JP2007255895A - Navigation system and apparatus, server system, its control method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily acquire truly valuable information in navigation systems by a simple means. <P>SOLUTION: An information exchange means 12 adds data D6 acquired by data exchange from a server 4 to a database 5 of a self-navigation system as it is to enable a location retrieval means 11 to retrieve all the data of the database 5 after such addition. The server 4 adds data D5 acquired from a navigation system 3 of a user 1 to a database 6 of the server 4. Data are thereby synchronized users and the server and redistributed to other vehicles from the server. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to information exchange in a navigation system.

In recent years, with the development of information processing and communication technology, convenience has been realized to calculate and guide the route if the destination is specified by the navigation system in the car, but if you want to go to an unknown place It was necessary to investigate the existence and reputation of the place by mass media such as the Internet and magazines.
JP 2004-78562 A

  However, investigating yourself with mass media such as countless websites is not only annoying, but there is a lot of information that you can't find, or you can't go up to a place you don't know at all. There was inadequate. In addition, due to considerations for sponsors and sales policies, there was a weakness that was difficult to obtain for high-value information such as word-of-mouth by users.

  Furthermore, there are many situations in which it is not possible to check in a running car, such as being unable to connect to the Internet, or not having a magazine, and there is a potential need for solutions to these problems.

  Although there has been a general proposal to use a virtual logical network for exchanging various information between vehicles (see Patent Document 1), it has not been easy to obtain particularly valuable information by simple means.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to easily obtain truly valuable information by a simple means in a navigation system.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is an information storage means for storing point data and impression data in a navigation system mounted on a vehicle and performing route calculation and guidance guidance, and the information storage means. In the information storage means, by communicating with a predetermined server system using the communication means, a point search means for searching the point data stored in the communication means, a communication means for communicating with the approaching access point, and the communication means Information exchange means for exchanging the stored point data and impression data with the point data and impression data possessed by the server system is provided.

  The invention of claim 2 is a server system that distributes information by communicating with a navigation system, information storage means for storing point data and impression data, and an access point for communicating with the navigation system; Information exchange means for exchanging the point data and impression data stored in the information storage means with the point data and impression data possessed by the navigation system by communicating with the navigation system using the access point And.

  In this way, the user of each vehicle can easily use the data held by the server even in its own vehicle by the simple means of collecting information by communication with the server, and automatically register the registration point without troublesome point registration. It becomes possible to increase. It also makes it easier to search for truly valuable information such as unknown places and word-of-mouth places. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to check the point in advance, it becomes possible to deal with sudden events.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the navigation system according to the first aspect, there is provided limiting means for limiting information acquired from the server system based on a selection received from a user for at least one of a region and a type of a point. It is characterized by.

  In this way, by limiting the data to be acquired based on the designation of the user by region, restaurant genre, etc., it becomes possible to obtain truly necessary information according to individual circumstances such as interests with a small communication load. , And you can save the troublesome work of selecting when browsing.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the navigation system according to the first or third aspect, the vehicle position detecting means for detecting the own vehicle position and the own vehicle position detected by the own vehicle position detecting means are the point search means. And a registration receiving means for inquiring of the user about the impression of the point and adding it to the information storage means when it is coincident with the searched point and the power supply is turned on or a stop for a predetermined time or more is detected. To do.

  In this manner, by detecting the accessory power supply turning on and off to some extent at the searched point and obtaining the input of the impression, it is possible to add the raw impression immediately after the actual use reliably and easily.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the server system according to the second aspect, for each user who uses the navigation system, price storage means for storing a point or a balance or increase / decrease in price, and when the navigation system receives data from the server, According to the number of cases, when the user pays the point or price stored in the price storage means, and the navigation system passes the data to the server, the point stored in the price storage means according to the number of cases. Or a calculation updating means for calculating and updating so that the user receives the price.

  In this way, the collection of information can be promoted by giving more preferential treatment to users who upload more information by paying or receiving points and prices.

  An information transmission system according to a sixth aspect is characterized in that the navigation system according to any one of the first, third, and fourth aspects and the server system according to the second or fifth aspect are combined.

  The advertising system according to claim 7 uses the server system according to claim 2 or 5 or the information transmission system according to claim 6, so that an operator of the server system collects an advertising fee from an advertiser, The point data and impression data for the advertiser are stored in the information storage means.

  In this way, server system operators such as manufacturers can obtain advertising revenue by disseminating advertiser data such as store introductions and impression data, thereby realizing system durability and reducing user usage charges. .

  In addition, about each item above, it is the same also about a method and a program.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, common assumptions with descriptions in the background art and problems are omitted.

[1. Constitution〕
As shown in FIG. 1 (configuration diagram), a server system (hereinafter referred to as a “server”) 4 operated by a manufacturer 2 has a database 6 as information storage means for storing point data and impression data, It is connected to access points 8 installed in various places via a communication network, and provides services to the user 1. On the other hand, the navigation system 3 used by the user 1 is mounted on a vehicle and performs route calculation and guidance, and is connected to the communication unit 7. It is assumed that there are many users 1 and navigation systems 3 in the whole country, and those shown in FIG. 1 are representative examples thereof.

  The communication unit 7 connects the database 5 of the navigation system 3 and the database 6 of the server 4 by communicating with the access point 8 when entering the communication range of the access point 8 by wireless LAN technology or other wireless communication technology. Is for. That is, the navigation system 3 side also includes a database 5 that is information storage means for storing point data and impression data.

  In each of the navigation system 3 and the server 4, the computer control unit (CPU or the like) C uses a storage device such as a memory or an HD according to a control program given in advance, though not shown. 1 are realized. Each of these means is a processing means for realizing and executing the following functional action, and can be grasped as a process and a step.

[2. Action)
The present embodiment configured as described above operates as follows.
[2-1. (Storage and use of data)
First, the user 1 uses the registration receiving means 15 in his / her navigation system 3 for spot data such as a restaurant name, position coordinates, etc., and impression data representing a stage evaluation of the impression related to the spot, etc. Is stored in each database 5. As described above, the point data stored in the database 5 can be searched by the point search means 11 under conditions such as genre, name, region, and the result can be set as a destination as it is.

[2-2. (Data input request)
Such point data and impression data may be stored in advance in the navigation system, but the contents of the impression data can be automatically inquired to the user. In this case, the registration receiving means 15 detects that the own vehicle position detected by the own vehicle position detecting means 14 with GPS or a gyro at any time coincides with the spot searched by the spot searching means 11 and turns on / off the accessory power supply at that place. Or, when a stop of a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) or more is detected, the user is inquired about the impression of the point on the screen display, and inputs such as selecting a five-step evaluation from an operation switch or a remote control unit are accepted. The contents are added to the database 5.

[2-3. (Data exchange)
Then, the information exchange unit 12 uses the communication unit 7 to mutually copy the point data and the impression data stored in the database 5 in each vehicle as described above and the point data and the impression data in the server 4. Replace with. The specific processing procedure is shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, when the navigation system 3 is activated, the communication unit 7 is in a communication connection waiting state (step S1). When the communication unit 7 enters the communication area of the access point 8 in this state, the communication unit 7 communicates with the server 4 by communication with the access point 8. Connecting.

  Thus, when the connection with the server 4 is successful (step S2), the information exchange means 12 of the navigation system 3 and the information exchange means 42 within the server 4 have the data D5 in the databases 5 and 6 possessed by each other. D6 (point data and impression data) is exchanged (step S3).

  At this time, the information exchanging means 12 of each navigation system 3 sends the data D5 (point data and impression data) in its own database 5 to the other party by the communication function, while the database 6 of the other party server 4 has. Similar data D6 (point data and impression data) read and transmitted from is acquired.

  The information exchanging means 12 adds the data D6 from the server 4 obtained by exchanging data to the database 5 of its navigation system as it is, and searches for all the data in the database 5 after such addition. Search is possible by means 11. On the other hand, the server 4 adds the data D5 acquired from the navigation system 3 of the user 1 to the database 6 that it has. As a result, the data is synchronized between the user and the server 4, and the data is redistributed from the server 4 to other vehicles.

[2-4. (Limited area and type)
Further, when the server 4 and the navigation system 3 exchange data, all the data on the navigation system 3 side is sent. However, when the user acquires data from the server 4 side, the limiting unit 13 of the navigation system 3 preliminarily stores the data. It is also possible to limit the types of points, such as the region and restaurant genre, to only the necessary data out of all the data held by the server 3 based on the selections accepted from the user, and obtain them by downloading them. is there.

[2-5. (Points settlement)
Further, when the user receives data from the server, the user pays points or a price. When the data is transferred to the server, the system can obtain the points or the price. In this case, in the server system 4, the price storage means 9 stores the points or the balance or increase / decrease of the price for each user who uses the navigation system 3, and is stored in the price storage means 9 by the calculation update means 16. The points or price are calculated so that the user pays according to the number of cases when the navigation system 3 receives data from the server 4, and the user receives according to the number of cases when the navigation system 3 passes data to the server 4. And update.

  Further, the server system operator can collect an advertisement fee from the advertiser and store the point data and the impression data for the advertiser in the database 6 which is information storage means.

[3. effect〕
As described above, in this embodiment, the user of each vehicle can easily use the data held by the server even in the own vehicle by a simple means of information collection using communication. Since data can be obtained, the number of registration points can be automatically increased without troublesome point registration. For this reason, the work of examining restaurants and the like is left to the navigation system, and the user can select from candidates, saving time.

  Also, unlike magazines and other mass media information, it is also useful for discovering truly valuable information, such as unknown places other than those that are published in business, and word-of-mouth places. In addition, there is no need to check the location in advance, and even when information cannot be collected while traveling, information can be obtained by communication, so suddenly, such as "I want to go to this delicious Chinese restaurant" suddenly It is also possible to acquire and respond to events as a set of points and their impressions.

  Further, in the present embodiment, by limiting the data to be acquired by the region or restaurant genre based on the user's specification, information that is truly necessary according to individual circumstances such as interest can be obtained with a small communication load. It becomes available and saves the troublesome work of selecting when browsing. Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to reliably and easily add a raw impression immediately after actual use by detecting an accessory power switch or a certain amount of stoppage at the searched point to obtain an impression input.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the collection of information can be promoted by giving preference to a user who uploads more information by paying or receiving points or a price. Also, server system operators such as manufacturers solicit detailed information from business establishments such as shops, disseminate point data and impression data such as advertiser introductions, and obtain advertising revenue by collecting prices, Business establishments such as shops can obtain an advertising effect, and the establishment of the business, the permanence of the system, and the reduction of the user's usage fee can be realized.

The functional block diagram which shows the structure of embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure in embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... User 2 ... Manufacturer 3 ... Navigation system 4 ... Server 5, 6 ... Database D5, D6 ... Data 7 ... Communication unit 8 ... Access point 9 ... Price storage means 11 ... Point search means 12, 42 ... Information exchange means 13 ... Limiting means 14 ... own vehicle position detecting means 15 ... registration receiving means 16 ... calculation updating means

Claims (18)

In a navigation system that is installed in a vehicle and performs route calculation and guidance,
Information storage means for storing point data and impression data;
Point search means for searching for point data stored in the information storage means;
A communication means for communicating with an approaching access point;
Information exchange for exchanging the spot data and impression data stored in the information storage means with the spot data and impression data stored in the server system by communicating with a predetermined server system using the communication means. Means,
A navigation system characterized by comprising: A server system that distributes information by communicating with a navigation system,
Information storage means for storing point data and impression data;
An access point for communicating with the navigation system;
Information exchange means for exchanging the spot data and impression data stored in the information storage means with the spot data and impression data possessed by the navigation system by communicating with the navigation system using the access point ,
A server system characterized by comprising:   The navigation system according to claim 1, further comprising: a limiting unit that limits information acquired from the server system based on a selection received from a user for at least one of a region and a type of a spot. Own vehicle position detecting means for detecting the own vehicle position;
When the own vehicle position detected by the own vehicle position detecting means coincides with the spot searched by the spot searching means, and the power is turned on or a stop for a predetermined time or more is detected, the user is inquired about the impression of the spot. The navigation system according to claim 1, further comprising: a registration receiving unit added to the information storage unit. Price storage means for storing the balance or increase or decrease of points or prices for each user using the navigation system;
When the navigation system receives data from the server, according to the number of cases, the user pays the point or price stored in the price storage means, and when the navigation system passes data to the server, according to the number of cases, Calculation update means for calculating and updating so that a user receives the point or price stored in the price storage means;
The server system according to claim 2, further comprising: The navigation system according to any one of claims 1, 3 and 4,
A server system according to claim 2 or 5, and
An information transmission system characterized by combining. Using the server system according to claim 2 or 5, or the information transmission system according to claim 6,
An advertisement system, wherein an operator of the server system collects an advertising fee from an advertiser and stores the point data and impression data for the advertiser in the information storage means. Information storage means for storing point data and impression data;
A communication means for communicating with an approaching access point;
In a navigation system control method for calculating a route and guiding guidance mounted on a vehicle,
Point search processing for searching for point data stored in the information storage means;
Information exchange for exchanging the spot data and impression data stored in the information storage means with the spot data and impression data stored in the server system by communicating with a predetermined server system using the communication means. Processing,
A control method for a navigation system comprising: Information storage means for storing point data and impression data;
An access point for communicating with the navigation system;
A server system control method for distributing information by communicating with a navigation system,
Information exchange processing for exchanging the spot data and impression data stored in the information storage means with the spot data and impression data held by the navigation system by communicating with the navigation system using the access point; ,
A server system control method comprising:   9. The navigation system control method according to claim 8, further comprising a limiting process for limiting information acquired from the server system based on a selection received from a user for at least one of a region and a type of a point. A vehicle position detection process for detecting the vehicle position;
When the vehicle position detected by the vehicle position detection process matches the point searched in the point search process, and the power is turned on or the vehicle is stopped for a predetermined time or longer, the user is inquired about the impression of the point. 11. The navigation system control method according to claim 8, further comprising: registration acceptance processing added to the information storage means. For each user using the navigation system, using a price storage means for storing the balance or increase or decrease of points or price,
When the navigation system receives data from the server, according to the number of cases, the user pays the point or price stored in the price storage means, and when the navigation system passes data to the server, according to the number of cases, 10. The server system control method according to claim 9, further comprising a calculation update process for calculating and updating such that a user receives the point or the price stored in the price storage means. A control method for a navigation system according to any one of claims 8, 10 or 11,
A method for controlling a server system according to claim 9 or 12,
An information transmission method characterized by combining. Using the server system control method according to claim 9 or 12, or the information transmission method according to claim 13,
An advertising method, wherein an operator of the server system collects an advertising fee from an advertiser and stores the point data and impression data for the advertiser in the information storage means. Information storage means for storing point data and impression data;
A communication means for communicating with an approaching access point;
A computer control unit;
In a navigation system control program installed in a vehicle for route calculation and guidance guidance,
The program controls the arithmetic control unit,
Point search processing for searching for point data stored in the information storage means;
Information exchange for exchanging the point data and impression data stored in the information storage means with the point data and impression data stored in the server system by communicating with a predetermined server system using the communication means. Processing,
A navigation system control program characterized in that In a navigation device that is mounted on a vehicle and performs route calculation and guidance,
Information storage means for storing point data and impression data;
Point search means for searching for point data stored in the information storage means;
A communication means for communicating with an approaching access point;
Information exchange for exchanging the spot data and impression data stored in the information storage means with the spot data and impression data stored in the server system by communicating with a predetermined server system using the communication means. Means,
A navigation device characterized by comprising:   The navigation apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising a limiting unit that limits information acquired from the server system based on a selection received from a user for at least one of a region and a type of a point. Own vehicle position detecting means for detecting the own vehicle position;
When the own vehicle position detected by the own vehicle position detecting means coincides with the spot searched by the spot searching means, and the power is turned on or a stop for a predetermined time or more is detected, the user is inquired about the impression of the spot. The navigation apparatus according to claim 16 or 17, further comprising: a registration receiving unit that is added to the information storage unit.

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