit 332 may be a HUD (Head Up Display) provided on the dashboard 14.
  • the display unit 332 projects the turn instruction image 60 onto the windshield of the vehicle 1 so that the driver of the vehicle 1 can confirm the turn instruction image.
  • the mobile terminal 20 is not limited to a smart phone.
  • the mobile terminal 20 is an information processing device such as a PND (Portable / Personal Navigation Device), a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), a portable music playback device, a portable video processing device, a portable game device, and the like. Also good.
  • the vehicle to which this embodiment can be applied is not limited to a four-wheeled vehicle.
  • the present embodiment can be applied to vehicles such as motorcycles, bicycles, military vehicles, and trains.
  • the vehicle-mounted device 30 displays the turn instruction image 60 based on the image data received from the mobile terminal 20. For this reason, when the mobile terminal 20 transmits image data to the vehicle-mounted device 30 when reaching the turn instruction position, and the vehicle-mounted device 30 displays the turn instruction image based on the image data, it is caused by a communication delay of the image data.
  • the turn instruction image is displayed with a delay from the arrival at the turn instruction position.
  • the communication between the mobile terminal 20 and the vehicle-mounted device 30 is performed by a relatively low-speed wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), the above delay appears more noticeably.
  • the turn instruction image 60 may be displayed after the vehicle 1 passes through the turn position.
  • FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the navigation system according to the comparative example.
  • the mobile terminal transmits a delay measurement message to the vehicle-mounted device (S82).
  • the vehicle-mounted device transmits a delay measurement message response (S84).
  • the mobile terminal estimates the delay time of communication between the mobile terminal and the vehicle-mounted device based on the difference between the transmission timing of the delay measurement message and the reception timing of the delay measurement message response (S86).
  • the mobile terminal predicts the position of the vehicle after the lapse of the delay time estimated in S86 from the present time (S88), generates image data corresponding to the predicted vehicle position (S90), and uses the generated image data in the vehicle. (S92). Then, the vehicle-mounted device performs display processing based on the image data received from the mobile terminal (S94).
  • the navigation system according to the embodiment of the present invention can improve display accuracy in a vehicle.
  • configurations of the mobile terminal 20 and the vehicle-mounted device 30 for realizing the above-described effects in the navigation system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be sequentially described in detail.
  • FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the mobile terminal 20 according to the present embodiment includes a position detection unit 220, an operation unit 224, a route setting unit 228, a display unit 232, an image generation unit 236, a storage unit 240, A vehicle state determination unit 244, an arrival determination unit 248, a communication control unit 252, and a communication unit 256 are provided.
  • the position detection unit 220 detects the position of the vehicle 1. In the navigation system according to the present embodiment, since the mobile terminal 20 is used in the vehicle 1, the position of the vehicle 1 is equivalent to the position of the mobile terminal 20. For this reason, the position detection unit 220 according to the present embodiment may detect the position of the mobile terminal 20 as the position of the vehicle 1.
  • the position detection unit 220 may detect the position of the vehicle 1 by GPS (Global Positioning System).
  • the position detection unit 220 may detect the position of the vehicle 1 based on information from various sensors such as an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, and an atmospheric pressure sensor provided in the mobile terminal 20.
  • the position detection unit 220 may detect the position of the vehicle 1 based on information from various sensors such as an accelerator opening sensor, a speed sensor, and an acceleration sensor provided in the vehicle 1.
  • the position detection unit 220 detects the position of the vehicle 1 by GPS when a GPS signal is received from the artificial satellite, and based on information from the various sensors described above when the GPS signal is not received from the artificial satellite. Then, the position of the vehicle 1 may be detected.
  • the operation unit 224 detects a user operation and outputs the detected operation content. For example, the operation unit 224 detects a destination input operation, and outputs information indicating the destination to the route setting unit as the detected operation content.
  • the operation unit 224 may be a touch panel or a touch screen provided integrally with the display unit 232, or a physical configuration provided separately from the display unit 232, such as buttons, switches, levers, and dials. It may be.
  • the operation unit 224 may be a signal reception unit that detects a signal indicating a user operation transmitted from the remote controller.
  • the route setting unit 228 sets a route to be guided to the user of the vehicle 1. Specifically, the route setting unit 228 sets the destination of the vehicle 1 according to information indicating the destination input from the operation unit 224. Then, the route setting unit 228 searches the route for reaching the destination from the current position of the vehicle 1 input from the position detection unit 220 using the map data stored in the storage unit 240, and is obtained by the search. The route thus set is set as a route to be guided to the user of the vehicle 1.
  • the route setting unit 228 searches for a route is not particularly limited.
  • the route setting unit 228 preferentially searches for a route that satisfies a condition set by the user or an initially set condition such as a short moving distance, a wide road, or no congestion. Also good.
  • a plurality of routes may be obtained by searching by the route setting unit 228.
  • the route setting unit 228 outputs information about the route obtained by the search to the image generation unit 236, the image generation unit 236 generates a route image indicating a plurality of routes, and the display unit 232 displays the route image. May be displayed. Then, when a route selection operation by the user is detected by the operation unit 224, the route setting unit 228 may set the route selected by the user as a route to be guided to the user of the vehicle 1.
  • the display unit 232 displays various images.
  • the display unit 232 according to the present embodiment displays the route guidance image 50 described with reference to FIG. 2 based on image data generated by an image generation unit 236 described later.
  • the display unit 232 may be a liquid crystal display or an OLED display.
  • the image generation unit 236 generates image data for the display unit 232 of the mobile terminal 20 to display the route guidance image 50 and image data for the display unit 332 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 to display the turn instruction image 60.
  • the image generation unit 236 reads the map data stored in the storage unit 240, and places the vehicle mark 52 at a point corresponding to the current position of the vehicle 1 detected by the position detection unit 220 on the map data. Is superimposed on the map data, and image data for displaying the route guidance image 50 is generated by superimposing a route display 54 indicating the route set by the route setting unit 228 on the map data. The image data is output to the display unit 232, and the route guide image 50 is displayed on the display unit 232.
  • the image generation unit 236 identifies each turn instruction position on the route set by the route setting unit 228.
  • the turn instruction position is, for example, a position a predetermined distance before a position where a turn such as a right or left turn is performed on the route.
  • the image generation unit 236 generates image data indicating a turn position (a position where a turn is performed) and a turn direction for each identified turn instruction position.
  • the image generation unit 236 supplies the image data with the identifier to the storage unit 240 in association with the turn instruction position.
  • the turn instruction image 60 is displayed when the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position. Therefore, the turn instruction position is also referred to as a specific position of the vehicle 1 for displaying the image. obtain.
  • the storage unit 240 stores programs and data used for the operation of the mobile terminal 20.
  • the storage unit 240 according to the present embodiment stores map data and an image DB (DataBase).
  • the map data is data that represents at least a part of the earth's plane, and indicates the topography, rivers, roads, and other conditions.
  • position information is associated with each point on the map data.
  • the image generation unit 236 is set by the route setting unit 228 and the superimposition of the vehicle mark 52 on the point corresponding to the current position of the vehicle 1 based on the position information associated with each point on the map data.
  • a route display 54 indicating the route can be superimposed.
  • the map data may include additional data associated with the corresponding position on the map data, such as a bank, a post office, a convenience store, a gas station, a station, a bus stop, a railroad crossing, and a parking lot.
  • the image DB stores image data generated by the image generation unit 236 for turn instructions.
  • the configuration of the image DB will be described more specifically with reference to FIG.
  • FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of the image DB.
  • a management flag is associated in addition to the image data supplied from the image generation unit 236, the identifier attached to the image data, and the turn instruction position associated with the image data.
  • the identifier “001” illustrated in FIG. 5 is associated with “image data # 1” as image data, “1” as a management flag, and “P1” as a turn instruction position.
  • the management flag is a flag indicating whether or not the image data associated with the management flag has been transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 30.
  • “1” indicates that the image data associated with the management flag has been transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 30, and “0” indicates that the image data associated with the management flag is It shows that it has not transmitted to the onboard equipment 30.
  • FIG. 5 indicates that the image data associated with the management flag has been transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 30.
  • the storage unit 240 may be a storage medium such as a nonvolatile memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and an MO (Magneto Optical) disk.
  • the non-volatile memory include flash memory, SD card, micro SD card, USB memory, EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), and EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM).
  • the magnetic disk include a hard disk and a disk type magnetic disk.
  • the optical disc include a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), and a BD (Blu-Ray Disc (registered trademark)).
  • the vehicle state determination unit 244 determines whether or not the vehicle 1 has a predetermined driving state. For example, the vehicle state determination unit 244 determines whether or not the driving state of the vehicle 1 is a stopped state based on the presence or absence of a change in position detected by the position detection unit 220. When the vehicle state determination unit 244 determines that the driving state of the vehicle 1 is the stopped state, the vehicle state determination unit 244 extracts and extracts image data and an identifier associated with the management flag “0” in the image DB of the storage unit 240. The image data and the identifier are supplied to the communication control unit 252. In addition, the vehicle state determination unit 244 updates the management flag associated with the image data and identifier supplied to the communication control unit 252 to “1”.
  • the vehicle state determination unit 244 may determine whether or not the vehicle 1 has a predetermined driving state based on the information on the vehicle 1 received from the vehicle-mounted device 30. For example, when a speed sensor provided in the vehicle 1 outputs a vehicle speed pulse signal corresponding to the rotational speed of the drive wheel and the vehicle 1 calculates the speed of the vehicle 1 based on the vehicle speed pulse signal, the vehicle state determination unit 244 Can determine whether or not the driving state of the vehicle 1 is stopped based on the speed of the vehicle 1 calculated by the vehicle 1.
  • the arrival determination unit 248 determines, based on the position of the vehicle 1 input from the position detection unit 220, the turn instruction position reached by the vehicle 1 among the turn instruction positions included in the image DB of the storage unit 240. For example, the arrival determination unit 248 may determine a turn instruction position that matches the position of the vehicle 1 or a turn instruction position within a predetermined range from the position of the vehicle 1 as the turn instruction position that the vehicle 1 has reached. Then, arrival determination unit 248 extracts an identifier associated with the turn instruction position where vehicle 1 has arrived, and supplies the extracted identifier to communication control unit 252.
  • the above-described identifier is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 30 as described later, and is used to extract image data stored in association with the identifier in the vehicle-mounted device 30. For this reason, when the image data associated with the identifier is not transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 30, the image data associated with the identifier is extracted in the vehicle-mounted device 30 even if the identifier is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 30. Not. Therefore, the arrival determination unit 248 indicates that when the management flag “0” is associated with the turn instruction position reached by the vehicle 1, that is, the image data associated with the turn instruction position reached by the vehicle 1 is the in-vehicle device 30. If not transmitted to the communication control unit 252, the identifier associated with the turn instruction position may not be supplied.
  • the communication control unit 252 controls communication performed between the communication unit 256 and the vehicle-mounted device 30. For example, the communication control unit 252 controls transmission by the communication unit 256 of the image data to which the identifier supplied from the vehicle state determination unit 244 is attached. Further, the communication control unit 252 controls transmission of the identifier supplied from the arrival determination unit 248 by the communication unit 256.
  • the communication unit 256 is an example of a first communication unit that communicates with the vehicle-mounted device 30.
  • the communication unit 256 wirelessly transmits the image data with the identifier and the identifier to the vehicle-mounted device 30 according to the control of the communication control unit 252.
  • the communication unit 256 may receive information obtained from various sensors provided in the vehicle 1 from the vehicle-mounted device 30.
  • the communication method performed between the communication unit 256 and the vehicle-mounted device 30 may be Bluetooth (registered trademark), another wireless communication method, or a wired communication method. Also good.
  • the communication unit 256 may be a functional block corresponding to the physical layer, and the communication control unit 252 may be a functional block corresponding to an upper layer of the physical layer.
  • image data with an identifier is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 30 when the driving state of the vehicle 1 is stopped, and the vehicle 1 has reached the turn instruction position.
  • an identifier associated with the turn instruction position is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 30.
  • the in-vehicle device 30 receives the image data and the identifiers to which these identifiers are attached from the mobile terminal 20, and thus can give a turn instruction to the user at an appropriate position.
  • the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 30 will be described with reference to FIG.
  • FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 30 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the vehicle-mounted device 30 according to the present embodiment includes a communication unit 320, a storage unit 324, a display control unit 328, and a display unit 332.
  • the communication unit 320 is an example of a second communication unit that performs communication with the communication unit 256 of the mobile terminal 20. For example, the communication unit 320 receives image data to which an identifier is attached from the communication unit 256 of the mobile terminal 20. Further, the communication unit 320 receives the same identifier as the identifier attached to the received image data from the communication unit 256 of the mobile terminal 20. Note that the communication unit 320 may transmit information obtained by various sensors provided in the vehicle 1 to the communication unit 256 of the mobile terminal 20.
  • the storage unit 324 stores a program and data used for the operation of the vehicle-mounted device 30.
  • the storage unit 324 according to the present embodiment stores image data with an identifier received from the mobile terminal 20, as shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing data stored in the storage unit 324 of the vehicle-mounted device 30.
  • the storage unit 324 stores image data in association with each identifier.
  • the identifier “001” shown in FIG. 7 is associated with “image data # 1” as image data.
  • the storage unit 324 may be a storage medium such as a non-volatile memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and an MO (Magneto Optical) disk, similar to the storage unit 240 of the mobile terminal 20.
  • a storage medium such as a non-volatile memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and an MO (Magneto Optical) disk, similar to the storage unit 240 of the mobile terminal 20.
  • the display control unit 328 controls display on the display unit 332.
  • the display control unit 328 according to the present embodiment extracts image data with the identifier from the storage unit 324, and based on the extracted image data.
  • the turn instruction image 60 is displayed on the display unit 332.
  • the display control unit 328 extracts “image data # 2” with the identifier “002” from the storage unit 324, and “image data # 2”. Based on the above, the turn instruction image 60 is displayed on the display unit 332.
  • the mobile terminal 20 transmits the identifier of the image data generated for the turn instruction position to the communication unit 320 of the vehicle-mounted device 30. For this reason, the display unit 332 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 displays the turn instruction image 60 based on the image data generated for the turn instruction position reached by the vehicle 1 when the vehicle 1 actually reaches the turn instruction position. Is possible. Further, in the present embodiment, when the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position, an identifier having a data amount smaller than that of the image data is transmitted, but the image data is not transmitted. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the turn instruction image is transmitted with a small delay after the vehicle 1 arrives at the turn instruction position, as compared with an example in which image data is transmitted when the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position. 60 can be displayed.
  • FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the navigation system according to the first embodiment.
  • the image generation unit 236 identifies each turn instruction position on the route, and for each identified turn instruction position, Image data indicating the turn position and turn direction is generated (S408).
  • the storage unit 240 stores an image DB including the image data supplied from the image generation unit 236, an identifier attached to the image data, a turn instruction position associated with the image data, and a management flag (S412). .
  • the navigation system repeats the image display control shown in S416 to S448 until the vehicle 1 arrives at the destination.
  • the vehicle state determination unit 244 determines that the driving state of the vehicle 1 is a stopped state (S416 / yes)
  • the image data associated with the management flag “0” in the image DB of the storage unit 240 is supplied to the communication control unit 252 (S420).
  • the communication control unit 252 causes the image data and the identifier supplied from the vehicle state determination unit 244 to be transmitted from the communication unit 256 to the vehicle-mounted device 30 (S424).
  • the vehicle state determination unit 244 updates the management flag associated with the image data and the identifier supplied to the communication control unit 252 to “1” (S428).
  • the storage unit 324 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 stores the image data and the identifier transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 (S432). These processes of S416 to S432 are repeated until the vehicle 1 starts running (S434).
  • the arrival determination unit 248 is based on the position of the vehicle 1 input from the position detection unit 220, and the vehicle 1 among the turn instruction positions included in the image DB of the storage unit 240. It is determined whether there is a turn instruction position that has reached (S436). When the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position (S436 / yes), the arrival determination unit 248 extracts an identifier associated with the turn instruction position reached by the vehicle 1, and sends the extracted identifier to the communication control unit 252. Supply (S440). The communication control unit 252 causes the communication unit 256 to transmit the identifier supplied from the arrival determination unit 248 to the vehicle-mounted device 30 (S444).
  • the display control unit 328 of the on-vehicle device 30 extracts the image data to which the identifier is attached from the storage unit 324, and extracts the extracted image. Based on the data, the turn instruction image 60 is displayed on the display unit 332 (S448).
  • the mobile terminal 20 can set the route shown in S404 again and can sequentially execute each process shown up to S444.
  • the image generation unit 236 recycles the image data, management flag, and identifier for the overlapping turn instruction positions. A part of the generation of the image data and the transmission of the image data to the vehicle-mounted device 30 by the communication control unit 252 and the communication unit 256 can be omitted.
  • the mobile terminal 20 transmits the image data about the turn instruction position that the vehicle 1 can reach in the future to the vehicle-mounted device 30 in advance.
  • the mobile terminal 20 transmits an image data identifier for the turn instruction position.
  • the data amount of the identifier is smaller than the data amount of the image data.
  • the turn instruction is performed with a small delay after the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position.
  • An image 60 is displayed. That is, according to the present embodiment, the turn instruction image 60 to be displayed at the turn instruction position can be displayed at a position closer to the turn instruction position, so that the accuracy of display of the turn instruction image 60 is improved. Is possible. Since the navigation system according to the present embodiment displays the turn instruction image 60 based on the actual vehicle position, the display accuracy can be improved in comparison with the navigation system according to the comparative example described with reference to FIG. Is possible.
  • image data with an identifier is transmitted while the vehicle 1 is stopped.
  • the vehicle 1 does not reach the turn instruction position while the vehicle 1 is stopped, and the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position while the vehicle 1 is traveling.
  • the transmission of the identifier from the mobile terminal 20 to the vehicle-mounted device 30 is performed while the vehicle 1 is in the traveling state. Accordingly, since the overlap between the transmission timing of the image data to which the identifier is attached and the transmission timing of the identifier is avoided, it is possible to suppress a communication delay that occurs when the identifier is transmitted.
  • one turn instruction position is specified for one turn position and one image data is generated.
  • the present embodiment is not limited to this example.
  • the image generation unit 236 may specify a plurality of turn instruction positions for one turn position and generate a plurality of image data.
  • the image generation unit 236 selects a point 100 m before the X intersection, a point 50 m before the X intersection, a point 30 m before the X intersection, and a point 10 m before the X intersection.
  • the turn instruction position may be specified, and image data for turn instruction may be generated for each turn instruction position.
  • a turn instruction image 60-1 is displayed at a point 100m before the X intersection
  • a turn instruction image 60-2 is displayed at a point 50m before the X intersection
  • 30m from the X intersection As shown in FIG. 9, a turn instruction image 60-1 is displayed at a point 100m before the X intersection, a turn instruction image 60-2 is displayed at a point 50m before the X intersection, and 30m from the X intersection.
  • a turn instruction image 60-3 is displayed at a point in front, and a turn instruction image 60-4 is displayed at a point 10 meters before the X intersection.
  • the user can grasp the sense of distance between the vehicle 1 and the turn position that changes as the vehicle
  • the image generation unit 236 may generate common image data for a plurality of turn instruction positions as a second modification.
  • the image generation unit 236 may generate left turn image data that does not include an individual name such as an X intersection.
  • the image data includes a plurality of turn instruction positions to which a left turn should be guided. Can be associated.
  • the number of image data transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 to the vehicle-mounted device 30 is reduced. Therefore, the amount of communication traffic between the mobile terminal 20 and the vehicle-mounted device 30 and the storage unit 324 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 It is possible to suppress the storage capacity used.
  • the turn instruction image 60 is described as an example of the driving support image for supporting the driving of the user of the vehicle 1, and the turn instruction position is described as an example of the specific position of the vehicle 1.
  • the image and the specific position are not limited to such an example.
  • the image generation unit 236 according to the third modification may specify a position a predetermined distance before a position where a guidance target such as a convenience store, a gas station, or a railroad crossing exists on the route as the specific position. Further, the image generation unit 236 may generate image data indicating the presence of the guidance target for the specified specific position.
  • the image generation unit 236 specifies a position 100m before the railroad crossing on the route as the specific position, and generates image data indicating that there is a railroad crossing 100m ahead.
  • the display unit 332 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 displays a warning image 62 indicating the presence of a crossing as a driving assistance image.
  • the driving assistance image may be the route guidance image 50. That is, the mobile terminal 20 generates image data for displaying the route guidance image 50 at each point on the route, attaches an identifier to each image data, and transmits the image data to the vehicle-mounted device 30. By transmitting the identifier of the image data corresponding to the position to the vehicle-mounted device 30, the route guidance image 50 can be displayed as a driving assistance image in the vehicle-mounted device 30. In this case, since the data amount of the image data transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 to the vehicle-mounted device increases, the effect of transmitting the image data while the vehicle 1 is stopped, that is, the communication delay that occurs when the identifier is transmitted. The suppression effect appears more prominently.
  • the communication control unit 252 may monitor the communication traffic amount of the mobile terminal 20 and control transmission of image data when the communication traffic amount of the mobile terminal 20 is less than a threshold value. According to this configuration, communication other than the image data performed by the mobile terminal 20 can be prevented from being hindered by the transmission of the image data.
  • communication other than image data includes, for example, communication of audio data for a hands-free call.
  • the image data with the identifier transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 is stored in the storage unit 324 of the in-vehicle device 30.
  • the storage capacity of the storage unit 324 is finite, it may be difficult for the storage unit 324 to simultaneously store image data for all turn instruction positions on the route.
  • the communication unit 320 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 notifies the mobile terminal 20 of the free capacity of the storage unit 324 of the vehicle-mounted device 30, and the communication control unit 252 of the mobile terminal 20 takes into account the free capacity of the storage unit 324.
  • Data transmission may be controlled.
  • the communication control unit 252 of the mobile terminal 20 instructs the communication unit 256 to transmit image data that fits in the free capacity of the storage unit 324, and the storage unit 324 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 is used to display the turn instruction image 60.
  • the communication control unit 252 of the mobile terminal 20 may instruct the communication unit 256 to transmit new image data that can fit in the free space of the storage unit 324 that has been increased by the deletion of the image data. .
  • the storage unit 324 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 may delete the image data based on an instruction from the mobile terminal 20 side.
  • the notification of the free capacity from the vehicle-mounted device 30 to the mobile terminal 20 may be performed at a timing when the free capacity of the storage unit 324 becomes less than a predetermined capacity.
  • Second Embodiment >> The first embodiment and the modification examples of the present invention have been described above. Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The second embodiment of the present invention can realize a navigation system by cloud computing.
  • FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a navigation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the navigation system according to the present embodiment includes the server 10, the communication network 12, the mobile terminal 22, and the vehicle-mounted device 30 mounted on the vehicle 1. Since the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 30 according to the second embodiment is substantially the same as the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 30 described in the first embodiment, details here about the vehicle-mounted device 30 according to the second embodiment. The detailed explanation is omitted.
  • the communication network 12 is a wired or wireless transmission path for information transmitted from a device connected to the communication network 12.
  • the communication network 12 may include a public line network such as the Internet, a telephone line network, a satellite communication network, various LANs including the Ethernet (registered trademark), a WAN (Wide Area Network), and the like.
  • the communication network 12 may include a dedicated line network such as an IP-VPN (Internet Protocol-Virtual Private Network).
  • IP-VPN Internet Protocol-Virtual Private Network
  • the server 10 is an example of an information processing apparatus having a navigation function. That is, the server 10 includes the route setting unit 228, the image generation unit 236, the storage unit 240, the vehicle state determination unit 244, the arrival determination unit 248, the communication control unit 252 and the communication unit of the mobile terminal 20 described in the first embodiment. It has a function corresponding to 256. For example, the server 10 generates image data for displaying the route guidance image 50 on the mobile terminal 22 according to the position information received from the mobile terminal 22. Further, the server 10 generates image data for turn instruction for each turn instruction position on the set route, and stores the image DB described with reference to FIG. 5 including the image data.
  • the mobile terminal 22 is an example of an information processing apparatus that transmits image data for turn instructions to the vehicle-mounted device 30 in cooperation with the server 10.
  • the mobile terminal 22 has functions corresponding to the position detection unit 220, the operation unit 224, the display unit 232, the vehicle state determination unit 244, and the communication unit 256 of the mobile terminal 20 described in the first embodiment.
  • the route guidance image 50 is displayed based on the image data received from 10.
  • the mobile terminal 22 receives image data for a turn instruction with an identifier from the server 10 and displays the image data with the identifier on the vehicle-mounted device 30. Thereafter, the mobile terminal 22 transmits the identifier received from the server 10 to the vehicle-mounted device 30.
  • FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the navigation system according to the second embodiment.
  • the mobile terminal 22 continuously transmits the position information of the vehicle 1 detected by the position detection unit 220 to the server 10 (S504).
  • the mobile terminal 22 transmits the destination information input by the user operation to the server 10 (S508).
  • the server 10 sets the destination of the vehicle 1 according to the destination information received from the mobile terminal 22, and sets a route connecting the destination and the current position of the vehicle 1 (S512). Then, the server 10 identifies each turn instruction position on the route, and generates image data indicating a turn position and a turn direction for each identified turn instruction position (S516). Subsequently, the server 10 stores an image DB including the generated image data, an identifier of the image data, a turn instruction position, and a management flag (S520).
  • the navigation system repeats the image display control shown in S524 to S568 until the vehicle 1 arrives at the destination.
  • the server 10 determines whether or not the vehicle 1 is in a stopped state based on position information received from the mobile terminal 22, for example (S524). If the server 10 determines that the vehicle 1 is stopped (S524 / yes), the server 10 extracts the image data and the identifier associated with the management flag “0” in the image DB (S528), and extracts the extracted image. The data and identifier are transmitted to the mobile terminal 22 (S532), and the management flag associated with the transmitted image data and identifier is updated to “1” (S536).
  • the mobile terminal 22 transmits the image data and identifier received from the server 10 to the vehicle-mounted device 30 (S540), and the vehicle-mounted device 30 stores the image data and identifier received from the mobile terminal 22 in the storage unit 324 ( S544). These processes of S524 to S544 are repeated until the vehicle 1 starts running (S548).
  • the server 10 determines whether there is a turn instruction position reached by the vehicle 1 among the turn instruction positions included in the image DB based on the position information received from the mobile terminal 22 (S552).
  • the arrival determination unit 248 extracts an identifier associated with the turn instruction position at which the vehicle 1 has arrived, and transmits the extracted identifier to the mobile terminal 22.
  • the mobile terminal 22 transmits the identifier received from the server 10 to the vehicle-mounted device 30 (S564), and the vehicle-mounted device 30 extracts and extracts the image data with the identifier received from the mobile terminal 22 from the storage unit 324.
  • the turn instruction image 60 is displayed on the display unit 332 based on the image data (S568).
  • the turn instruction image 60 is displayed with a small delay after the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position.
  • the effect of being able to do so can be realized by cloud computing.
  • the server 10 determines whether or not the vehicle 1 is stopped based on the position information received from the mobile terminal 22. Can do. For this reason, the mobile terminal 22 may not transmit a vehicle stop notification to the server 10.
  • the server 10 communicates with the mobile terminal 22 and the mobile terminal 22 communicates with the vehicle-mounted device 30.
  • the present embodiment is not limited to such an example.
  • the vehicle-mounted device 30 may communicate without going through the mobile terminal 22.
  • the vehicle-mounted device 30 may detect the position information of the vehicle 1 and continuously transmit the position information of the vehicle 1 to the server 10.
  • each modification described in the first embodiment can be applied to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 20.
  • the mobile terminal 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, an input device 208, an output device 210, A storage device 211 and a communication device 215 are provided.
  • a CPU Central Processing Unit
  • ROM Read Only Memory
  • RAM Random Access Memory
  • the CPU 201 functions as an arithmetic processing unit and a control unit, and controls the overall operation in the mobile terminal 20 according to various programs. Further, the CPU 201 may be a microprocessor.
  • the ROM 202 stores programs used by the CPU 201, calculation parameters, and the like.
  • the RAM 203 temporarily stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 201, parameters that change as appropriate during the execution, and the like. These are connected to each other by a host bus including a CPU bus. Mainly, the functions of the route setting unit 228, the image generation unit 236, the vehicle state determination unit 244, the arrival determination unit 248, and the communication control unit 252 are realized by the cooperation of the CPU 201, the ROM 202, the RAM 203, and the software.
  • the input device 208 includes input means for a user to input information, such as a mouse, keyboard, touch panel, button, microphone, switch, and lever, and an input control circuit that generates an input signal based on the input by the user and outputs the input signal to the CPU 201. Etc.
  • the user of the mobile terminal 20 can input various data and instruct processing operations to the mobile terminal 20 by operating the input device 208.
  • the input device 208 corresponds to the operation unit 224 described with reference to FIG.
  • the output device 210 includes, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, an OLED device, and a lamp. Furthermore, the output device 210 includes an audio output device such as a speaker and headphones. For example, the display device displays a captured image or a generated image. On the other hand, the audio output device converts audio data or the like into audio and outputs it.
  • a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, an OLED device, and a lamp.
  • the output device 210 includes an audio output device such as a speaker and headphones.
  • the display device displays a captured image or a generated image.
  • the audio output device converts audio data or the like into audio and outputs it.
  • the storage device 211 is a device for storing data.
  • the storage device 211 may include a storage medium, a recording device that records data on the storage medium, a reading device that reads data from the storage medium, a deletion device that deletes data recorded on the storage medium, and the like.
  • the storage device 211 corresponds to the storage unit 240 described with reference to FIG. 4 and stores programs executed by the CPU 201 and various data.
  • the communication device 215 is a communication interface configured with, for example, a communication device for connecting to the communication network 12.
  • the communication device 215 may include a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) compatible communication device, an LTE (Long Term Evolution) compatible communication device, a wire communication device that performs wired communication, or a Bluetooth communication device.
  • a wireless LAN Local Area Network
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • the vehicle-mounted device 30 and the server 10 according to the second embodiment also have hardware equivalent to the CPU 201, the ROM 202, the RAM 203, and the like, similar to the mobile terminal 20.
  • the function of the display control unit 328 is realized by the cooperation of the hardware and software of the vehicle-mounted device 30, and the route setting unit 228 and the image generation unit 236 are realized by the cooperation of the server 10 and the software according to the second embodiment.
  • Functions equivalent to the storage unit 240, the vehicle state determination unit 244, the arrival determination unit 248, the communication control unit 252, and the communication unit 256 are realized.
  • the mobile terminal 20 (mobile terminal 22) transmits the image data about the turn instruction position that the vehicle 1 can reach in the future to the vehicle-mounted device 30 in advance.
  • the mobile terminal 20 (mobile terminal 22) transmits an identifier of image data for the turn instruction position.
  • the data amount of the identifier is smaller than the data amount of the image data.
  • the turn instruction is performed with a small delay after the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position.
  • An image 60 is displayed. That is, according to the present embodiment, the turn instruction image 60 to be displayed at the turn instruction position can be displayed at a position closer to the turn instruction position, so that the accuracy of display of the turn instruction image 60 is improved. Is possible. Since the navigation system according to the present embodiment displays the turn instruction image 60 based on the actual vehicle position, the display accuracy can be improved in comparison with the navigation system according to the comparative example described with reference to FIG. Is possible.
  • the mobile terminal 20 estimates a delay time that may occur between the mobile terminal 20 and the vehicle-mounted device 30 for the communication of the identifier, and determines the position of the vehicle 1 after the delay time from the current time. It may be predicted. Then, the arrival determination unit 248 may extract the identifier from the image DB when the predicted position of the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position.
  • the turn instruction image 60 to be displayed at the turn instruction position can be displayed at a position closer to the turn instruction position, so that the display accuracy of the turn instruction image 60 can be improved.
  • the delay time that can occur for communication of the above-described identifier is sufficiently smaller than the delay time that can occur for communication of image data, so the actual position at the time when the delay time has elapsed from the predicted position of the vehicle 1.
  • the error from the position of the vehicle 1 is also reduced. For this reason, even when the embodiment of the present invention is combined with the technical idea related to the prediction of the vehicle position, it is possible to suppress a case where an erroneous display such as the comparative example occurs. Display accuracy is improved.
  • each step in the processing of the navigation system of the present specification does not necessarily have to be processed in time series in the order described as a sequence diagram.
  • each step in the processing of the navigation system may be processed in an order different from the order described as the sequence diagram or may be processed in parallel.
  • a computer program for causing the hardware such as the CPU 201, the ROM 202, and the RAM 203 built in the mobile terminal 20, the vehicle-mounted device 30 and the server 10 to perform the functions of the mobile terminal 20, the vehicle-mounted device 30 and the server 10 is also created.
  • functions such as the image generation unit 236, the vehicle state determination unit 244, and the arrival determination unit 248 may be implemented in the mobile terminal 20 by the mobile terminal 20 downloading and installing a computer program.
  • a storage medium storing the computer program is also provided.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Educational Technology (AREA)
  • Educational Administration (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Navigation (AREA)
  • Instructional Devices (AREA)
  • Time Recorders, Dirve Recorders, Access Control (AREA)
  • Traffic Control Systems (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention suppresses the influence of communication delay and enhances the accuracy of display corresponding to a vehicle position. In an information processing system comprising an onboard device mounted on a vehicle and an information processing device, the information processing device is provided with a first communication unit for transmitting image data having identifiers attached thereto to the onboard device and a communication control unit for controlling the first communication unit so as to transmit to the onboard device an identifier from among the identifiers attached to the transmitted image data that corresponds to the position of the vehicle, and the onboard device is provided with a second communication unit for receiving the image data having identifiers attached thereto and the identifier from the information processing device, a storage unit for storing the image data having identifiers attached thereto that has been received by the second communication unit, and a display control unit for, when the identifier corresponding to the vehicle position is received from the information processing device by the second communication unit, extracting the image data having the identifier attached thereto from the storage unit and controlling display on the basis of the extracted image data.

Description

情報処理システム、プログラムおよび車載器Information processing system, program, and in-vehicle device
 本発明は、情報処理システム、プログラムおよび車載器に関する。 The present invention relates to an information processing system, a program, and a vehicle-mounted device.
 近日、車両の現在位置、および右左折などのターンを車両のユーザに提示するナビゲーションシステムが広く普及している。例えば、表示機能を有する車載器と、ナビゲーション機能を有する移動端末とからなるナビゲーションシステムが知られている。このナビゲーションシステムにおいては、移動端末がナビゲーションのための画像データを生成し、移動端末が当該画像データを無線で車載器に送信し、車載器が当該画像データに基づいて表示処理を行う。 In the near future, navigation systems that present vehicle users to the current position of the vehicle and turns such as turning left and right are widely used. For example, a navigation system that includes an in-vehicle device having a display function and a mobile terminal having a navigation function is known. In this navigation system, the mobile terminal generates image data for navigation, the mobile terminal wirelessly transmits the image data to the vehicle-mounted device, and the vehicle-mounted device performs display processing based on the image data.
 さらに、特許文献1には、移動端末と、当該移動端末にネットワークを介して接続されるセンタからなるナビゲーションシステムが開示されている。当該ナビゲーションシステムにおけるセンタは、移動端末から受信される情報に基づいて移動端末の位置を示す画像データを生成および送信し、移動端末は、センタから受信される画像データに基づいて表示処理を行う。ここで、センタは、移動端末とセンタの間の通信遅延に基づき、移動端末で画像データが表示されるタイミングにおける存在位置を予測し、予測した存在位置を示す画像データを生成する。 Furthermore, Patent Document 1 discloses a navigation system including a mobile terminal and a center connected to the mobile terminal via a network. The center in the navigation system generates and transmits image data indicating the position of the mobile terminal based on information received from the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal performs display processing based on the image data received from the center. Here, the center predicts an existing position at a timing at which image data is displayed on the mobile terminal based on a communication delay between the mobile terminal and the center, and generates image data indicating the predicted existing position.
特開2005-25037号公報Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-25037
 しかし、特許文献1に記載のナビゲーションシステムでは、予測された存在位置に基づいて表示が行われるので、車両速度の変化や車両の方向転換が急に生じた場合、実際の存在位置と異なる位置に基づいた表示、すなわち誤表示が発生してしまう。 However, in the navigation system described in Patent Document 1, since the display is performed based on the predicted presence position, when a change in the vehicle speed or a change in the direction of the vehicle occurs suddenly, the navigation system has a position different from the actual presence position. Display based, that is, erroneous display occurs.
 そこで、本発明は、上記問題に鑑みてなされたものであり、本発明の目的とするところは、通信遅延による影響を抑制し、車両における表示の正確性を向上することが可能な、新規かつ改良された情報処理システム、プログラムおよび車載器を提供することにある。 Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is a novel and capable of suppressing the influence of communication delay and improving display accuracy in a vehicle. An object is to provide an improved information processing system, program, and vehicle-mounted device.
 上記課題を解決するために、本発明のある観点によれば、
車両に搭載される車載器と、情報処理装置からなる情報処理システムであって、前記情報処理装置は、識別子が付された画像データを前記車載器に送信し、前記識別子のうちの少なくとも一部を前記車載器に送信する第1通信部と、送信済みの画像データに付された識別子のうちで前記車両の位置に応じた識別子を前記車載器に送信するように、前記第1通信部を制御する通信制御部を備え、前記車載器は、前記情報処理装置から前記識別子が付された画像データ、および前記識別子を受信する第2通信部と、前記第2通信部により受信された前記識別子が付された画像データを記憶する記憶部と、前記第2通信部により前記情報処理装置から前記車両の位置に応じた識別子が受信されると、当該識別子が付された画像データを前記記憶部から抽出し、抽出した画像データに基づいて表示制御を行う表示制御部と、を備える情報処理システムが提供される。
In order to solve the above problems, according to one aspect of the present invention,
An information processing system comprising an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and an information processing device, wherein the information processing device transmits image data to which an identifier is attached to the on-vehicle device, and at least a part of the identifier The first communication unit for transmitting to the vehicle-mounted device, and the first communication unit to transmit an identifier corresponding to the position of the vehicle among the identifiers attached to the transmitted image data to the vehicle-mounted device. A communication control unit for controlling the vehicle-mounted device, wherein the vehicle-mounted device receives image data to which the identifier is attached from the information processing apparatus, a second communication unit that receives the identifier, and the identifier received by the second communication unit. When the identifier corresponding to the position of the vehicle is received from the information processing apparatus by the second communication unit, the storage unit stores the image data to which the identifier is attached. Or Extracted, the information processing system comprising a display control unit, the performing display control based on the extracted image data is provided.
 前記情報処理装置は、前記画像データを生成する画像生成部と、前記画像データに付された識別子を特定位置と関連付けて記憶する記憶部と、前記車両が到達した特定位置に関連付けられている識別子を抽出する到達判定部と、を備え、前記通信制御部は、前記到達判定部により抽出された前記識別子を前記車載器に送信するよう、前記第1通信部を制御してもよい。 The information processing apparatus includes an image generation unit that generates the image data, a storage unit that stores an identifier attached to the image data in association with a specific position, and an identifier that is associated with the specific position reached by the vehicle The communication control unit may control the first communication unit to transmit the identifier extracted by the arrival determination unit to the vehicle-mounted device.
 前記記憶部は、前記画像生成部により生成された1または2以上の画像データを記憶し、前記通信制御部は、前記車両の運転状態に応じて、前記記憶部に記憶された前記1または2以上の画像データの送信を制御してもよい。 The storage unit stores one or more image data generated by the image generation unit, and the communication control unit stores the 1 or 2 stored in the storage unit according to the driving state of the vehicle. The transmission of the above image data may be controlled.
 前記画像生成部は、前記車両の現在位置と目的地の間のルート上の特定位置について画像データを生成し、前記記憶部は、前記特定位置を、当該特定位置について生成された前記画像データの識別子と関連付けて記憶してもよい。 The image generation unit generates image data for a specific position on a route between the current position of the vehicle and a destination, and the storage unit determines the specific position of the image data generated for the specific position. It may be stored in association with the identifier.
 前記第1通信部は、無線通信により前記画像データおよび前記識別子を前記車載器に送信してもよい。 The first communication unit may transmit the image data and the identifier to the vehicle-mounted device by wireless communication.
 また、上記課題を解決するために、本発明の別の観点によれば、コンピュータに、識別子が付された画像データを車両に搭載される車載器に送信する処理と、送信済みの画像データに付された識別子のうちで前記車両の位置に応じた識別子を前記車載器に送信する処理と、を行わせるための、プログラムが提供される。 In order to solve the above-described problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, a process for transmitting image data with an identifier to a computer to an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle, and the transmitted image data A program is provided for performing the process of transmitting an identifier corresponding to a position of the vehicle among the attached identifiers to the vehicle-mounted device.
 また、上記課題を解決するために、本発明の別の観点によれば、車両に搭載される車載器であって、情報処理装置と通信する通信部と、前記通信部により受信された識別子が付された画像データを記憶する記憶部と、前記通信部により前記情報処理装置から前記車両の位置に応じた識別子が受信されると、当該識別子が付された画像データを前記記憶部から抽出し、抽出した画像データに基づいて表示装置の表示を制御する表示制御部と、を備える、車載器が提供される。 Moreover, in order to solve the said subject, according to another viewpoint of this invention, it is an onboard equipment mounted in a vehicle, Comprising: The communication part which communicates with information processing apparatus, and the identifier received by the said communication part are When an identifier corresponding to the position of the vehicle is received from the information processing apparatus by the storage unit that stores the attached image data and the communication unit, the image data to which the identifier is attached is extracted from the storage unit. An on-vehicle device is provided that includes a display control unit that controls display of the display device based on the extracted image data.
 以上説明したように本発明によれば、通信遅延による影響を抑制し、車両における表示の正確性を向上することが可能である。 As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the influence of communication delay and improve the accuracy of display on the vehicle.
本発明の第1の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムを示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the navigation system by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. 車両の車室前方の外観を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the external appearance ahead of the compartment of a vehicle. 比較例によるナビゲーションシステムの動作を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the navigation system by a comparative example. 本発明の第1の実施形態による移動端末の構成を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the mobile terminal by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. 画像DBの構成例を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of image DB. 本発明の第1の実施形態による車載器の構成を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the onboard equipment by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. 車載器の記憶部に記憶されるデータを示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the data memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of onboard equipment. 第1の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムの動作を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the navigation system by 1st Embodiment. 第1の変形例を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows a 1st modification. 第2の変形例を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the 2nd modification. 本発明の第2の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムを示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the navigation system by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. 第2の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムの動作を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the navigation system by 2nd Embodiment. 移動端末のハードウェア構成を示した説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which showed the hardware constitutions of the mobile terminal.
 以下に添付図面を参照しながら、本発明の実施の形態について詳細に説明する。なお、本明細書及び図面において、実質的に同一の機能構成を有する構成要素については、同一の符号を付することにより重複説明を省略する。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.
 また、本明細書及び図面において、実質的に同一の機能構成を有する複数の構成要素を、同一の符号の後に異なるアルファベットを付して区別する場合もある。ただし、実質的に同一の機能構成を有する複数の構成要素の各々を特に区別する必要がない場合、同一符号のみを付する。 In the present specification and drawings, a plurality of constituent elements having substantially the same functional configuration may be distinguished by adding different alphabets after the same reference numeral. However, when it is not necessary to particularly distinguish each of a plurality of constituent elements having substantially the same functional configuration, only the same reference numerals are given.
 <<1.第1の実施形態>>
  <1-1.ナビゲーションシステムの概要>
 まず、図1および図2を参照し、本発明の第1の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムの概要を説明する。
<< 1. First Embodiment >>
<1-1. Overview of the navigation system>
First, an overview of a navigation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
 図1は、本発明の第1の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムを示す説明図である。図1に示したように、本実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムは、移動端末20および車両1に搭載された車載器30を有する情報処理システムである。 FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a navigation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the navigation system according to the present embodiment is an information processing system having a mobile terminal 20 and an in-vehicle device 30 mounted on the vehicle 1.
 移動端末20は、ナビゲーション機能を有する情報処理装置の一例である。移動端末20は、車両1の目的地が設定されると、車両1の現在位置から目的地に到達するためのルートを示すルート案内画像を表示する。また、移動端末20は、ルート上のターン指示位置(右折位置および左折位置などをユーザに指示する位置)ごとに画像データを生成し、当該画像データを車載器30に無線送信する。車載器30は、移動端末20から受信される画像データに基づき、各ターン指示位置においてターン指示画像を表示する。以下、図2を参照して移動端末20および車載器30についてより具体的に説明する。 The mobile terminal 20 is an example of an information processing apparatus having a navigation function. When the destination of the vehicle 1 is set, the mobile terminal 20 displays a route guidance image indicating a route for reaching the destination from the current position of the vehicle 1. In addition, the mobile terminal 20 generates image data for each turn instruction position on the route (a position where the user specifies a right turn position, a left turn position, and the like), and wirelessly transmits the image data to the vehicle-mounted device 30. The vehicle-mounted device 30 displays a turn instruction image at each turn instruction position based on the image data received from the mobile terminal 20. Hereinafter, the mobile terminal 20 and the vehicle-mounted device 30 will be described more specifically with reference to FIG.
 図2は、車両1の車室前方の外観を示す説明図である。図2に示したように、車両1の車室前方には、メータパネル16を備えるダッシュボード14が設けられる。一例として、移動端末20は、このダッシュボード14上に設置される。また、移動端末20は表示部232を備え、図2に示したように、地図上における現在位置を示す自車マーク52および目的地への経路を示すルート表示54を含むルート案内画像50が移動端末20の表示部232に表示される。 FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the appearance of the vehicle 1 in front of the passenger compartment. As shown in FIG. 2, a dashboard 14 including a meter panel 16 is provided in front of the passenger compartment of the vehicle 1. As an example, the mobile terminal 20 is installed on the dashboard 14. Further, the mobile terminal 20 includes a display unit 232, and as shown in FIG. 2, a route guidance image 50 including a vehicle mark 52 indicating the current position on the map and a route display 54 indicating the route to the destination moves. It is displayed on the display unit 232 of the terminal 20.
 メータパネル16は、スピードメータ、タコメータ、燃料計および水温計などの計器類を有する。また、メータパネル16は、車載器30の一部を構成する表示部332を有する。表示部332には、移動端末20から受信される画像データに基づいて、ターン位置およびターン方向を示すターン指示画像60が表示される。例えば、図2に示したターン指示画像60は、ターン位置が100m先にあるX交差点であること、およびX交差点におけるターン方向が左であることを示す。ここで、メータパネル16は運転席の正面に配置されることが一般的である。このため、車両1を運転するユーザは、メータパネル16内の表示部332の確認、および、当該確認によるターン位置およびターン方向の認識を、正面への視線を維持したまま行うことが可能である。 The meter panel 16 has instruments such as a speedometer, a tachometer, a fuel gauge, and a water temperature gauge. The meter panel 16 includes a display unit 332 that constitutes a part of the vehicle-mounted device 30. Based on the image data received from the mobile terminal 20, a turn instruction image 60 indicating the turn position and the turn direction is displayed on the display unit 332. For example, the turn instruction image 60 shown in FIG. 2 indicates that the turn position is an X intersection 100 m ahead, and that the turn direction at the X intersection is the left. Here, the meter panel 16 is generally arranged in front of the driver's seat. For this reason, the user who drives the vehicle 1 can confirm the display unit 332 in the meter panel 16 and recognize the turn position and the turn direction by the confirmation while keeping the line of sight to the front. .
 なお、表示部332は、液晶ディスプレイであってもよいし、OLED(Organic Light-Emitting Diode)ディスプレイであってもよい。また、図2においてはメータパネル16がスピードメータ、タコメータ、燃料計および水温計などの計器類を有する例を示したが、メータパネル16は、スピードメータ、タコメータ、燃料計および水温計などを映像により表示するディスプレイであってもよく、当該ディスプレイの一部がターン指示画像60を表示するための表示部332として用いられてもよい。 The display unit 332 may be a liquid crystal display, or an OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) display. 2 shows an example in which the meter panel 16 has instruments such as a speedometer, a tachometer, a fuel meter, and a water temperature meter. The meter panel 16 shows an image of a speed meter, a tachometer, a fuel meter, a water temperature meter, and the like. A part of the display may be used as the display unit 332 for displaying the turn instruction image 60.
 また、図2においては、メータパネル16内に表示部332が設けられる例を示したが、本実施形態はかかる例に限定されない。例えば、表示部332は、ダッシュボード14の上に設けられるHUD(Head Up Display)であってもよい。この場合、表示部332が車両1のフロントガラスにターン指示画像60を投影することにより、車両1の運転手がターン指示画像を確認することが可能となる。 2 shows an example in which the display unit 332 is provided in the meter panel 16, but the present embodiment is not limited to this example. For example, the display unit 332 may be a HUD (Head Up Display) provided on the dashboard 14. In this case, the display unit 332 projects the turn instruction image 60 onto the windshield of the vehicle 1 so that the driver of the vehicle 1 can confirm the turn instruction image.
 また、図2においては、移動端末20の一例としてスマートフォンを示したが、移動端末20はスマートフォンに限定されない。例えば、移動端末20は、PND(Portable/Personal Navigation Device)、携帯電話、PHS(Personal Handyphone System)、携帯用音楽再生装置、携帯用映像処理装置、携帯用ゲーム機器などの情報処理装置であってもよい。 Moreover, in FIG. 2, although the smart phone was shown as an example of the mobile terminal 20, the mobile terminal 20 is not limited to a smart phone. For example, the mobile terminal 20 is an information processing device such as a PND (Portable / Personal Navigation Device), a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), a portable music playback device, a portable video processing device, a portable game device, and the like. Also good.
 また、図1および図2においては車両1として四輪自動車を示しているが、本実施形態が適用され得る車両は四輪自動車に限定されない。例えば、二輪自動車、自転車、軍用車および電車などの車両にも本実施形態を適用可能である。 1 and 2 show a four-wheeled vehicle as the vehicle 1, but the vehicle to which this embodiment can be applied is not limited to a four-wheeled vehicle. For example, the present embodiment can be applied to vehicles such as motorcycles, bicycles, military vehicles, and trains.
  <1-2.背景>
 以上、本発明の第1の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムの概要を説明した。続いて、本実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムの創作に至った背景を説明する。
<1-2. Background>
The overview of the navigation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Next, the background that led to the creation of the navigation system according to the present embodiment will be described.
 上述したように、車載器30は、移動端末20から受信される画像データに基づいてターン指示画像60を表示する。このため、ターン指示位置への到達時に移動端末20が画像データを車載器30に送信し、車載器30が当該画像データに基づいてターン指示画像を表示すると、画像データの通信遅延に起因して、ターン指示画像がターン指示位置への到達時から遅延して表示されてしまう。特に、移動端末20と車載器30との間の通信がブルートゥース(登録商標)のような比較的低速な無線通信で行われる場合、上記の遅延はより顕著に現れる。例えば、車両1がターン位置を通過した後にターン指示画像60が表示されることも生じ得る。 As described above, the vehicle-mounted device 30 displays the turn instruction image 60 based on the image data received from the mobile terminal 20. For this reason, when the mobile terminal 20 transmits image data to the vehicle-mounted device 30 when reaching the turn instruction position, and the vehicle-mounted device 30 displays the turn instruction image based on the image data, it is caused by a communication delay of the image data. The turn instruction image is displayed with a delay from the arrival at the turn instruction position. In particular, when the communication between the mobile terminal 20 and the vehicle-mounted device 30 is performed by a relatively low-speed wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), the above delay appears more noticeably. For example, the turn instruction image 60 may be displayed after the vehicle 1 passes through the turn position.
 上記問題を緩和するために、通信遅延の発生を考慮した上で画像データを通信することも考えられる。以下、図3を参照し、通信遅延の発生を考慮した上で画像データを通信するナビゲーションシステムを本発明の実施形態の比較例として説明する。 In order to alleviate the above problem, it may be possible to communicate image data in consideration of the occurrence of communication delay. A navigation system that communicates image data in consideration of the occurrence of communication delay will be described below as a comparative example of the embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG.
 図3は、比較例によるナビゲーションシステムの動作を示す説明図である。図3に示したように、比較例においては、まず移動端末が遅延計測メッセージを車載器に送信する(S82)。車載器は、遅延計測メッセージを受信すると、遅延計測メッセージ応答を送信する(S84)。 FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the navigation system according to the comparative example. As shown in FIG. 3, in the comparative example, first, the mobile terminal transmits a delay measurement message to the vehicle-mounted device (S82). When receiving the delay measurement message, the vehicle-mounted device transmits a delay measurement message response (S84).
 続いて、移動端末は、遅延計測メッセージの送信タイミングと遅延計測メッセージ応答の受信タイミングとの差分に基づき、移動端末および車載器間の通信の遅延時間を推定する(S86)。 Subsequently, the mobile terminal estimates the delay time of communication between the mobile terminal and the vehicle-mounted device based on the difference between the transmission timing of the delay measurement message and the reception timing of the delay measurement message response (S86).
 その後、移動端末は、現時点からS86で推定した遅延時間の経過後における車両の位置を予測し(S88)、予測した車両位置に応じた画像データを生成し(S90)、生成した画像データを車載器に送信する(S92)。そして、車載器は、移動端末から受信された画像データに基づいて表示処理を行う(S94)。 Thereafter, the mobile terminal predicts the position of the vehicle after the lapse of the delay time estimated in S86 from the present time (S88), generates image data corresponding to the predicted vehicle position (S90), and uses the generated image data in the vehicle. (S92). Then, the vehicle-mounted device performs display processing based on the image data received from the mobile terminal (S94).
 しかし、上述した比較例によるナビゲーションシステムでは、予測された車両位置に応じた画像データが生成されるので、車両速度の変化や車両の方向転換が急に生じた場合、実際の車両位置と異なる位置に基づいた表示、すなわち誤表示が発生してしまう。 However, in the navigation system according to the comparative example described above, image data corresponding to the predicted vehicle position is generated. Therefore, when a change in vehicle speed or a change in direction of the vehicle occurs suddenly, a position different from the actual vehicle position. In other words, an erroneous display occurs.
 そこで、本件発明者は、上記事情を一着眼点にして本発明の実施形態を創作するに至った。本発明の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムは、車両における表示の正確性を向上することが可能である。以下、本発明の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムにおいて上記の効果を実現するための移動端末20および車載器30の構成を順次詳細に説明する。 Therefore, the present inventor came to create an embodiment of the present invention by focusing on the above circumstances. The navigation system according to the embodiment of the present invention can improve display accuracy in a vehicle. Hereinafter, configurations of the mobile terminal 20 and the vehicle-mounted device 30 for realizing the above-described effects in the navigation system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be sequentially described in detail.
  <1-3.移動端末の構成>
 図4は、本発明の第1の実施形態による移動端末20の構成を示す説明図である。図4に示したように、本実施形態による移動端末20は、位置検出部220と、操作部224と、ルート設定部228と、表示部232と、画像生成部236と、記憶部240と、車両状態判定部244と、到達判定部248と、通信制御部252と、通信部256と、を備える。
<1-3. Configuration of mobile terminal>
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 20 according to the present embodiment includes a position detection unit 220, an operation unit 224, a route setting unit 228, a display unit 232, an image generation unit 236, a storage unit 240, A vehicle state determination unit 244, an arrival determination unit 248, a communication control unit 252, and a communication unit 256 are provided.
 (位置検出部)
 位置検出部220は、車両1の位置を検出する。本実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムにおいては、移動端末20は車両1の中で用いられるので、車両1の位置は移動端末20の位置と等価である。このため、本実施形態による位置検出部220は、移動端末20の位置を車両1の位置として検出してもよい。
(Position detector)
The position detection unit 220 detects the position of the vehicle 1. In the navigation system according to the present embodiment, since the mobile terminal 20 is used in the vehicle 1, the position of the vehicle 1 is equivalent to the position of the mobile terminal 20. For this reason, the position detection unit 220 according to the present embodiment may detect the position of the mobile terminal 20 as the position of the vehicle 1.
 なお、位置検出部220が車両1の位置を検出する方法は特に限定されない。例えば、位置検出部220は、GPS(Global Positioning System)により車両1の位置を検出してもよい。または、位置検出部220は、移動端末20に設けられる加速度センサ、ジャイロセンサおよび気圧センサなどの各種センサからの情報に基づいて車両1の位置を検出してもよい。または、位置検出部220は、車両1に設けられるアクセル開度センサ、速度センサ、および加速度センサなどの各種センサからの情報に基づいて車両1の位置を検出してもよい。さらに、位置検出部220は、人工衛星からGPS信号が受信される場合にはGPSにより車両1の位置を検出し、人工衛星からGPS信号が受信されない場合には上述した各種センサからの情報に基づいて車両1の位置を検出してもよい。 In addition, the method in which the position detection part 220 detects the position of the vehicle 1 is not specifically limited. For example, the position detection unit 220 may detect the position of the vehicle 1 by GPS (Global Positioning System). Alternatively, the position detection unit 220 may detect the position of the vehicle 1 based on information from various sensors such as an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, and an atmospheric pressure sensor provided in the mobile terminal 20. Alternatively, the position detection unit 220 may detect the position of the vehicle 1 based on information from various sensors such as an accelerator opening sensor, a speed sensor, and an acceleration sensor provided in the vehicle 1. Further, the position detection unit 220 detects the position of the vehicle 1 by GPS when a GPS signal is received from the artificial satellite, and based on information from the various sensors described above when the GPS signal is not received from the artificial satellite. Then, the position of the vehicle 1 may be detected.
 (操作部)
 操作部224は、ユーザ操作を検出し、検出した操作内容を出力する。例えば、操作部224は、目的地の入力操作を検出し、検出した操作内容として目的地を示す情報をルート設定部に出力する。
(Operation section)
The operation unit 224 detects a user operation and outputs the detected operation content. For example, the operation unit 224 detects a destination input operation, and outputs information indicating the destination to the route setting unit as the detected operation content.
 なお、操作部224は、表示部232と一体的に設けられるタッチパネル、またはタッチスクリーンであってもよいし、ボタン、スイッチ、レバー、およびダイヤルなど、表示部232と分離して設けられる物理的構成であってもよい。また、操作部224は、リモートコントローラから送信されたユーザ操作を示す信号を検出する信号受信部であってもよい。 Note that the operation unit 224 may be a touch panel or a touch screen provided integrally with the display unit 232, or a physical configuration provided separately from the display unit 232, such as buttons, switches, levers, and dials. It may be. The operation unit 224 may be a signal reception unit that detects a signal indicating a user operation transmitted from the remote controller.
 (ルート設定部)
 ルート設定部228は、車両1のユーザに案内すべきルートを設定する。具体的には、ルート設定部228は、操作部224から入力される目的地を示す情報に従って車両1の目的地を設定する。そして、ルート設定部228は、位置検出部220から入力される車両1の現在位置から目的地に到達するためのルートを記憶部240に記憶されている地図データを用いて探索し、探索により得られたルートを車両1のユーザに案内すべきルートとして設定する。
(Route setting part)
The route setting unit 228 sets a route to be guided to the user of the vehicle 1. Specifically, the route setting unit 228 sets the destination of the vehicle 1 according to information indicating the destination input from the operation unit 224. Then, the route setting unit 228 searches the route for reaching the destination from the current position of the vehicle 1 input from the position detection unit 220 using the map data stored in the storage unit 240, and is obtained by the search. The route thus set is set as a route to be guided to the user of the vehicle 1.
 なお、ルート設定部228がルートを探索する方法は特に限定されない。例えば、ルート設定部228は、移動距離が短いこと、道幅が広いこと、または混雑していないことなど、ユーザにより設定された条件または初期設定された条件が満たされるルートを優先的に探索してもよい。 Note that the method by which the route setting unit 228 searches for a route is not particularly limited. For example, the route setting unit 228 preferentially searches for a route that satisfies a condition set by the user or an initially set condition such as a short moving distance, a wide road, or no congestion. Also good.
 また、ルート設定部228による探索により複数のルートが得られてもよい。この場合、ルート設定部228は、探索により得られたルートに関する情報を画像生成部236に出力し、画像生成部236は、複数のルートを示すルート画像を生成し、表示部232は、ルート画像を表示してもよい。そして、ユーザによるルート選択の操作が操作部224により検出されると、ルート設定部228は、ユーザにより選択されたルートを車両1のユーザに案内すべきルートとして設定してもよい。 Also, a plurality of routes may be obtained by searching by the route setting unit 228. In this case, the route setting unit 228 outputs information about the route obtained by the search to the image generation unit 236, the image generation unit 236 generates a route image indicating a plurality of routes, and the display unit 232 displays the route image. May be displayed. Then, when a route selection operation by the user is detected by the operation unit 224, the route setting unit 228 may set the route selected by the user as a route to be guided to the user of the vehicle 1.
 (表示部)
 表示部232は、各種画像を表示する。特に、本実施形態による表示部232は、後述する画像生成部236により生成される画像データに基づいて、図2を参照して説明したルート案内画像50を表示する。なお、表示部232は、液晶ディスプレイであってもよいし、OLEDディスプレイであってもよい。
(Display section)
The display unit 232 displays various images. In particular, the display unit 232 according to the present embodiment displays the route guidance image 50 described with reference to FIG. 2 based on image data generated by an image generation unit 236 described later. The display unit 232 may be a liquid crystal display or an OLED display.
 (画像生成部)
 画像生成部236は、移動端末20の表示部232がルート案内画像50を表示するための画像データ、および車載器30の表示部332がターン指示画像60を表示するための画像データを生成する。
(Image generator)
The image generation unit 236 generates image data for the display unit 232 of the mobile terminal 20 to display the route guidance image 50 and image data for the display unit 332 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 to display the turn instruction image 60.
 具体的には、画像生成部236は、記憶部240に記憶されている地図データを読出し、位置検出部220により検出される車両1の現在位置に地図データ上で対応する地点に自車マーク52を重畳し、さらにルート設定部228により設定されたルートを示すルート表示54を地図データに重畳することにより、ルート案内画像50を表示するための画像データを生成する。当該画像データは表示部232に出力され、表示部232によりルート案内画像50が表示される。 Specifically, the image generation unit 236 reads the map data stored in the storage unit 240, and places the vehicle mark 52 at a point corresponding to the current position of the vehicle 1 detected by the position detection unit 220 on the map data. Is superimposed on the map data, and image data for displaying the route guidance image 50 is generated by superimposing a route display 54 indicating the route set by the route setting unit 228 on the map data. The image data is output to the display unit 232, and the route guide image 50 is displayed on the display unit 232.
 また、画像生成部236は、ルート設定部228により設定されたルート上の各ターン指示位置を特定する。ターン指示位置は、例えばルート上で右左折などのターンが行われる位置の所定距離手前の位置である。そして、画像生成部236は、特定した各ターン指示位置について、ターン位置(ターンが行われる位置)およびターン方向を示す画像データを生成する。画像生成部236は、当該画像データに識別子を付した後、識別子が付された画像データを上記ターン指示位置と関連付けて記憶部240に供給する。なお、詳細については後述するようにターン指示画像60は車両1がターン指示位置に到達した際に表示されるので、ターン指示位置は、画像が表示されるための車両1の特定位置とも称され得る。 Also, the image generation unit 236 identifies each turn instruction position on the route set by the route setting unit 228. The turn instruction position is, for example, a position a predetermined distance before a position where a turn such as a right or left turn is performed on the route. Then, the image generation unit 236 generates image data indicating a turn position (a position where a turn is performed) and a turn direction for each identified turn instruction position. After attaching an identifier to the image data, the image generation unit 236 supplies the image data with the identifier to the storage unit 240 in association with the turn instruction position. As will be described later in detail, the turn instruction image 60 is displayed when the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position. Therefore, the turn instruction position is also referred to as a specific position of the vehicle 1 for displaying the image. obtain.
 (記憶部)
 記憶部240は、移動端末20の動作に用いられるプログラムおよびデータを記憶する。特に、本実施形態による記憶部240は、地図データおよび画像DB(DataBase)を記憶する。
(Memory part)
The storage unit 240 stores programs and data used for the operation of the mobile terminal 20. In particular, the storage unit 240 according to the present embodiment stores map data and an image DB (DataBase).
 地図データは、地球平面の少なくとも一部を表現するデータであり、地形、河川および道路の敷設状態などを示す。また、地図データ上の各地点には位置情報が関連付けられている。画像生成部236は、この地図データ上の各地点に関連付けられている位置情報に基づき、車両1の現在位置に対応する地点への自車マーク52の重畳、およびルート設定部228により設定されたルートを示すルート表示54の重畳を行うことができる。なお、地図データは、銀行、郵便局、コンビニエンスストア、ガソリンスタンド、駅、バス停、踏切および駐車場など、地図データ上の該当位置に関連付けられる付加データを含んでもよい。 The map data is data that represents at least a part of the earth's plane, and indicates the topography, rivers, roads, and other conditions. In addition, position information is associated with each point on the map data. The image generation unit 236 is set by the route setting unit 228 and the superimposition of the vehicle mark 52 on the point corresponding to the current position of the vehicle 1 based on the position information associated with each point on the map data. A route display 54 indicating the route can be superimposed. The map data may include additional data associated with the corresponding position on the map data, such as a bank, a post office, a convenience store, a gas station, a station, a bus stop, a railroad crossing, and a parking lot.
 画像DBは、画像生成部236により生成された、ターン指示のための画像データなどを格納する。以下、図5を参照して、画像DBの構成をより具体的に説明する。 The image DB stores image data generated by the image generation unit 236 for turn instructions. Hereinafter, the configuration of the image DB will be described more specifically with reference to FIG.
 図5は、画像DBの構成例を示す説明図である。図5に示したように、画像DBにおいては、画像生成部236から供給された、画像データ、画像データに付された識別子および画像データに関連付けられたターン指示位置に加え、管理フラグが関連付けられる。例えば、図5に示した識別子「001」には、画像データとして「画像データ#1」、管理フラグとして「1」、およびターン指示位置として「P1」が関連付けられている。 FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of the image DB. As shown in FIG. 5, in the image DB, a management flag is associated in addition to the image data supplied from the image generation unit 236, the identifier attached to the image data, and the turn instruction position associated with the image data. . For example, the identifier “001” illustrated in FIG. 5 is associated with “image data # 1” as image data, “1” as a management flag, and “P1” as a turn instruction position.
 管理フラグは、当該管理フラグに関連付けられている画像データが車載器30に送信済みであるか否かを示すフラグである。図5に示した例では、「1」は当該管理フラグに関連付けられている画像データが車載器30に送信済みであることを示し、「0」は当該管理フラグに関連付けられている画像データが車載器30に送信されていないことを示す。 The management flag is a flag indicating whether or not the image data associated with the management flag has been transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 30. In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, “1” indicates that the image data associated with the management flag has been transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 30, and “0” indicates that the image data associated with the management flag is It shows that it has not transmitted to the onboard equipment 30. FIG.
 なお、記憶部240は、不揮発性メモリ、磁気ディスク、光ディスク、およびMO(Magneto Optical)ディスクなどの記憶媒体であってもよい。不揮発性メモリとしては、例えば、フラッシュメモリ、SDカード、マイクロSDカード、USBメモリ、EEPROM(Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory)、EPROM(Erasable Programmable ROM)があげられる。また、磁気ディスクとしては、ハードディスクおよび円盤型磁性体ディスクなどがあげられる。また、光ディスクとしては、CD(Compact Disc)、DVD(Digital Versatile Disc)およびBD(Blu-Ray Disc(登録商標))などがあげられる。 Note that the storage unit 240 may be a storage medium such as a nonvolatile memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and an MO (Magneto Optical) disk. Examples of the non-volatile memory include flash memory, SD card, micro SD card, USB memory, EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), and EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM). Examples of the magnetic disk include a hard disk and a disk type magnetic disk. Examples of the optical disc include a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), and a BD (Blu-Ray Disc (registered trademark)).
 (車両状態判定部)
 車両状態判定部244は、車両1が所定の運転状態を有するか否かを判定する。例えば、車両状態判定部244は、位置検出部220によって検出される位置の変化の有無に基づき、車両1の運転状態が停車状態であるか否かを判定する。そして、車両状態判定部244は、車両1の運転状態が停車状態であると判定すると、記憶部240の画像DBにおいて管理フラグ「0」に関連付けられている画像データおよび識別子を抽出し、抽出した画像データおよび識別子を通信制御部252に供給する。また、車両状態判定部244は、通信制御部252に供給した画像データおよび識別子に関連付けられている管理フラグを「1」に更新する。
(Vehicle state determination unit)
The vehicle state determination unit 244 determines whether or not the vehicle 1 has a predetermined driving state. For example, the vehicle state determination unit 244 determines whether or not the driving state of the vehicle 1 is a stopped state based on the presence or absence of a change in position detected by the position detection unit 220. When the vehicle state determination unit 244 determines that the driving state of the vehicle 1 is the stopped state, the vehicle state determination unit 244 extracts and extracts image data and an identifier associated with the management flag “0” in the image DB of the storage unit 240. The image data and the identifier are supplied to the communication control unit 252. In addition, the vehicle state determination unit 244 updates the management flag associated with the image data and identifier supplied to the communication control unit 252 to “1”.
 なお、車両状態判定部244は、車載器30から受信される車両1の情報に基づいて車両1が所定の運転状態を有するか否かを判定してもよい。例えば、車両1に設けられる速度センサが駆動輪の回転速度に応じた車速パルス信号を出力し、車両1が当該車速パルス信号に基づいて車両1の速度を演算する場合において、車両状態判定部244は、車両1によって演算される車両1の速度に基づいて車両1の運転状態が停車状態であるか否かを判定し得る。 In addition, the vehicle state determination unit 244 may determine whether or not the vehicle 1 has a predetermined driving state based on the information on the vehicle 1 received from the vehicle-mounted device 30. For example, when a speed sensor provided in the vehicle 1 outputs a vehicle speed pulse signal corresponding to the rotational speed of the drive wheel and the vehicle 1 calculates the speed of the vehicle 1 based on the vehicle speed pulse signal, the vehicle state determination unit 244 Can determine whether or not the driving state of the vehicle 1 is stopped based on the speed of the vehicle 1 calculated by the vehicle 1.
 (到達判定部)
 到達判定部248は、位置検出部220から入力される車両1の位置に基づき、記憶部240の画像DBに含まれるターン指示位置のうちで、車両1が到達したターン指示位置を判定する。例えば、到達判定部248は、車両1の位置に一致するターン指示位置、または、車両1の位置から所定範囲内のターン指示位置を、車両1が到達したターン指示位置として判定してもよい。そして、到達判定部248は、車両1が到達したターン指示位置に関連付けられている識別子を抽出し、抽出した識別子を通信制御部252に供給する。
(Area determination unit)
The arrival determination unit 248 determines, based on the position of the vehicle 1 input from the position detection unit 220, the turn instruction position reached by the vehicle 1 among the turn instruction positions included in the image DB of the storage unit 240. For example, the arrival determination unit 248 may determine a turn instruction position that matches the position of the vehicle 1 or a turn instruction position within a predetermined range from the position of the vehicle 1 as the turn instruction position that the vehicle 1 has reached. Then, arrival determination unit 248 extracts an identifier associated with the turn instruction position where vehicle 1 has arrived, and supplies the extracted identifier to communication control unit 252.
 上記の識別子は、後述するように車載器30に送信され、車載器30において当該識別子に関連付けて記憶されている画像データを抽出するために用いられる。このため、上記の識別子に関連付けられている画像データが車載器30に送信されていない場合、上記の識別子を車載器30に送信しても車載器30において当該識別子に関連付けられた画像データは抽出されない。そこで、到達判定部248は、車両1が到達したターン指示位置に管理フラグ「0」が関連付けられている場合、すなわち、車両1が到達したターン指示位置に関連付けられている画像データが車載器30に送信されていない場合、当該ターン指示位置に関連付けられている識別子を通信制御部252に供給しなくてもよい。 The above-described identifier is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 30 as described later, and is used to extract image data stored in association with the identifier in the vehicle-mounted device 30. For this reason, when the image data associated with the identifier is not transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 30, the image data associated with the identifier is extracted in the vehicle-mounted device 30 even if the identifier is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 30. Not. Therefore, the arrival determination unit 248 indicates that when the management flag “0” is associated with the turn instruction position reached by the vehicle 1, that is, the image data associated with the turn instruction position reached by the vehicle 1 is the in-vehicle device 30. If not transmitted to the communication control unit 252, the identifier associated with the turn instruction position may not be supplied.
 (通信制御部、通信部)
 通信制御部252は、通信部256と車載器30との間で行われる通信を制御する。例えば、通信制御部252は、車両状態判定部244から供給される識別子が付された画像データの通信部256による送信を制御する。また、通信制御部252は、到達判定部248から供給される識別子の通信部256による送信を制御する。
(Communication control unit, communication unit)
The communication control unit 252 controls communication performed between the communication unit 256 and the vehicle-mounted device 30. For example, the communication control unit 252 controls transmission by the communication unit 256 of the image data to which the identifier supplied from the vehicle state determination unit 244 is attached. Further, the communication control unit 252 controls transmission of the identifier supplied from the arrival determination unit 248 by the communication unit 256.
 通信部256は、車載器30との間で通信を行う第1通信部の一例である。例えば、通信部256は、通信制御部252の制御に従い、識別子が付された画像データ、および識別子を車載器30に無線送信する。また、通信部256は、車両1に設けられた各種センサにより得られた情報を車載器30から受信してもよい。なお、通信部256と車載器30との間で行われる通信の方式は、ブルートゥース(登録商標)であってもよいし、他の無線通信方式であってもよいし、有線通信方式であってもよい。また、通信部256は、物理層に対応する機能ブロックであり、通信制御部252は、物理層の上位層に対応する機能ブロックであってもよい。 The communication unit 256 is an example of a first communication unit that communicates with the vehicle-mounted device 30. For example, the communication unit 256 wirelessly transmits the image data with the identifier and the identifier to the vehicle-mounted device 30 according to the control of the communication control unit 252. Further, the communication unit 256 may receive information obtained from various sensors provided in the vehicle 1 from the vehicle-mounted device 30. The communication method performed between the communication unit 256 and the vehicle-mounted device 30 may be Bluetooth (registered trademark), another wireless communication method, or a wired communication method. Also good. The communication unit 256 may be a functional block corresponding to the physical layer, and the communication control unit 252 may be a functional block corresponding to an upper layer of the physical layer.
 上記の通信制御部252よび通信部256の機能により、車両1の運転状態が停車状態である場合に識別子が付された画像データが車載器30に送信され、車両1がターン指示位置に到達した場合に当該ターン指示位置に関連付けられている識別子が車載器30に送信される。車載器30は、これら識別子が付された画像データおよび識別子を移動端末20から受信することにより、適切な位置でユーザにターン指示を行うことが可能となる。以下、図6を参照し、車載器30の構成について説明する。 Due to the functions of the communication control unit 252 and the communication unit 256 described above, image data with an identifier is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 30 when the driving state of the vehicle 1 is stopped, and the vehicle 1 has reached the turn instruction position. In this case, an identifier associated with the turn instruction position is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 30. The in-vehicle device 30 receives the image data and the identifiers to which these identifiers are attached from the mobile terminal 20, and thus can give a turn instruction to the user at an appropriate position. Hereinafter, the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 30 will be described with reference to FIG.
  <1-4.車載器の構成>
 図6は、本発明の第1の実施形態による車載器30の構成を示す説明図である。図6に示したように、本実施形態による車載器30は、通信部320と、記憶部324と、表示制御部328と、表示部332と、を備える。
<1-4. Configuration of OBE>
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 30 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the vehicle-mounted device 30 according to the present embodiment includes a communication unit 320, a storage unit 324, a display control unit 328, and a display unit 332.
 (通信部)
 通信部320は、移動端末20の通信部256との間で通信を行う第2通信部の一例である。例えば、通信部320は、移動端末20の通信部256から識別子が付された画像データを受信する。また、通信部320は、受信済みの画像データに付された識別子と同一の識別子を移動端末20の通信部256から受信する。なお、通信部320は、車両1に設けられた各種センサにより得られた情報を移動端末20の通信部256に送信してもよい。
(Communication Department)
The communication unit 320 is an example of a second communication unit that performs communication with the communication unit 256 of the mobile terminal 20. For example, the communication unit 320 receives image data to which an identifier is attached from the communication unit 256 of the mobile terminal 20. Further, the communication unit 320 receives the same identifier as the identifier attached to the received image data from the communication unit 256 of the mobile terminal 20. Note that the communication unit 320 may transmit information obtained by various sensors provided in the vehicle 1 to the communication unit 256 of the mobile terminal 20.
 (記憶部)
 記憶部324は、車載器30の動作に用いられるプログラムおよびデータを記憶する。特に、本実施形態による記憶部324は、図7に示すように、移動端末20から受信された、識別子が付された画像データを記憶する。
(Memory part)
The storage unit 324 stores a program and data used for the operation of the vehicle-mounted device 30. In particular, the storage unit 324 according to the present embodiment stores image data with an identifier received from the mobile terminal 20, as shown in FIG.
 図7は、車載器30の記憶部324に記憶されるデータを示す説明図である。図7に示したように、記憶部324は、各識別子に関連付けて画像データを記憶する。例えば、図7に示した識別子「001」には、画像データとして「画像データ#1」が関連付けられている。 FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing data stored in the storage unit 324 of the vehicle-mounted device 30. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the storage unit 324 stores image data in association with each identifier. For example, the identifier “001” shown in FIG. 7 is associated with “image data # 1” as image data.
 なお、記憶部324は、移動端末20の記憶部240と同様に、不揮発性メモリ、磁気ディスク、光ディスク、およびMO(Magneto Optical)ディスクなどの記憶媒体であってもよい。 Note that the storage unit 324 may be a storage medium such as a non-volatile memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and an MO (Magneto Optical) disk, similar to the storage unit 240 of the mobile terminal 20.
 (表示制御部、表示部)
 表示制御部328は、表示部332の表示を制御する。特に、本実施形態による表示制御部328は、通信部320により移動端末20から識別子が受信されると、当該識別子が付された画像データを記憶部324から抽出し、抽出した画像データに基づいてターン指示画像60を表示部332に表示させる。例えば、通信部320により識別子「002」が受信されると、表示制御部328は、識別子「002」が付された「画像データ#2」を記憶部324から抽出し、「画像データ#2」に基づいてターン指示画像60を表示部332に表示させる。
(Display control unit, display unit)
The display control unit 328 controls display on the display unit 332. In particular, when an identifier is received from the mobile terminal 20 by the communication unit 320, the display control unit 328 according to the present embodiment extracts image data with the identifier from the storage unit 324, and based on the extracted image data. The turn instruction image 60 is displayed on the display unit 332. For example, when the identifier “002” is received by the communication unit 320, the display control unit 328 extracts “image data # 2” with the identifier “002” from the storage unit 324, and “image data # 2”. Based on the above, the turn instruction image 60 is displayed on the display unit 332.
 ここで、移動端末20は、車両1がターン指示位置へ到達した際に、当該ターン指示位置について生成された画像データの識別子を車載器30の通信部320に送信する。このため、車載器30の表示部332は、車両1が到達したターン指示位置について生成された画像データに基づくターン指示画像60を、車両1が現実にターン指示位置に到達した際に表示することが可能である。さらに、本実施形態においては、車両1がターン指示位置へ到達した際、画像データよりもデータ量の小さい識別子は送信されるものの、画像データの送信は行われない。従って、本実施形態おいては、車両1がターン指示位置へ到達した際に画像データの送信が行われる例と比較して、車両1がターン指示位置へ到達してから少ない遅延でターン指示画像60を表示することが可能である。 Here, when the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position, the mobile terminal 20 transmits the identifier of the image data generated for the turn instruction position to the communication unit 320 of the vehicle-mounted device 30. For this reason, the display unit 332 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 displays the turn instruction image 60 based on the image data generated for the turn instruction position reached by the vehicle 1 when the vehicle 1 actually reaches the turn instruction position. Is possible. Further, in the present embodiment, when the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position, an identifier having a data amount smaller than that of the image data is transmitted, but the image data is not transmitted. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the turn instruction image is transmitted with a small delay after the vehicle 1 arrives at the turn instruction position, as compared with an example in which image data is transmitted when the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position. 60 can be displayed.
  <1-5.動作>
 以上、本発明の第1の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムの構成を説明した。続いて、図8を参照し、本実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムの動作を整理する。なお、以下では、ナビゲーションシステムの動作のうちで、車載器30においてターン指示画像60を表示するための動作を説明する。
<1-5. Operation>
The configuration of the navigation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Next, with reference to FIG. 8, the operation of the navigation system according to the present embodiment is organized. Hereinafter, of the operations of the navigation system, the operation for displaying the turn instruction image 60 on the vehicle-mounted device 30 will be described.
 図8は、第1の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムの動作を示す説明図である。まず、移動端末20のルート設定部228がユーザ操作に従って目的地およびルートを設定すると(S404)、画像生成部236は、ルート上の各ターン指示位置を特定し、特定した各ターン指示位置について、ターン位置およびターン方向を示す画像データを生成する(S408)。そして、記憶部240は、画像生成部236から供給される画像データ、画像データに付された識別子および画像データに関連付けられたターン指示位置と、管理フラグとを含む画像DBを記憶する(S412)。 FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the navigation system according to the first embodiment. First, when the route setting unit 228 of the mobile terminal 20 sets a destination and a route according to a user operation (S404), the image generation unit 236 identifies each turn instruction position on the route, and for each identified turn instruction position, Image data indicating the turn position and turn direction is generated (S408). Then, the storage unit 240 stores an image DB including the image data supplied from the image generation unit 236, an identifier attached to the image data, a turn instruction position associated with the image data, and a management flag (S412). .
 その後、第1の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムは、車両1が目的地へ到着するまで、S416~S448に示す画像表示制御を繰り返す。 Thereafter, the navigation system according to the first embodiment repeats the image display control shown in S416 to S448 until the vehicle 1 arrives at the destination.
 具体的には、車両状態判定部244は、車両1の運転状態が停車状態であると判定すると(S416/yes)、記憶部240の画像DBにおいて管理フラグ「0」に関連付けられている画像データおよび識別子を抽出し、抽出した画像データおよび識別子を通信制御部252に供給する(S420)。通信制御部252は、車両状態判定部244から供給された画像データおよび識別子を、通信部256から車載器30に送信させる(S424)。そして、車両状態判定部244は、通信制御部252に供給した画像データおよび識別子に関連付けられている管理フラグを「1」に更新する(S428)。一方、車載器30の記憶部324は、移動端末20から送信された画像データおよび識別子を記憶する(S432)。これらS416~S432の処理は、車両1が走行を開始するまで繰り返される(S434)。 Specifically, when the vehicle state determination unit 244 determines that the driving state of the vehicle 1 is a stopped state (S416 / yes), the image data associated with the management flag “0” in the image DB of the storage unit 240. Then, the identifier is extracted, and the extracted image data and identifier are supplied to the communication control unit 252 (S420). The communication control unit 252 causes the image data and the identifier supplied from the vehicle state determination unit 244 to be transmitted from the communication unit 256 to the vehicle-mounted device 30 (S424). Then, the vehicle state determination unit 244 updates the management flag associated with the image data and the identifier supplied to the communication control unit 252 to “1” (S428). On the other hand, the storage unit 324 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 stores the image data and the identifier transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 (S432). These processes of S416 to S432 are repeated until the vehicle 1 starts running (S434).
 一方、車両1が走行状態である間、到達判定部248は、位置検出部220から入力される車両1の位置に基づき、記憶部240の画像DBに含まれるターン指示位置のうちで、車両1が到達したターン指示位置があるか否かを判定する(S436)。そして、車両1がターン指示位置へ到達すると(S436/yes)、到達判定部248は、車両1が到達したターン指示位置に関連付けられている識別子を抽出し、抽出した識別子を通信制御部252に供給する(S440)。通信制御部252は、到達判定部248から供給された識別子を、通信部256に車載器30へ送信させる(S444)。 On the other hand, while the vehicle 1 is in the traveling state, the arrival determination unit 248 is based on the position of the vehicle 1 input from the position detection unit 220, and the vehicle 1 among the turn instruction positions included in the image DB of the storage unit 240. It is determined whether there is a turn instruction position that has reached (S436). When the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position (S436 / yes), the arrival determination unit 248 extracts an identifier associated with the turn instruction position reached by the vehicle 1, and sends the extracted identifier to the communication control unit 252. Supply (S440). The communication control unit 252 causes the communication unit 256 to transmit the identifier supplied from the arrival determination unit 248 to the vehicle-mounted device 30 (S444).
 そして、車載器30の通信部320により移動端末20から識別子が受信されると、車載器30の表示制御部328は、当該識別子が付された画像データを記憶部324から抽出し、抽出した画像データに基づいてターン指示画像60を表示部332に表示させる(S448)。 When the identifier is received from the mobile terminal 20 by the communication unit 320 of the on-vehicle device 30, the display control unit 328 of the on-vehicle device 30 extracts the image data to which the identifier is attached from the storage unit 324, and extracts the extracted image. Based on the data, the turn instruction image 60 is displayed on the display unit 332 (S448).
 なお、設定されたルートから車両1が外れた場合、移動端末20は、S404に示されるルートの設定を再度行い、以降S444までに示される各処理を順次実行することができる。この場合において、再設定前後のルートに関し、重複するターン指示位置が存在する場合には、当該重複するターン指示位置についての画像データ、管理フラグおよび識別子を再利用することにより、画像生成部236による画像データの生成ならびに通信制御部252および通信部256による画像データの車載器30への送信の一部を省略することができる。 In addition, when the vehicle 1 deviates from the set route, the mobile terminal 20 can set the route shown in S404 again and can sequentially execute each process shown up to S444. In this case, if there are overlapping turn instruction positions for the route before and after resetting, the image generation unit 236 recycles the image data, management flag, and identifier for the overlapping turn instruction positions. A part of the generation of the image data and the transmission of the image data to the vehicle-mounted device 30 by the communication control unit 252 and the communication unit 256 can be omitted.
  <1-6.効果>
 以上説明したように、本発明の第1の実施形態においては、車両1が将来到達し得るターン指示位置についての画像データを移動端末20が事前に車載器30に送信しておき、車両1が現実にターン指示位置に到達した際に移動端末20が当該ターン指示位置についての画像データの識別子を送信する。
<1-6. Effect>
As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 20 transmits the image data about the turn instruction position that the vehicle 1 can reach in the future to the vehicle-mounted device 30 in advance. When the mobile terminal 20 actually reaches the turn instruction position, the mobile terminal 20 transmits an image data identifier for the turn instruction position.
 ここで、識別子のデータ量は、画像データのデータ量に比べて小さい。このため、本実施形態おいては、車両1がターン指示位置へ到達した際に画像データの送信が行われる例と比較して、車両1がターン指示位置へ到達してから少ない遅延でターン指示画像60が表示される。すなわち、本実施形態によれば、ターン指示位置において表示されるべきターン指示画像60を、ターン指示位置により近い位置で表示することができるので、ターン指示画像60の表示の正確性を向上することが可能である。本実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムは、現実の車両位置に基づいてターン指示画像60を表示するので、図3を参照して説明した比較例によるナビゲーションシステムとの対比においても表示の正確性を向上することが可能である。 Here, the data amount of the identifier is smaller than the data amount of the image data. For this reason, in this embodiment, compared with the example in which image data is transmitted when the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position, the turn instruction is performed with a small delay after the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position. An image 60 is displayed. That is, according to the present embodiment, the turn instruction image 60 to be displayed at the turn instruction position can be displayed at a position closer to the turn instruction position, so that the accuracy of display of the turn instruction image 60 is improved. Is possible. Since the navigation system according to the present embodiment displays the turn instruction image 60 based on the actual vehicle position, the display accuracy can be improved in comparison with the navigation system according to the comparative example described with reference to FIG. Is possible.
 また、本実施形態では、車両1が停車状態である間に、識別子が付された画像データが送信される。ここで、車両1が停車状態である間に車両1がターン指示位置に到達することは無く、車両1は、車両1が走行状態である間にターン指示位置へ到達する。このため、移動端末20から車載器30への識別子の送信は、車両1が走行状態である間に行われる。従って、識別子が付された画像データの送信タイミングと、識別子の送信タイミングとの重複が回避されるので、識別子の送信時に生じる通信遅延を抑制することが可能である。 Further, in the present embodiment, image data with an identifier is transmitted while the vehicle 1 is stopped. Here, the vehicle 1 does not reach the turn instruction position while the vehicle 1 is stopped, and the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position while the vehicle 1 is traveling. For this reason, the transmission of the identifier from the mobile terminal 20 to the vehicle-mounted device 30 is performed while the vehicle 1 is in the traveling state. Accordingly, since the overlap between the transmission timing of the image data to which the identifier is attached and the transmission timing of the identifier is avoided, it is possible to suppress a communication delay that occurs when the identifier is transmitted.
  <1-7.変形例>
 以上、本発明の第1の実施形態を説明した。以下では、本発明の第1の実施形態の幾つかの変形例を説明する。なお、以下に説明する各変形例は、単独で本発明の第1の実施形態に適用されてもよいし、組み合わせで本発明の第1の実施形態に適用されてもよい。また、各変形例は、本発明の第1の実施形態で説明した構成に代えて適用されてもよいし、本発明の第1の実施形態で説明した構成に対して追加的に適用されてもよい。
<1-7. Modification>
The first embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Hereinafter, some modified examples of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In addition, each modification described below may be applied to the first embodiment of the present invention alone, or may be applied to the first embodiment of the present invention in combination. Each modification may be applied in place of the configuration described in the first embodiment of the present invention, or may be additionally applied to the configuration described in the first embodiment of the present invention. Also good.
 (第1の変形例)
 上記では、1つのターン位置について、1つのターン指示位置が特定され、1つの画像データが生成される例を説明したが、本実施形態はかかる例に限定されない。第1の変形例として、画像生成部236は、1つのターン位置について、複数のターン指示位置を特定し、複数の画像データを生成してもよい。
(First modification)
In the above description, one turn instruction position is specified for one turn position and one image data is generated. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this example. As a first modification, the image generation unit 236 may specify a plurality of turn instruction positions for one turn position and generate a plurality of image data.
 例えば、画像生成部236は、ターン位置であるX交差点について、X交差点の100m手前の地点、X交差点の50m手前の地点、X交差点の30m手前の地点およびX交差点の10m手前の地点の各々をターン指示位置として特定し、ターン指示位置ごとにターン指示のための画像データを生成してもよい。この場合、図9に示すように、X交差点の100m手前の地点でターン指示画像60-1が表示され、X交差点の50m手前の地点でターン指示画像60-2が表示され、X交差点の30m手前の地点でターン指示画像60-3が表示され、X交差点の10m手前の地点でターン指示画像60-4が表示される。かかる構成によれば、車両1の走行に伴って変化する車両1とターン位置との距離感をユーザが随時に把握することが可能となる。 For example, for the X intersection that is the turn position, the image generation unit 236 selects a point 100 m before the X intersection, a point 50 m before the X intersection, a point 30 m before the X intersection, and a point 10 m before the X intersection. The turn instruction position may be specified, and image data for turn instruction may be generated for each turn instruction position. In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, a turn instruction image 60-1 is displayed at a point 100m before the X intersection, a turn instruction image 60-2 is displayed at a point 50m before the X intersection, and 30m from the X intersection. A turn instruction image 60-3 is displayed at a point in front, and a turn instruction image 60-4 is displayed at a point 10 meters before the X intersection. According to this configuration, the user can grasp the sense of distance between the vehicle 1 and the turn position that changes as the vehicle 1 travels as needed.
 (第2の変形例)
 第1の変形例とは逆に、画像生成部236は、第2の変形例として、複数のターン指示位置について共通の画像データを生成してもよい。例えば、画像生成部236は、X交差点などの個別名称を含まない左折用の画像データを生成してもよく、この場合、当該画像データには、左折が案内されるべき複数のターン指示位置が関連付けられ得る。かかる構成によれば、移動端末20から車載器30へ送信される画像データの数が減少するので、移動端末20と車載器30との間の通信トラフィック量、および車載器30の記憶部324において使用される記憶容量を抑制することが可能となる。
(Second modification)
Contrary to the first modification, the image generation unit 236 may generate common image data for a plurality of turn instruction positions as a second modification. For example, the image generation unit 236 may generate left turn image data that does not include an individual name such as an X intersection. In this case, the image data includes a plurality of turn instruction positions to which a left turn should be guided. Can be associated. According to such a configuration, the number of image data transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 to the vehicle-mounted device 30 is reduced. Therefore, the amount of communication traffic between the mobile terminal 20 and the vehicle-mounted device 30 and the storage unit 324 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 It is possible to suppress the storage capacity used.
 (第3の変形例)
 さらに、上記では、車両1のユーザの運転を支援するための運転支援画像の一例としてターン指示画像60を説明し、車両1の特定位置の一例としてターン指示位置を説明しているが、運転支援画像および特定位置はかかる例に限定されない。第3の変形例による画像生成部236は、ルート上でコンビニエンスストア、ガソリンスタンドまたは踏切などの案内対象が存在する位置の所定距離手前の位置を特定位置として特定してもよい。また、画像生成部236は、特定した特定位置について、案内対象の存在を示す画像データを生成してもよい。例えば、画像生成部236が、ルート上の踏切の100m手前の位置を特定位置として特定し、100m先に踏切があることを示す画像データを生成する。この場合、車載器30の表示部332は、図10に示したように、運転支援画像として踏切の存在を示す注意喚起画像62を表示する。
(Third Modification)
Furthermore, in the above description, the turn instruction image 60 is described as an example of the driving support image for supporting the driving of the user of the vehicle 1, and the turn instruction position is described as an example of the specific position of the vehicle 1. The image and the specific position are not limited to such an example. The image generation unit 236 according to the third modification may specify a position a predetermined distance before a position where a guidance target such as a convenience store, a gas station, or a railroad crossing exists on the route as the specific position. Further, the image generation unit 236 may generate image data indicating the presence of the guidance target for the specified specific position. For example, the image generation unit 236 specifies a position 100m before the railroad crossing on the route as the specific position, and generates image data indicating that there is a railroad crossing 100m ahead. In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, the display unit 332 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 displays a warning image 62 indicating the presence of a crossing as a driving assistance image.
 また、運転支援画像は、ルート案内画像50であってもよい。すなわち、移動端末20は、ルート上の各地点についてルート案内画像50の表示のための画像データを生成し、各画像データに識別子を付して車載器30に送信しておき、車両1の現在位置に対応する画像データの識別子を車載器30に送信することにより、車載器30において運転支援画像としてルート案内画像50を表示することが可能である。この場合、移動端末20から車載器へ送信される画像データのデータ量が大きくなるので、車両1が停車状態である間に画像データを送信することの効果、つまり識別子の送信時に生じる通信遅延を抑制する効果がより顕著に現れる。 Further, the driving assistance image may be the route guidance image 50. That is, the mobile terminal 20 generates image data for displaying the route guidance image 50 at each point on the route, attaches an identifier to each image data, and transmits the image data to the vehicle-mounted device 30. By transmitting the identifier of the image data corresponding to the position to the vehicle-mounted device 30, the route guidance image 50 can be displayed as a driving assistance image in the vehicle-mounted device 30. In this case, since the data amount of the image data transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 to the vehicle-mounted device increases, the effect of transmitting the image data while the vehicle 1 is stopped, that is, the communication delay that occurs when the identifier is transmitted. The suppression effect appears more prominently.
 (第4の変形例)
 上記では、車両1が停車状態である間に画像データが移動端末20から車載器30に送信される例を説明したが、画像データの送信タイミングはかかる例に限定されない。第4の変形例として、通信制御部252は、移動端末20の通信トラフィック量を監視し、移動端末20の通信トラフィック量が閾値未満である場合に画像データの送信を制御してもよい。かかる構成によれば、移動端末20により行われる画像データ以外の通信が、画像データの送信により妨げられることを防止できる。なお、画像データ以外の通信としては、例えば、ハンズフリー通話のための音声データの通信が挙げられる。
(Fourth modification)
In the above, the example in which the image data is transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 to the vehicle-mounted device 30 while the vehicle 1 is stopped has been described, but the transmission timing of the image data is not limited to this example. As a fourth modification, the communication control unit 252 may monitor the communication traffic amount of the mobile terminal 20 and control transmission of image data when the communication traffic amount of the mobile terminal 20 is less than a threshold value. According to this configuration, communication other than the image data performed by the mobile terminal 20 can be prevented from being hindered by the transmission of the image data. Note that communication other than image data includes, for example, communication of audio data for a hands-free call.
 (第5の変形例)
 上述したように、移動端末20から送信される識別子が付された画像データは、車載器30の記憶部324に記憶される。しかし、記憶部324の記憶容量は有限であるので、ルート上の全てのターン指示位置についての画像データを記憶部324が同時に記憶することは難しい場合もある。
(Fifth modification)
As described above, the image data with the identifier transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 is stored in the storage unit 324 of the in-vehicle device 30. However, since the storage capacity of the storage unit 324 is finite, it may be difficult for the storage unit 324 to simultaneously store image data for all turn instruction positions on the route.
 そこで、車載器30の通信部320は、車載器30の記憶部324の空き容量を移動端末20に通知し、移動端末20の通信制御部252は、記憶部324の空き容量を考慮して画像データの送信を制御してもよい。例えば、移動端末20の通信制御部252は、記憶部324の空き容量に収まる画像データの送信を通信部256に指示し、車載器30の記憶部324は、ターン指示画像60の表示に用いられた画像データを順次に削除し、移動端末20の通信制御部252は、画像データの削除により増加した記憶部324の空き容量に収まる新たな画像データの送信を通信部256に指示してもよい。なお、車載器30の記憶部324は、移動端末20側からの指示に基づいて画像データの削除を行ってもよい。また、車載器30から移動端末20への空き容量の通知は、記憶部324の空き容量が所定容量未満となったタイミングで行われてもよい。 Therefore, the communication unit 320 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 notifies the mobile terminal 20 of the free capacity of the storage unit 324 of the vehicle-mounted device 30, and the communication control unit 252 of the mobile terminal 20 takes into account the free capacity of the storage unit 324. Data transmission may be controlled. For example, the communication control unit 252 of the mobile terminal 20 instructs the communication unit 256 to transmit image data that fits in the free capacity of the storage unit 324, and the storage unit 324 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 is used to display the turn instruction image 60. The communication control unit 252 of the mobile terminal 20 may instruct the communication unit 256 to transmit new image data that can fit in the free space of the storage unit 324 that has been increased by the deletion of the image data. . Note that the storage unit 324 of the vehicle-mounted device 30 may delete the image data based on an instruction from the mobile terminal 20 side. In addition, the notification of the free capacity from the vehicle-mounted device 30 to the mobile terminal 20 may be performed at a timing when the free capacity of the storage unit 324 becomes less than a predetermined capacity.
 <<2.第2の実施形態>>
 以上、本発明の第1の実施形態および変形例を説明した。次に、本発明の第2の実施形態を説明する。本発明の第2の実施形態は、クラウドコンピューティングによりナビゲーションシステムを実現することが可能である。
<< 2. Second Embodiment >>
The first embodiment and the modification examples of the present invention have been described above. Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The second embodiment of the present invention can realize a navigation system by cloud computing.
  <2-1.ナビゲーションシステムの構成>
 図11は、本発明の第2の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムを示す説明図である。図11に示したように、本実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムは、サーバ10、通信網12、移動端末22および車両1に搭載された車載器30を有する。第2の実施形態による車載器30の構成は、第1の実施形態で説明した車載器30の構成と実質的に同一であるので、第2の実施形態による車載器30についてのここでの詳細な説明は省略する。
<2-1. Configuration of navigation system>
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a navigation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, the navigation system according to the present embodiment includes the server 10, the communication network 12, the mobile terminal 22, and the vehicle-mounted device 30 mounted on the vehicle 1. Since the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 30 according to the second embodiment is substantially the same as the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 30 described in the first embodiment, details here about the vehicle-mounted device 30 according to the second embodiment. The detailed explanation is omitted.
 通信網12は、通信網12に接続されている装置から送信される情報の有線、または無線の伝送路である。例えば、通信網12は、インターネット、電話回線網、衛星通信網などの公衆回線網や、Ethernet(登録商標)を含む各種のLAN(Local Area Network)、WAN(Wide Area Network)などを含んでもよい。また、通信網12は、IP-VPN(Internet Protocol-Virtual Private Network)などの専用回線網を含んでもよい。サーバ10と移動端末22は、当該通信網12を介して通信することが可能である。 The communication network 12 is a wired or wireless transmission path for information transmitted from a device connected to the communication network 12. For example, the communication network 12 may include a public line network such as the Internet, a telephone line network, a satellite communication network, various LANs including the Ethernet (registered trademark), a WAN (Wide Area Network), and the like. . The communication network 12 may include a dedicated line network such as an IP-VPN (Internet Protocol-Virtual Private Network). The server 10 and the mobile terminal 22 can communicate via the communication network 12.
 サーバ10は、ナビゲーション機能を有する情報処理装置の一例である。すなわち、サーバ10は、第1の実施形態で説明した移動端末20のルート設定部228、画像生成部236、記憶部240、車両状態判定部244、到達判定部248、通信制御部252および通信部256に相当する機能を有する。例えば、サーバ10は、移動端末22から受信される位置情報に応じ、移動端末22でルート案内画像50を表示するための画像データを生成する。また、サーバ10は、設定されたルート上の各ターン指示位置についてターン指示のための画像データを生成し、当該画像データを含む図5を参照して説明した画像DBを記憶する。 The server 10 is an example of an information processing apparatus having a navigation function. That is, the server 10 includes the route setting unit 228, the image generation unit 236, the storage unit 240, the vehicle state determination unit 244, the arrival determination unit 248, the communication control unit 252 and the communication unit of the mobile terminal 20 described in the first embodiment. It has a function corresponding to 256. For example, the server 10 generates image data for displaying the route guidance image 50 on the mobile terminal 22 according to the position information received from the mobile terminal 22. Further, the server 10 generates image data for turn instruction for each turn instruction position on the set route, and stores the image DB described with reference to FIG. 5 including the image data.
 移動端末22は、サーバ10との協働により車載器30にターン指示のための画像データを送信する情報処理装置の一例である。例えば、移動端末22は、第1の実施形態で説明した移動端末20の位置検出部220、操作部224、表示部232、車両状態判定部244および通信部256に相当する機能を有し、サーバ10から受信される画像データに基づいてルート案内画像50を表示する。また、移動端末22は、サーバ10から識別子が付されたターン指示のための画像データを受信し、当該識別子が付された画像データを車載器30に表示する。その後、移動端末22は、サーバ10から受信される識別子を車載器30に送信する。 The mobile terminal 22 is an example of an information processing apparatus that transmits image data for turn instructions to the vehicle-mounted device 30 in cooperation with the server 10. For example, the mobile terminal 22 has functions corresponding to the position detection unit 220, the operation unit 224, the display unit 232, the vehicle state determination unit 244, and the communication unit 256 of the mobile terminal 20 described in the first embodiment. The route guidance image 50 is displayed based on the image data received from 10. In addition, the mobile terminal 22 receives image data for a turn instruction with an identifier from the server 10 and displays the image data with the identifier on the vehicle-mounted device 30. Thereafter, the mobile terminal 22 transmits the identifier received from the server 10 to the vehicle-mounted device 30.
  <2-2.ナビゲーションシステムの動作>
 以上、本発明の第2の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムの構成を説明した。続いて、図12を参照し、本実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムの動作を整理する。なお、以下では、ナビゲーションシステムの動作のうちで、車載器30においてターン指示画像60を表示するための動作を説明する。
<2-2. Operation of the navigation system>
The configuration of the navigation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Next, with reference to FIG. 12, the operation of the navigation system according to the present embodiment is organized. Hereinafter, of the operations of the navigation system, the operation for displaying the turn instruction image 60 on the vehicle-mounted device 30 will be described.
 図12は、第2の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムの動作を示す説明図である。図12に示したように、移動端末22は、位置検出部220により検出される車両1の位置情報を継続的にサーバ10に送信する(S504)。また、移動端末22は、ユーザ操作により入力された目的地情報をサーバ10に送信する(S508)。 FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the navigation system according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12, the mobile terminal 22 continuously transmits the position information of the vehicle 1 detected by the position detection unit 220 to the server 10 (S504). In addition, the mobile terminal 22 transmits the destination information input by the user operation to the server 10 (S508).
 サーバ10は、移動端末22から受信された目的地情報に従って車両1の目的地を設定し、目的地と車両1の現在位置とを結ぶルートを設定する(S512)。そして、サーバ10は、ルート上の各ターン指示位置を特定し、特定した各ターン指示位置について、ターン位置およびターン方向を示す画像データを生成する(S516)。続いて、サーバ10は、生成した画像データ、画像データの識別子、ターン指示位置および管理フラグを含む画像DBを記憶する(S520)。 The server 10 sets the destination of the vehicle 1 according to the destination information received from the mobile terminal 22, and sets a route connecting the destination and the current position of the vehicle 1 (S512). Then, the server 10 identifies each turn instruction position on the route, and generates image data indicating a turn position and a turn direction for each identified turn instruction position (S516). Subsequently, the server 10 stores an image DB including the generated image data, an identifier of the image data, a turn instruction position, and a management flag (S520).
 その後、第2の実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムは、車両1が目的地へ到着するまで、S524~S568に示す画像表示制御を繰り返す。 Thereafter, the navigation system according to the second embodiment repeats the image display control shown in S524 to S568 until the vehicle 1 arrives at the destination.
 具体的には、サーバ10は、例えば移動端末22から受信される位置情報に基づいて車両1が停車状態であるか否かを判定する(S524)。そして、サーバ10は、車両1が停車状態であると判定した場合(S524/yes)、画像DBにおいて管理フラグ「0」に関連付けられている画像データおよび識別子を抽出し(S528)、抽出した画像データおよび識別子を移動端末22に送信し(S532)、送信した画像データおよび識別子に関連付けられている管理フラグを「1」に更新する(S536)。一方、移動端末22は、サーバ10から受信した画像データおよび識別子を車載器30に送信し(S540)、車載器30は、移動端末22から受信した画像データおよび識別子を記憶部324に記憶する(S544)。これらS524~S544の処理は、車両1が走行を開始するまで繰り返される(S548)。 Specifically, the server 10 determines whether or not the vehicle 1 is in a stopped state based on position information received from the mobile terminal 22, for example (S524). If the server 10 determines that the vehicle 1 is stopped (S524 / yes), the server 10 extracts the image data and the identifier associated with the management flag “0” in the image DB (S528), and extracts the extracted image. The data and identifier are transmitted to the mobile terminal 22 (S532), and the management flag associated with the transmitted image data and identifier is updated to “1” (S536). On the other hand, the mobile terminal 22 transmits the image data and identifier received from the server 10 to the vehicle-mounted device 30 (S540), and the vehicle-mounted device 30 stores the image data and identifier received from the mobile terminal 22 in the storage unit 324 ( S544). These processes of S524 to S544 are repeated until the vehicle 1 starts running (S548).
 その後、サーバ10は、移動端末22から受信される位置情報に基づき、画像DBに含まれるターン指示位置のうちで、車両1が到達したターン指示位置があるか否かを判定する(S552)。そして、車両1がターン指示位置へ到達すると(S552/yes)、到達判定部248は、車両1が到達したターン指示位置に関連付けられている識別子を抽出し、抽出した識別子を移動端末22に送信する(S560)。移動端末22は、サーバ10から受信した識別子を車載器30に送信し(S564)、車載器30は、移動端末22から受信した識別子が付された画像データを記憶部324から抽出し、抽出した画像データに基づいてターン指示画像60を表示部332に表示させる(S568)。 Thereafter, the server 10 determines whether there is a turn instruction position reached by the vehicle 1 among the turn instruction positions included in the image DB based on the position information received from the mobile terminal 22 (S552). When the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position (S552 / yes), the arrival determination unit 248 extracts an identifier associated with the turn instruction position at which the vehicle 1 has arrived, and transmits the extracted identifier to the mobile terminal 22. (S560). The mobile terminal 22 transmits the identifier received from the server 10 to the vehicle-mounted device 30 (S564), and the vehicle-mounted device 30 extracts and extracts the image data with the identifier received from the mobile terminal 22 from the storage unit 324. The turn instruction image 60 is displayed on the display unit 332 based on the image data (S568).
 その後、車両1が目的地へ到着するまでS524~S568の処理が繰り返され(S572/no)、車両1が目的地へ到着すると、本実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムの動作が終了する(S572/yes)。 Thereafter, the processing of S524 to S568 is repeated until the vehicle 1 arrives at the destination (S572 / no). When the vehicle 1 arrives at the destination, the operation of the navigation system according to the present embodiment is finished (S572 / yes). .
  <2-3.効果>
 以上説明したように、本発明の第2の実施形態によれば、本発明の第1の実施形態と同様の、車両1がターン指示位置へ到達してから少ない遅延でターン指示画像60を表示することが可能であるという効果を、クラウドコンピューティングにより実現することが可能である。
<2-3. Effect>
As described above, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, similar to the first embodiment of the present invention, the turn instruction image 60 is displayed with a small delay after the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position. The effect of being able to do so can be realized by cloud computing.
  <2-4.補足>
 なお、上記では移動端末22が車両停車通知をサーバ10に送信する例を説明したが、サーバ10は、移動端末22から受信される位置情報に基づいて車両1が停車しているか否かを判定し得る。このため、移動端末22は車両停車通知をサーバ10に送信しなくてもよい。
<2-4. Supplement>
Although the example in which the mobile terminal 22 transmits the vehicle stop notification to the server 10 has been described above, the server 10 determines whether or not the vehicle 1 is stopped based on the position information received from the mobile terminal 22. Can do. For this reason, the mobile terminal 22 may not transmit a vehicle stop notification to the server 10.
 また、上記ではサーバ10が移動端末22と通信し、移動端末22が車載器30と通信する例を説明したが、本実施形態はかかる例に限定されない。例えば、車載器30が通信網12との直接の通信手段を有する場合、車載器30とサーバ10は移動端末22を介さずに通信を行ってもよい。この場合、車載器30は、車両1の位置情報を検出し、車両1の位置情報をサーバ10に継続的に送信してもよい。 In the above description, the server 10 communicates with the mobile terminal 22 and the mobile terminal 22 communicates with the vehicle-mounted device 30. However, the present embodiment is not limited to such an example. For example, when the vehicle-mounted device 30 has a direct communication means with the communication network 12, the vehicle-mounted device 30 and the server 10 may communicate without going through the mobile terminal 22. In this case, the vehicle-mounted device 30 may detect the position information of the vehicle 1 and continuously transmit the position information of the vehicle 1 to the server 10.
 また、第1の実施形態において説明した各変形例を第2の実施形態に適用することも可能である。 Also, each modification described in the first embodiment can be applied to the second embodiment.
 <<3.ハードウェア構成>>
 以上、本発明の各実施形態を説明した。上述した画像生成や通信制御などの情報処理は、ソフトウェアと、以下に説明する移動端末20(第2の実施形態においては、移動端末22)のハードウェアとの協働により実現される。
<< 3. Hardware configuration >>
The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. Information processing such as image generation and communication control described above is realized by cooperation of software and hardware of the mobile terminal 20 (the mobile terminal 22 in the second embodiment) described below.
 図13は、移動端末20のハードウェア構成を示した説明図である。図13に示したように、移動端末20は、CPU(Central Processing Unit)201と、ROM(Read Only Memory)202と、RAM(Random Access Memory)203と、入力装置208と、出力装置210と、ストレージ装置211と、通信装置215とを備える。 FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 20. As shown in FIG. 13, the mobile terminal 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, an input device 208, an output device 210, A storage device 211 and a communication device 215 are provided.
 CPU201は、演算処理装置および制御装置として機能し、各種プログラムに従って移動端末20内の動作全般を制御する。また、CPU201は、マイクロプロセッサであってもよい。ROM202は、CPU201が使用するプログラムや演算パラメータ等を記憶する。RAM203は、CPU201の実行において使用するプログラムや、その実行において適宜変化するパラメータ等を一時記憶する。これらはCPUバスなどから構成されるホストバスにより相互に接続されている。主に、CPU201、ROM202およびRAM203とソフトウェアとの協働により、ルート設定部228、画像生成部236、車両状態判定部244、到達判定部248および通信制御部252の機能が実現される。 The CPU 201 functions as an arithmetic processing unit and a control unit, and controls the overall operation in the mobile terminal 20 according to various programs. Further, the CPU 201 may be a microprocessor. The ROM 202 stores programs used by the CPU 201, calculation parameters, and the like. The RAM 203 temporarily stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 201, parameters that change as appropriate during the execution, and the like. These are connected to each other by a host bus including a CPU bus. Mainly, the functions of the route setting unit 228, the image generation unit 236, the vehicle state determination unit 244, the arrival determination unit 248, and the communication control unit 252 are realized by the cooperation of the CPU 201, the ROM 202, the RAM 203, and the software.
 入力装置208は、マウス、キーボード、タッチパネル、ボタン、マイクロフォン、スイッチおよびレバーなどユーザが情報を入力するための入力手段と、ユーザによる入力に基づいて入力信号を生成し、CPU201に出力する入力制御回路などから構成されている。移動端末20のユーザは、該入力装置208を操作することにより、移動端末20に対して各種のデータを入力したり処理動作を指示したりすることができる。なお、この入力装置208は、図4を参照して説明した操作部224に対応する。 The input device 208 includes input means for a user to input information, such as a mouse, keyboard, touch panel, button, microphone, switch, and lever, and an input control circuit that generates an input signal based on the input by the user and outputs the input signal to the CPU 201. Etc. The user of the mobile terminal 20 can input various data and instruct processing operations to the mobile terminal 20 by operating the input device 208. The input device 208 corresponds to the operation unit 224 described with reference to FIG.
 出力装置210は、例えば、液晶ディスプレイ(LCD)装置、OLED装置およびランプなどの表示装置を含む。さらに、出力装置210は、スピーカおよびヘッドホンなどの音声出力装置を含む。例えば、表示装置は、撮像された画像や生成された画像などを表示する。一方、音声出力装置は、音声データ等を音声に変換して出力する。 The output device 210 includes, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, an OLED device, and a lamp. Furthermore, the output device 210 includes an audio output device such as a speaker and headphones. For example, the display device displays a captured image or a generated image. On the other hand, the audio output device converts audio data or the like into audio and outputs it.
 ストレージ装置211は、データ格納用の装置である。ストレージ装置211は、記憶媒体、記憶媒体にデータを記録する記録装置、記憶媒体からデータを読み出す読出し装置および記憶媒体に記録されたデータを削除する削除装置などを含んでもよい。このストレージ装置211は、図4を参照して説明した記憶部240に対応し、CPU201が実行するプログラムや各種データを格納する。 The storage device 211 is a device for storing data. The storage device 211 may include a storage medium, a recording device that records data on the storage medium, a reading device that reads data from the storage medium, a deletion device that deletes data recorded on the storage medium, and the like. The storage device 211 corresponds to the storage unit 240 described with reference to FIG. 4 and stores programs executed by the CPU 201 and various data.
 通信装置215は、例えば、通信網12に接続するための通信デバイス等で構成された通信インタフェースである。また、通信装置215は、無線LAN(Local Area Network)対応通信装置、LTE(Long Term Evolution)対応通信装置、有線による通信を行うワイヤー通信装置、またはブルートゥース通信装置を含んでもよい The communication device 215 is a communication interface configured with, for example, a communication device for connecting to the communication network 12. The communication device 215 may include a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) compatible communication device, an LTE (Long Term Evolution) compatible communication device, a wire communication device that performs wired communication, or a Bluetooth communication device.
 なお、上記では移動端末20のハードウェア構成を説明したが、車載器30および第2の実施形態によるサーバ10も、移動端末20と同様に、CPU201、ROM202およびRAM203などに相当するハードウェアを有する。そして、車載器30のハードウェアとソフトウェアとの協働により例えば表示制御部328の機能が実現され、第2の実施形態によるサーバ10とソフトウェアとの協働によりルート設定部228、画像生成部236、記憶部240、車両状態判定部244、到達判定部248、通信制御部252および通信部256に相当する機能が実現される。 Although the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 20 has been described above, the vehicle-mounted device 30 and the server 10 according to the second embodiment also have hardware equivalent to the CPU 201, the ROM 202, the RAM 203, and the like, similar to the mobile terminal 20. . Then, for example, the function of the display control unit 328 is realized by the cooperation of the hardware and software of the vehicle-mounted device 30, and the route setting unit 228 and the image generation unit 236 are realized by the cooperation of the server 10 and the software according to the second embodiment. Functions equivalent to the storage unit 240, the vehicle state determination unit 244, the arrival determination unit 248, the communication control unit 252, and the communication unit 256 are realized.
 <<4.むすび>>
 以上説明したように、本発明の実施形態によれば、車両1が将来到達し得るターン指示位置についての画像データを移動端末20(移動端末22)が事前に車載器30に送信しておき、車両1が現実にターン指示位置に到達した際に移動端末20(移動端末22)が当該ターン指示位置についての画像データの識別子を送信する。
<< 4. Conclusion >>
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 20 (mobile terminal 22) transmits the image data about the turn instruction position that the vehicle 1 can reach in the future to the vehicle-mounted device 30 in advance. When the vehicle 1 actually reaches the turn instruction position, the mobile terminal 20 (mobile terminal 22) transmits an identifier of image data for the turn instruction position.
 ここで、識別子のデータ量は、画像データのデータ量に比べて小さい。このため、本実施形態おいては、車両1がターン指示位置へ到達した際に画像データの送信が行われる例と比較して、車両1がターン指示位置へ到達してから少ない遅延でターン指示画像60が表示される。すなわち、本実施形態によれば、ターン指示位置において表示されるべきターン指示画像60を、ターン指示位置により近い位置で表示することができるので、ターン指示画像60の表示の正確性を向上することが可能である。本実施形態によるナビゲーションシステムは、現実の車両位置に基づいてターン指示画像60を表示するので、図3を参照して説明した比較例によるナビゲーションシステムとの対比においても表示の正確性を向上することが可能である。 Here, the data amount of the identifier is smaller than the data amount of the image data. For this reason, in this embodiment, compared with the example in which image data is transmitted when the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position, the turn instruction is performed with a small delay after the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position. An image 60 is displayed. That is, according to the present embodiment, the turn instruction image 60 to be displayed at the turn instruction position can be displayed at a position closer to the turn instruction position, so that the accuracy of display of the turn instruction image 60 is improved. Is possible. Since the navigation system according to the present embodiment displays the turn instruction image 60 based on the actual vehicle position, the display accuracy can be improved in comparison with the navigation system according to the comparative example described with reference to FIG. Is possible.
 なお、添付図面を参照しながら本発明の好適な実施形態について詳細に説明したが、本発明はかかる例に限定されない。本発明の属する技術の分野における通常の知識を有する者であれば、特許請求の範囲に記載された技術的思想の範疇内において、各種の変更例または修正例に想到し得ることは明らかであり、これらについても、当然に本発明の技術的範囲に属するものと了解される。 The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.
 例えば、上述した本発明の実施形態に、図3を参照して説明した比較例によるナビゲーションシステムの技術的思想が組み合わされてもよい。具体的には、第1の実施形態による移動端末20は、識別子の通信について移動端末20と車載器30の間で生じ得る遅延時間を推定し、現時点から当該遅延時間後の車両1の位置を予測してもよい。そして、到達判定部248は、予測された車両1の位置がターン指示位置に到達した場合に、画像DBから識別子を抽出してもよい。 For example, the technical idea of the navigation system according to the comparative example described with reference to FIG. 3 may be combined with the embodiment of the present invention described above. Specifically, the mobile terminal 20 according to the first embodiment estimates a delay time that may occur between the mobile terminal 20 and the vehicle-mounted device 30 for the communication of the identifier, and determines the position of the vehicle 1 after the delay time from the current time. It may be predicted. Then, the arrival determination unit 248 may extract the identifier from the image DB when the predicted position of the vehicle 1 reaches the turn instruction position.
 かかる構成によれば、ターン指示位置において表示されるべきターン指示画像60を、ターン指示位置に一層近い位置で表示し得るので、ターン指示画像60の表示の正確性を向上することが可能である。 According to such a configuration, the turn instruction image 60 to be displayed at the turn instruction position can be displayed at a position closer to the turn instruction position, so that the display accuracy of the turn instruction image 60 can be improved. .
 なお、上記の識別子の通信について生じ得る遅延時間は、画像データの通信について生じ得る遅延時間よりも十分に小さいので、予測された車両1の位置と、現時点から遅延時間が経過した時点での現実の車両1の位置との誤差も小さくなる。このため、本発明の実施形態に車両位置の予測に関する技術的思想を組み合わせても、比較例のような誤表示が生じてしまうケースを抑制することが可能であり、結果、ターン指示画像60の表示の正確性が向上される。 Note that the delay time that can occur for communication of the above-described identifier is sufficiently smaller than the delay time that can occur for communication of image data, so the actual position at the time when the delay time has elapsed from the predicted position of the vehicle 1. The error from the position of the vehicle 1 is also reduced. For this reason, even when the embodiment of the present invention is combined with the technical idea related to the prediction of the vehicle position, it is possible to suppress a case where an erroneous display such as the comparative example occurs. Display accuracy is improved.
 また、本明細書のナビゲーションシステムの処理における各ステップは、必ずしもシーケンス図として記載された順序に沿って時系列に処理する必要はない。例えば、ナビゲーションシステムの処理における各ステップは、シーケンス図として記載した順序と異なる順序で処理されても、並列的に処理されてもよい。 Further, each step in the processing of the navigation system of the present specification does not necessarily have to be processed in time series in the order described as a sequence diagram. For example, each step in the processing of the navigation system may be processed in an order different from the order described as the sequence diagram or may be processed in parallel.
 また、移動端末20、車載器30およびサーバ10に内蔵されるCPU201、ROM202およびRAM203などのハードウェアに、上述した移動端末20、車載器30およびサーバ10の機能を発揮させるためのコンピュータプログラムも作成可能である。特に、移動端末20がコンピュータプログラムをダウンロードおよびインストールすることにより、移動端末20に画像生成部236、車両状態判定部244および到達判定部248などの機能が実装されてもよい。また、該コンピュータプログラムを記憶させた記憶媒体も提供される。 In addition, a computer program for causing the hardware such as the CPU 201, the ROM 202, and the RAM 203 built in the mobile terminal 20, the vehicle-mounted device 30 and the server 10 to perform the functions of the mobile terminal 20, the vehicle-mounted device 30 and the server 10 is also created. Is possible. In particular, functions such as the image generation unit 236, the vehicle state determination unit 244, and the arrival determination unit 248 may be implemented in the mobile terminal 20 by the mobile terminal 20 downloading and installing a computer program. A storage medium storing the computer program is also provided.
1 車両
10 サーバ
12 通信網
14 ダッシュボード
16 メータパネル
20、22 移動端末
30 車載器
220 位置検出部
224 操作部
228 ルート設定部
232 表示部
236 画像生成部
240 記憶部
244 車両状態判定部
248 到達判定部
252 通信制御部
256 通信部
320 通信部
324 記憶部
328 表示制御部
332 表示部
 
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 10 Server 12 Communication network 14 Dashboard 16 Meter panel 20, 22 Mobile terminal 30 Onboard equipment 220 Position detection part 224 Operation part 228 Route setting part 232 Display part 236 Image generation part 240 Storage part 244 Vehicle state determination part 248 Arrival determination Unit 252 communication control unit 256 communication unit 320 communication unit 324 storage unit 328 display control unit 332 display unit

Claims (7)

  1.  車両に搭載される車載器と、情報処理装置からなる情報処理システムであって、
     前記情報処理装置は、
     識別子が付された画像データを前記車載器に送信し、前記識別子のうちの少なくとも一部を前記車載器に送信する第1通信部と、
     送信済みの画像データに付された識別子のうちで前記車両の位置に応じた識別子を前記車載器に送信するように、前記第1通信部を制御する通信制御部と、を備え、
     前記車載器は、
     前記情報処理装置から前記識別子が付された画像データ、および前記識別子を受信する第2通信部と、
     前記第2通信部により受信された前記識別子が付された画像データを記憶する記憶部と、
     前記第2通信部により前記情報処理装置から前記車両の位置に応じた識別子が受信されると、当該識別子が付された画像データを前記記憶部から抽出し、抽出した画像データに基づいて表示制御を行う表示制御部と、
    を備える、情報処理システム。
    An information processing system comprising an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and an information processing device,
    The information processing apparatus includes:
    A first communication unit that transmits image data with an identifier to the on-vehicle device, and transmits at least a part of the identifier to the on-vehicle device;
    A communication control unit that controls the first communication unit so as to transmit an identifier according to the position of the vehicle among the identifiers attached to the transmitted image data to the vehicle-mounted device;
    The in-vehicle device is
    Image data to which the identifier is attached from the information processing apparatus, and a second communication unit that receives the identifier;
    A storage unit for storing the image data with the identifier received by the second communication unit;
    When an identifier corresponding to the position of the vehicle is received from the information processing apparatus by the second communication unit, image data with the identifier is extracted from the storage unit, and display control is performed based on the extracted image data. A display control unit for performing
    An information processing system comprising:
  2.  前記情報処理装置は、
     前記画像データを生成する画像生成部と、
     前記画像データに付された識別子を特定位置と関連付けて記憶する記憶部と、
     前記車両が到達した特定位置に関連付けられている識別子を抽出する到達判定部と、
    を備え、
     前記通信制御部は、前記到達判定部により抽出された前記識別子を前記車載器に送信するよう、前記第1通信部を制御する、請求項1に記載の情報処理システム。
    The information processing apparatus includes:
    An image generator for generating the image data;
    A storage unit for storing an identifier attached to the image data in association with a specific position;
    An arrival determination unit that extracts an identifier associated with the specific position reached by the vehicle;
    With
    The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the communication control unit controls the first communication unit to transmit the identifier extracted by the arrival determination unit to the vehicle-mounted device.
  3.  前記記憶部は、前記画像生成部により生成された1または2以上の画像データを記憶し、
     前記通信制御部は、前記車両の運転状態に応じて、前記記憶部に記憶された前記1または2以上の画像データの送信を制御する、請求項2に記載の情報処理システム。
    The storage unit stores one or more image data generated by the image generation unit,
    The information processing system according to claim 2, wherein the communication control unit controls transmission of the one or more image data stored in the storage unit according to a driving state of the vehicle.
  4.  前記画像生成部は、前記車両の現在位置と目的地の間のルート上の特定位置について画像データを生成し、
     前記記憶部は、前記特定位置を、当該特定位置について生成された前記画像データの識別子と関連付けて記憶する、請求項3に記載の情報処理システム。
    The image generation unit generates image data for a specific position on a route between the current position of the vehicle and a destination,
    The information processing system according to claim 3, wherein the storage unit stores the specific position in association with an identifier of the image data generated for the specific position.
  5.  前記第1通信部は、無線通信により前記画像データおよび前記識別子を前記車載器に送信する、請求項1に記載の情報処理システム。 The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the first communication unit transmits the image data and the identifier to the vehicle-mounted device by wireless communication.
  6.  コンピュータに、
     識別子が付された画像データを車両に搭載される車載器に送信する処理と、
     送信済みの画像データに付された識別子のうちで前記車両の位置に応じた識別子を前記車載器に送信する処理と、
    を行わせるための、プログラム。
    On the computer,
    A process of transmitting the image data with the identifier to the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle;
    A process of transmitting an identifier corresponding to the position of the vehicle among the identifiers attached to the transmitted image data to the vehicle-mounted device;
    A program to let you do.
  7.  車両に搭載される車載器であって、
     情報処理装置と通信する通信部と、
     前記通信部により受信された識別子が付された画像データを記憶する記憶部と、
     前記通信部により前記情報処理装置から前記車両の位置に応じた識別子が受信されると、当該識別子が付された画像データを前記記憶部から抽出し、抽出した画像データに基づいて表示装置の表示を制御する表示制御部と、
    を備える、車載器。
    An in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle,
    A communication unit that communicates with the information processing device;
    A storage unit for storing image data with an identifier received by the communication unit;
    When an identifier corresponding to the position of the vehicle is received from the information processing device by the communication unit, the image data with the identifier is extracted from the storage unit, and the display device displays based on the extracted image data. A display control unit for controlling
    A vehicle-mounted device.
PCT/JP2015/066135 2014-09-09 2015-06-04 Information processing system, program, and onboard device WO2016038949A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2014183297A JP2016057154A (en) 2014-09-09 2014-09-09 Information processing system, program, and on-vehicle device
JP2014-183297 2014-09-09

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2016038949A1 true WO2016038949A1 (en) 2016-03-17

Family

ID=55458712

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/JP2015/066135 WO2016038949A1 (en) 2014-09-09 2015-06-04 Information processing system, program, and onboard device

Country Status (2)

Country Link
JP (1) JP2016057154A (en)
WO (1) WO2016038949A1 (en)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2020003903A1 (en) * 2018-06-29 2020-01-02 日立オートモティブシステムズ株式会社 In-vehicle electronic control device

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2010197158A (en) * 2009-02-24 2010-09-09 Toshiba Corp Electronic apparatus and navigation image display method
JP2013117604A (en) * 2011-12-02 2013-06-13 Denso Corp Information display and information service system
JP2013200249A (en) * 2012-03-26 2013-10-03 Fujitsu Ten Ltd Vehicle mounted system, vehicle mounted unit, information processing method, and program

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2010197158A (en) * 2009-02-24 2010-09-09 Toshiba Corp Electronic apparatus and navigation image display method
JP2013117604A (en) * 2011-12-02 2013-06-13 Denso Corp Information display and information service system
JP2013200249A (en) * 2012-03-26 2013-10-03 Fujitsu Ten Ltd Vehicle mounted system, vehicle mounted unit, information processing method, and program

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2020003903A1 (en) * 2018-06-29 2020-01-02 日立オートモティブシステムズ株式会社 In-vehicle electronic control device
JP2020004293A (en) * 2018-06-29 2020-01-09 日立オートモティブシステムズ株式会社 On-vehicle electronic control device
CN112272841A (en) * 2018-06-29 2021-01-26 日立汽车系统株式会社 Vehicle-mounted electronic control device
JP7195787B2 (en) 2018-06-29 2022-12-26 日立Astemo株式会社 In-vehicle electronic control unit
CN112272841B (en) * 2018-06-29 2023-02-03 日立安斯泰莫株式会社 Vehicle-mounted electronic control device
US11908199B2 (en) 2018-06-29 2024-02-20 Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. In-vehicle electronic control device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
JP2016057154A (en) 2016-04-21

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
JP4733165B2 (en) Vehicle navigation system
CN108349503B (en) Driving support device
US8970620B2 (en) Position information providing device, position information providing method, position information providing system, and program
WO2014054248A1 (en) Map information processing device, and storage medium
US20120123672A1 (en) Travel guidance device, travel guidance method, and computer program
JP4973331B2 (en) Information provision device
US9374803B2 (en) Message notification system, message transmitting and receiving apparatus, program, and recording medium
CN105339760A (en) Traffic information notification system, traffic information notification device, traffic information notification method, and computer program
JP2008241652A (en) Navigator
JP2013171502A (en) Warning device and warning method
JP2013019855A (en) Travel guiding device, travel guiding method and computer program
JP2011178209A (en) Power consumption prediction apparatus
JP5665077B2 (en) Car navigation system
JP2017083278A (en) Information provision system, information provision method, and computer program
WO2016038949A1 (en) Information processing system, program, and onboard device
US8606505B2 (en) Travel guidance system, travel guidance device, travel guidance method, and computer program
JP2012132822A (en) Navigation device and map display method thereof
JP2010249642A (en) Navigation device for vehicle
JP2020041907A (en) Route guiding device and route guiding method
JP2018063266A (en) Display control unit, display control method and program
US9459109B2 (en) Navigation device
JP2017009403A (en) Navigation device, and scheduled travel route setting method
JP2006343480A (en) Map display apparatus
JP2014199588A (en) Entering-determination geographical point storage system, drive support system, drive support method, and computer program
JP2015121416A (en) Tunnel section detection device, control method, program, and storage medium

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 15840704

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase

Ref document number: 15840704

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1