JP2009134539A - Information management server, mobile terminal device, information management method, information reception method, information management program, information reception program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide ranking of musical pieces matched with the tastes of a user. <P>SOLUTION: This information management server 100 for managing traveling information which can be shared by mobile objects is provided with a reception part 101, a classification part 102, a creation part 103 and a distribution part 104. The reception part 101 receives information of the movement history of a plurality of mobile terminal devices and information of the history of a musical piece reproduced during movement. The classification part 102 decides the attributes of users, and classifies the users for each attribute on the basis of the information of the movement history received by the reception part 101. The creation part 103 creates the ranking of the musical pieces in the order of the large frequency of reproduction by the plurality of mobile terminal devices for each of attributes classified by the classification part 102. The distribution part 104 distributes the ranking of the musical pieces for each attribute created by the creation part 103 to the mobile terminal device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information management server, a mobile terminal device, an information management method, an information reception method, an information management program, an information reception program, and a recording medium.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an audio device that can reproduce music recorded on a recording medium such as a CD or MD is mounted on a moving body such as a vehicle. As such an audio apparatus, for example, an apparatus that is connected to an external server via a network or the like and can present various information received from the external server is known.

  For example, from an external server, information such as the number of times a song is played, the number of songs sold (hit ranking), hit ranking within a predetermined period, etc. for an unspecified number of audiences, and using the received information, A technique has been proposed in which music recorded on a recording medium is played back in order of the number of times the music is played, in the order of hit ranking, or in the order of hit ranking within a predetermined period (for example, see Patent Document 1 below). ).

JP 2005-38603 A

  However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 described above can only reproduce the songs in the order of popularity from an unspecified number of audiences, and the songs are always in the order of the songs that the user wants to listen to. An example is the problem of not being limited. In other words, the technique of Patent Literature 1 includes a problem that the ranking of music corresponding to the user cannot be distributed to the user.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, an information management server according to claim 1 is an information management server that manages travel information that can be shared between mobile bodies. Receiving means for receiving the movement history information and the history information of the music played during the movement, and determining the attribute of the user based on the movement history information received by the receiving means, Classifying means for classifying by attribute, creating means for creating a ranking of songs in descending order of the number of times played by a plurality of mobile terminal devices, for each attribute classified by the classifying means, and by the creating means Distribution means for distributing the created ranking of music for each attribute to the mobile terminal device.

  A mobile terminal device according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention is a transmission means for transmitting movement history information of a mobile terminal device and history information of music reproduced during movement to an external information management server; Receiving a transmission of the information by the transmission unit, receiving from the information management server a ranking of the music classified for each attribute, and presenting the ranking of the music received by the receiving unit And means.

  The information management method according to claim 15 is an information management method of an information management server for managing travel information that can be shared between mobile objects, including information on movement histories of a plurality of mobile terminal devices, A receiving step for receiving information on the history of the music played inside, and a classification step for determining the attributes of the user based on the movement history information received in the receiving step and classifying the users for each attribute For each of the attributes classified in the classification step, a creation step of creating a ranking of songs in descending order of the number of times played on a plurality of mobile terminal devices, and for each of the attributes created in the creation step And a distribution step of distributing the ranking of the music to the mobile terminal device.

  The information receiving method according to claim 16 includes a transmission step of transmitting movement history information of the mobile terminal device and history information of music played during movement to an external information management server; Receiving step of receiving the transmission of the information in the transmitting step, receiving the ranking of the music classified for each attribute from the information management server, and the presenting step of presenting the ranking of the music received in the receiving step It is characterized by including these.

  An information management program according to claim 17 causes a computer to execute the information management method according to claim 15.

  An information reception program according to claim 18 causes a computer to execute the information reception method according to claim 16.

  A recording medium according to a nineteenth aspect of the invention is characterized in that the program according to the seventeenth or eighteenth aspect is recorded in a computer-readable manner.

  Exemplary embodiments of an information management server, a mobile terminal device, an information management method, an information reception method, an information management program, an information reception program, and a recording medium according to the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. explain.

(Embodiment)
(Functional configuration of the information management server 100)
A functional configuration of the information management server 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information management server 100 according to the embodiment.

  In FIG. 1, the information management server 100 manages travel information that can be shared between moving bodies. The travel information that can be shared between moving objects is specifically probe information, road information such as traffic restrictions and traffic closures, traffic congestion information such as the presence or absence of traffic jams, the length of traffic jams, and the degree of congestion, rainy or snowy weather Real-time information such as weather information.

  By supplementing the probe car system using probe information, for example, road information and traffic jam information can be obtained based on the detour status and speed of many vehicles, and the wiper operation of many vehicles. It is a system that can obtain weather information and road surface information based on the speed and the operating status of the anti-lock braking system.

  The information management server 100 includes a reception unit 101, a classification unit 102, a creation unit 103, and a distribution unit 104. The receiving unit 101 receives movement history information of a plurality of mobile terminal devices and history information of music reproduced during movement. A mobile terminal device typically includes a navigation device mounted on a mobile body, but a mobile phone device incorporating a navigation function can also be used.

  The movement history information includes information on a route traveled, information on facilities such as a destination point, a stop-off point, and a parked point. The history information of the music typically includes information such as a title name and an artist name that can specify the music for each music, but may be information specifying the album name, and may be a tempo. It may be information for identifying the type of music such as music or tone.

  The classification unit 102 determines user attributes based on the movement history information received by the reception unit 101, and classifies the users for each attribute. The attribute of the user may relate to behavioral characteristics related to facilities frequently used by the user, frequently visited places, etc., but typically includes those related to hobbies and preferences based on the movement history.

  The creation unit 103 creates a music ranking for each attribute classified by the classification unit 102 in descending order of the number of times played by a plurality of mobile terminal devices. For example, when the user attribute is “travel enthusiast”, the creation unit 103 adds up the music played during the travel for each user who has the attribute “travel enthusiast”. Create a song ranking for each user.

  The distribution unit 104 distributes the ranking of the music for each attribute created by the creation unit 103 to the mobile terminal device. The distribution unit 104 may distribute a ranking that does not correspond to the attribute of the user from the viewpoint that the user can know the ranking of the user with other attributes different from the user. A ranking corresponding to the attribute may be distributed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the classification unit 102 determines the attribute of the user based on the genre of the facility that has reached the destination point or the stop point in the movement history information received by the reception unit 101, and uses it. A person may be classified by attribute. Specifically, the genre is a genre of a preset facility such as a sightseeing spot, a retail store, or a sports facility. This configuration makes it possible to determine the attribute of the user from the genre of the actually reached facility as the destination point or the stop point.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the classification | category part 102 judges a user's attribute based on the genre of the facility linked | related with the parking position where the mobile body parked among the information of the movement history which the receiving part 101 received. The users may be classified according to attributes. This configuration makes it possible to determine the user's attributes from the genre of the facility where the mobile object is actually parked.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the receiving part 101 may receive the log | history information of the genre at the time of the facility search performed with the some mobile terminal device. In this case, the classification unit 102 determines the user attribute based on the genre history received by the reception unit 101, and classifies the user for each attribute. In this configuration, the attribute of the user can be determined not only from the movement history information of the mobile object but also from the history of the genre of the facility searched by the user, so that more detailed attributes can be determined. .

  Further, in the present embodiment, the classification unit 102, when the number of times that the mobile object has reached the facility is a predetermined number of times or the number of times the facility has been searched is a predetermined number of times or more. The attribute may be determined. This configuration makes it possible to determine an attribute from the genre of a frequently visited facility or a frequently searched facility.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the classification | category part 102 may judge a user's attribute according to the kind of genre of a facility. For example, a place where you need to go, such as a gas station, should not be used as an attribute determination element, but a place that easily reflects a user's hobbies and preferences, such as an accommodation or a sightseeing spot. Is used as an attribute determination element.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, the distribution unit 104 may distribute a ranking having the same attribute as the user's attribute to the user's mobile terminal device. This configuration makes it possible to distribute the user's attributes and music that other users with the same attributes are listening to.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the receiving part 101 may receive the information regarding the attribute of the user by the input from a user from a mobile terminal device. In this case, the classification unit 102 may classify the users for each attribute according to the information regarding the user attributes received by the reception unit 101. Specifically, the information regarding the attribute is information indicating the personality of the user. This configuration makes it possible to classify user attributes in more detail based on more detailed and accurate attribute information.

  In the present embodiment, it is desirable that the information related to the attribute includes information related to the age of the user. In this case, the classification unit 102 classifies the users for each attribute based on the information regarding the user's age received by the reception unit 101, and further classifies the users for each predetermined age group. The predetermined age group is, for example, an age group such as teens, 20s,. The reason why information related to the user's age is included in the information related to the attribute is that the taste of the music varies depending on the age group.

(Functional configuration of mobile terminal device 200)
A functional configuration of the mobile terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the mobile terminal device 200 according to the embodiment. In FIG. 2, the mobile terminal device 200 includes a transmission unit 201, a control unit 202, a reception unit 203, a presentation unit 204, a reception unit 205, an input unit 206, and a reproduction unit 207.

  The transmission unit 201 transmits the movement history information of the mobile terminal device 200 and the history information of the music played during movement to the external information management server 100 together with the probe information. More specifically, the movement history information includes information on facilities at destination points and drop-off points, information on facilities associated with parking positions, and the like. The transmission unit 201 transmits the information to the information management server 100 under the control of the control unit 202. The transmission timing of the transmission unit 201 under the control of the control unit 202 is arbitrary, for example, the timing at which probe information is transmitted after parking or after reaching a destination.

  The receiving unit 203 receives the transmission of the information by the transmitting unit 201 and receives the ranking of the music classified for each attribute from the information management server 100. The receiving timing of the ranking by the receiving unit 203 is arbitrary, and may be set to a timing set once, for example, once a week or once a month. The receiving unit 203 receives the ranking together with the probe information.

  The presentation unit 204 presents the ranking of the music received by the reception unit 203. The presentation method of ranking by the presentation unit 204 may be presented on a display screen, presented by voice, or presented using a display screen and voice.

  In the present embodiment, the reception unit 205 is an arbitrary component. The accepting unit 205 accepts input of a genre to be searched. In this case, the control unit 202 causes the information management server 100 to transmit the history of the genre received by the receiving unit 205. Further, the control unit 202 may cause the information management server 100 to transmit not only the genre history at the time of search but also the genre of the facility that has reached the destination or stop-off point and the genre of the facility associated with the parking position. .

  In the present embodiment, the input unit 206 is an arbitrary component. The input unit 206 receives information related to the attribute of the user from the user. The control unit 202 causes the information management server 100 to transmit information regarding the attribute input to the input unit 206. The information related to the user attributes includes information indicating the personality of the user and information related to the age of the user.

  In the present embodiment, the playback unit 207 is an arbitrary component. The playback unit 207 plays back music. In this case, the control unit 202 causes the playback unit 207 to play back songs in the order of ranking of the songs received by the receiving unit 203. This configuration enables music to be played in an order corresponding to the user's hobbies and preferences.

(Information management server information management procedure)
Next, the information management processing procedure of the information management server 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of an information management processing procedure of the information management server 100 according to the present embodiment.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 3, the information management server 100 determines whether or not the movement history information of the plurality of mobile terminal devices 200 and the history information of the music reproduced during movement have been received (step S301). . In step S301, it is in a standby state until it receives movement history information and music history information reproduced during movement (step S301: No loop), movement history information and music reproduced during movement. Is received (step S301: Yes), the attribute of the user is determined based on the received movement history information (step S302).

  Then, the users are classified for each attribute (step S303). After that, the music ranking is created for each attribute in the descending order of the number of times played by the plurality of mobile terminal devices 200 (step S304). Furthermore, the ranking of the music for each attribute created in the mobile terminal device 200 is distributed (step S305), and the series of processing ends.

(Information reception processing procedure of mobile terminal device)
Next, the information reception processing procedure of the mobile terminal device 200 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of an information reception process procedure of the mobile terminal device 200 according to the present embodiment.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 4, the mobile terminal device 200 has transmitted the movement history information of the mobile terminal device 200 and the history information of the music played during movement to the external information management server 100 or not. Is determined (step S401). In step S401, it is in a standby state until information on the movement history and information on the history of music reproduced during movement are transmitted to the information management server 100 (step S401: No loop).

  In step S401, when the information of the movement history and the information of the history of the music reproduced during the movement are transmitted to the information management server 100 (step S401: Yes), the music classified by the attribute from the information management server 100. Is received (step S402). Then, the ranking of the received music is presented (step S403), and the series of processing ends.

  As described above, the information management server 100 according to the present embodiment determines the user attribute based on the movement history information, classifies the user for each attribute, and for each classified attribute, Music rankings are created in descending order of the number of times played by a plurality of mobile terminal devices 200. Therefore, it is possible to provide a ranking according to the user's attribute. Thereby, the user can obtain the ranking information of the music according to the user's hobbies and preferences.

  In addition, the mobile terminal device 200 according to the present embodiment transmits information on the movement history of the mobile terminal device 200 and information on the history of music played during movement to the information management server 100, and information The ranking of the music classified for each attribute is received from the management server 100. Therefore, the ranking according to the user's attribute can be presented to the user. Thereby, the user can obtain the ranking information of the music according to the user's hobbies and preferences.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below. In this embodiment, a probe car system including an information management server and a navigation device will be described. In the following description, an example in which the mobile terminal device according to the present invention is implemented by a navigation device mounted on a vehicle will be described.

(Outline of probe car system)
First, the outline of the probe car system 500 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of the probe car system 500 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 5, the probe car system 500 includes an information management server 501 and a plurality of navigation devices 502. The information management server 501 and the navigation device 502 are communicatively connected via a network 510.

  The information management server 501 includes a DB (Date Base) that stores travel information (hereinafter referred to as “probe information”) that can be shared between moving objects. Further, the information management server 501 stores the traveling history of the moving body and the history information of the music reproduced during the movement together with the probe information. The information management server 501 distributes probe information to the navigation device 502.

  The navigation device 502 is mounted on a vehicle such as a moving body, and presents probe information received from the information management server 501 and performs a route search based on the probe information. In addition, the probe information acquired by traveling is transmitted to the information management server 501.

(Hardware configuration of information management server)
The hardware configuration of the information management server 501 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information management server 501 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 6, the information management server 501 includes a CPU 601, a ROM 602, a RAM 603, a magnetic disk drive 604, a magnetic disk 605, an optical disk drive 606, an optical disk 607, an audio I / F (interface) 608, and a speaker. 609, an input device 610, a video I / F 611, a display 612, and a communication I / F 613. The constituent units 601 to 613 are connected to each other by a bus 620.

  The CPU 601 governs overall control of the information management server 501. The ROM 602 records various programs such as a boot program, a communication program, and an information management program. The RAM 603 is used as a work area for the CPU 601.

  The information management program determines the attribute of the user based on the movement history information received from the navigation device 502, classifies the user for each attribute, and sorts the attribute for each classified attribute in descending order of the number of times played. Create song rankings. The classified attributes and the created ranking are stored in the DB.

  The magnetic disk drive 604 controls the reading / writing of the data with respect to the magnetic disk 605 according to control of CPU601. The magnetic disk 605 records data written under the control of the magnetic disk drive 604. As the magnetic disk 605, for example, an HD (hard disk) or an FD (flexible disk) can be used.

  The optical disk drive 606 controls the reading / writing of the data with respect to the optical disk 607 according to control of CPU601. The optical disk 607 is a detachable recording medium from which data is read according to the control of the optical disk drive 606. As the optical disk 607, a writable recording medium can be used. In addition to the optical disk 607, the removable recording medium may be an MO, a memory card, or the like.

  The audio I / F 608 is connected to an audio output speaker 609. The speaker 609 outputs sound. Examples of the input device 610 include a remote controller including a plurality of keys for inputting characters, numerical values, various instructions, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, and the like. The input device 610 may be realized by any one of a remote controller, a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel, or may be realized by a plurality of forms.

  The video I / F 611 is connected to the display 612. Specifically, the video I / F 611 includes, for example, a graphic controller that controls the entire display 612, a buffer memory such as a VRAM (Video RAM) that temporarily records image information that can be displayed immediately, and a graphic controller. Based on the output image data, the display 612 is configured by a control IC or the like.

  The display 612 displays icons, cursors, menus, windows, or various data such as characters and images. As the display 612, for example, a CRT, a TFT liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or the like can be adopted.

  The communication I / F 613 is connected to a network via wireless and functions as an interface between the information management server 501 and the CPU 601. The communication I / F 613 is further connected to a communication network such as the Internet via wireless, and also functions as an interface between the communication network and the CPU 601.

  The reception unit 101, the classification unit 102, the creation unit 103, and the distribution unit 104 included in the information management server 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 are the ROM 602, the RAM 603, and the magnetic disk 605 in the information management server 501 illustrated in FIG. The CPU 601 executes a predetermined program using programs and data recorded on the optical disk 607 and the like, and realizes the function by controlling each unit in the information management server 501.

  That is, the information management server 501 of the present embodiment executes the information management program recorded in the ROM 602 as a recording medium in the information management server 501, thereby providing the functions of the information management server 100 shown in FIG. It can be executed by the information management processing procedure shown in FIG.

(Hardware configuration of navigation device)
A hardware configuration of the navigation apparatus 502 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the navigation device 502 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 7, a navigation device 502 is mounted on a moving body such as a vehicle, and includes a CPU 701, a ROM 702, a RAM 703, a magnetic disk drive 704, a magnetic disk 705, an optical disk drive 706, an optical disk 707, and audio. I / F (interface) 708, microphone 709, speaker 710, input device 711, video I / F 712, display 713, communication I / F 714, GPS unit 715, and various sensors 716 are provided. Yes. Each component 701 to 716 is connected by a bus 720.

  The CPU 701 governs overall control of the navigation device 502. The ROM 702 records various programs such as a boot program, a current location calculation program, a route search program, a route guidance program, and an information reception program. The RAM 703 is used as a work area for the CPU 701.

  The current location calculation program, for example, calculates the current location of the vehicle (the current location of the navigation device 502) based on output information from a GPS unit 715 and various sensors 716 described later.

  The route search program searches for an optimum route from the departure point to the destination point using map data recorded on a magnetic disk 705 described later. Here, the optimum route is a shortest (or fastest) route to the destination point or a route that best matches a condition specified by the user. Further, not only the destination point but also a route to a stop point or a rest point may be searched. The searched guidance route is output to the audio I / F 708 and the video I / F 712 via the CPU 701.

  The route guidance program is based on the guidance route information searched by executing the route search program, the vehicle current location information calculated by executing the current location calculation program, and the map data read from the magnetic disk 705. Real-time route guidance information is generated. The generated route guidance information is output to the audio I / F 708 and the video I / F 712 via the CPU 701.

  The information receiving program transmits information on the movement history of the vehicle and information on the history of music played during movement to an external information management server, and from the information management server 501, receiving the transmission of the information, Receives the ranking of songs categorized by attribute. The received information is output to the audio I / F 708 or the video I / F 712 via the CPU 701.

  The magnetic disk drive 704 controls the reading / writing of the data with respect to the magnetic disk 705 according to control of CPU701. The magnetic disk 705 records data written under the control of the magnetic disk drive 704. As the magnetic disk 705, for example, an HD (hard disk) or an FD (flexible disk) can be used.

  The optical disk drive 706 controls the reading / writing of the data with respect to the optical disk 707 according to control of CPU701. The optical disc 707 is a detachable recording medium from which data is read according to the control of the optical disc drive 706. As the optical disk 707, a writable recording medium can be used. In addition to the optical disk 707, the removable recording medium may be an MO, a memory card, or the like. In addition to map data, music is recorded on the magnetic disk 705 or the optical disk 707.

  The audio I / F 708 is connected to a microphone 709 for audio input and a speaker 710 for audio output. For example, the microphone 709 is installed near the sun visor of the vehicle, and the number thereof may be one or more. The sound received by the microphone 709 is A / D converted in the sound I / F 708. The sound input from the microphone 709 is appropriately recorded on the magnetic disk 705 or the optical disk 707 as sound information for each user. Sound is output from the speaker 710.

  Examples of the input device 711 include a remote controller having a plurality of keys for inputting characters, numerical values, various instructions, and the like, a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel. The input device 711 may be realized by any one of a remote controller, a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel, or may be realized by a plurality of forms.

  The video I / F 712 is connected to the display 713. Specifically, the video I / F 712 includes, for example, a graphic controller that controls the entire display 713, a buffer memory such as a VRAM (Video RAM) that temporarily records image information that can be displayed immediately, and a graphic controller. Based on the output image data, the display 713 is configured by a control IC or the like.

  The display 713 displays icons, cursors, menus, windows, or various data such as characters and images. On the display 713, map data is drawn two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally. The map data displayed on the display 713 can be displayed with a mark representing the current location of the vehicle on which the navigation device 502 is mounted. The current position of the vehicle is calculated by the CPU 701.

  As the display 713, for example, a CRT, a TFT liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or the like can be adopted. The display 713 is installed near the dashboard of the vehicle, for example. A plurality of displays 713 may be installed in the vehicle, for example, in the vicinity of the dashboard of the vehicle or in the vicinity of the rear seat of the vehicle.

  The communication I / F 714 is connected to a network via wireless and functions as an interface between the navigation device 502 and the CPU 701. The communication I / F 714 is further connected to a communication network such as the Internet via wireless, and also functions as an interface between the communication network and the CPU 701.

  Communication networks include LANs, WANs, public line networks and mobile phone networks. Specifically, the communication I / F 714 includes, for example, an FM tuner, a VICS (Vehicle Information and Communication System) / beacon receiver, a radio navigation device, and other navigation devices. Get road information such as regulations. VICS is a registered trademark.

  The communication I / F 714, for example, when using DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication), is configured by an in-vehicle wireless device that performs two-way wireless communication with a wireless device installed on the roadside, and includes traffic information and map information. Get various information.

  The GPS unit 715 receives radio waves from GPS satellites and outputs information indicating the current location of the vehicle. The output information of the GPS unit 715 is used when the CPU 701 calculates the current location of the vehicle together with output values of various sensors 716 described later. The information indicating the current location is information for specifying one point on the map data, such as latitude / longitude and altitude.

  Various sensors 716 output information such as a vehicle speed sensor, an acceleration sensor, and an angular velocity sensor that can determine the position and behavior of the vehicle. The output values of the various sensors 716 are used for the calculation of the current location of the vehicle by the CPU 701 and the measurement of the change in speed and direction.

  The mobile terminal device 200 shown in FIG. 2 includes a transmission unit 201, a control unit 202, a reception unit 203, a presentation unit 204, a reception unit 205, an input unit 206, and a reproduction unit 207. The CPU 701 executes a predetermined program using the programs and data recorded in the ROM 702, RAM 703, magnetic disk 705, optical disk 707, etc. in the navigation device 502 shown in FIG. Realize the function.

  That is, the navigation device 502 of the present embodiment executes the information receiving program recorded in the ROM 702 as a recording medium in the navigation device 502, thereby realizing the functions provided in the mobile terminal device 200 shown in FIG. The information reception processing procedure shown in FIG.

(An example of information management processing performed by the information management server)
Next, an example of information management processing performed by the information management server 501 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of information management processing performed by the information management server 501 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 8, the information management server 501 determines whether or not information on the facility that the vehicle has reached and information on the history of the music played during movement have been received (step S801). In step S801, it is in a standby state until the information is received (step S801: No loop). In step S801, when the above information is received (step S801: Yes), it is determined whether the facility is other than a predetermined facility (step S802).

  The predetermined facility is a facility that inevitably goes regardless of the user's hobbies and preferences, such as a gas station. If it is determined in step S802 that the facility is other than the predetermined facility (step S802: Yes), it is determined whether or not the facility has reached a predetermined number of times (step S803).

  In step S803, in addition to whether or not the number of times is greater than or equal to the predetermined number, it may be determined whether or not the time is within a predetermined period such as the latest three months. If it is determined in step S803 that the facility has reached a predetermined number of times (step S803: Yes), the genre of the facility is extracted (step S804). Based on the extracted genre, the attribute of the user is determined (step S805).

  Then, the users are classified for each attribute (step S806). Thereafter, the ranking of the music is created for each attribute in descending order of the number of times played by the plurality of navigation devices 502 (step S807). Further, the ranking of the created music is stored (step S808), and the series of processes is terminated. A specific example of the stored ranking will be described later with reference to FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S802 that the facility is not other than the predetermined facility (step S802: No), that is, if it is determined that the station is a gas station or the like, the series of processes is terminated. If it is determined in step S803 that the facility has not reached the predetermined number of times (step S803: No), the number of times reached is recorded (step S809), and the series of processing ends.

(An example of information management processing using information related to attributes based on user input)
Next, an example of information management processing performed by the information management server 501 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an information management process using information on user attributes performed by the information management server 501 according to the present embodiment. The flowchart shown in FIG. 9 is based on the premise that ranking has been created in the process shown in FIG. In addition, the information regarding a user's attribute is detailed attribute information, specifically, information indicating the personality and age of the user.

  In FIG. 9, the information management server 501 determines whether or not information related to the user attribute has been received (step S901). In step S901, the process waits until information relating to the user attribute is received (step S901: No loop). When information relating to the user attribute is received (step S901), the user classified for each attribute is Further classification is made for each detailed attribute (step S902).

  And the ranking of the music for every detailed attribute which considered the character and age of the user is created (step S903). Thereafter, the ranking is stored (step S904), and the series of processes is terminated. The details of the ranking created for each detailed attribute will be described later with reference to FIG.

(An example of information distribution processing performed by the information management server)
Next, an example of information distribution processing performed by the information management server 501 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of information distribution processing performed by the information management server 501 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 10, the information management server 501 determines whether or not it is time to distribute the ranking (step S1001). The timing for distributing the ranking is arbitrary, and may be the timing for each distribution of the probe information, or may be a timing set arbitrarily, such as once a week or once a month.

  In step S1001, it is in a standby state until it becomes the timing for distributing the ranking (step S1001: No loop), and when the timing for distributing the ranking is reached (step S1001: Yes), the navigation device 502 of the distribution destination is specified (step S1001). S1002).

  Then, the ranking of the same attribute as the user attribute of the navigation device 502 is extracted (step S1003). Thereafter, the ranking is distributed (step S1004), and the series of processes is terminated.

  According to the processing shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 described above, the attributes of the user are determined based on the genre of the facility that has been reached, the users are classified for each attribute, and a plurality of attributes are classified for each classified attribute. Music rankings can be created in descending order of the number of times played by the navigation device 502, and rankings according to user attributes can be provided.

(An example of information transmission processing performed by the navigation device)
Next, an example of information transmission processing performed by the navigation device 502 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an information transmission process performed by the navigation device 502 according to the present embodiment. Note that the processing shown in FIG. 11 is processing of the navigation device 502 that is performed before the information management processing of the information management server 501 shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 11, the navigation device 502 determines whether or not the facility is set as the destination point (step S1101). In addition, the facilities here exclude the facilities which go inevitably regardless of a user's hobby preference, such as a gas station. In step S1101, the facility is on standby until the facility is set as the destination point (step S1101: No loop). When the facility is set as the destination point (step S1101: Yes), route search and route guidance are performed. (Step S1102).

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the music has been reproduced (step S1103). In step S1103, when the music is reproduced (step S1103: Yes), the music reproduced until the destination is reached is stored (step S1104). Then, it is determined whether or not the destination point has been reached (step S1105). In step S1105, it is in a standby state until it reaches the destination point (step S1105: No loop).

  In step S1105, when it is determined that the destination point has been reached (step S1105: Yes), the destination point information and the history information of the music reproduced during the movement are transmitted (step S1106), and the series of processing ends. To do. On the other hand, if the music is not reproduced in step S1103 (step S1103: No), the series of processing ends.

  In the above-described processing, the information on the facility that has reached the destination point is transmitted. However, when the vehicle is parked on the way, the information on the facility associated with the parking position may be transmitted. You may transmit the information of the facility searched at the time of the facility search at the time of searching for a point. The transmission timing in step S1106 may be after the time when the destination point is reached.

(An example of information reception processing performed by the navigation device)
Next, an example of information reception processing performed by the navigation device 502 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of information reception processing performed by the navigation device 502 according to the present embodiment. The process shown in FIG. 12 is a process performed in response to the information distribution process of the information management server 501 shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 12, the navigation apparatus 502 determines whether or not the ranking of the music classified for each attribute has been received (step S1201). In step S1201, it is in a standby state until a ranking is received (step S1201: No loop). In step S1201, when ranking is received (step S1201: Yes), it is determined whether or not an input of ranking presentation has been received (step S1202).

  In step S1202, when the input of ranking presentation is received (step S1202: Yes), the ranking of music is presented (step S1203). The ranking presented in step S1203 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not a music playback instruction has been received (step S1204). In step S1204, it is in a standby state until a music reproduction instruction is accepted (step S1204: No loop). In step S1204, when a music playback instruction is received (step S1204: Yes), the music is played back in order of ranking (step S1205), and the series of processing ends.

  On the other hand, in step S1202, when the input of ranking presentation is not accepted (step S1202: No), the series of processes is terminated. In addition, in order to present the ranking separately, the presenting may be performed by selection from the menu screen.

  According to the processing shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 described above, the vehicle movement history information and the music history information reproduced during movement are transmitted to the information management server 501 and from the information management server 501. Since the ranking of the music classified for each attribute is received, the ranking according to the attribute of the user can be presented to the user. Therefore, the user can obtain ranking information according to the user's hobbies and preferences. Further, the user can listen to the music in the ranking order according to the user's hobbies and preferences.

(Example of the ranking of music stored in the information management server)
Next, an example of the ranking of music stored in the information management server 501 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of an example of the ranking of music stored in the information management server 501 according to the present embodiment.

  In FIG. 13, the ranking information 1300 stored in the information management server 501 includes a movement history 1310, an attribute 1320, and a ranking 1330. The movement history 1310 is the genre of the facility at the destination point that has been reached. The movement history 1310 may be the genre of the facility associated with the parking position where the vehicle is parked or the genre of the facility at the time of search.

  The attribute 1320 is derived from the genre of the facility in the travel history 1310 by a preset setting. For example, when the travel history 1310 includes a facility such as an accommodation facility or a play spot, it is determined that the user likes to travel. In determining the attribute 1320, the corresponding attribute 1320 may be determined when the movement history 1310 has a predetermined number of times or more, for example, three times or more. Alternatively, the attribute 1320 may be determined using the most frequently used movement history 1310. Also, the corresponding attribute 1320 may be determined when the movement history 1310 is more than a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period, for example, within the last three months.

  The ranking 1330 is a ranking of music for each attribute 1320. The ranking 1330 is a ranking of music played by each user during travel, such as travel enthusiasts, shopping enthusiasts, and sports enthusiasts. That is, the ranking 1330 is a ranking of music according to each user's hobbies and preferences.

  Also, based on the route information and traffic jam information as the travel history, for example, the music ranking is made corresponding to the movement status of music played while driving on an expressway, music played during traffic jams, etc. It is also possible to create subdivided items.

  By creating such ranking information 1300, it is possible to provide the user with a music ranking 1330 according to the user's hobbies and preferences.

(Another example of ranking of music stored in the information management server)
Next, another example of the ranking of music stored in the information management server 501 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of another example of music rankings stored in the information management server 501 according to the present embodiment.

  14, the ranking information 1400 stored in the information management server 501 is different from the ranking information 1300 shown in FIG. 13 in that a ranking 1330 is created for each input information 1410 related to attributes.

  In the ranking information 1400, an attribute 1320 is described based on the movement history 1310, as in the ranking information 1300 shown in FIG. On the other hand, the input information 1410 regarding the attribute is based on the input from the user, and describes the personality and the age group.

  The input information 1410 regarding the attribute is set by the input from the user using the input screen for inputting personality, age, and the like in the navigation device 502. As for the personality, for example, the answer to the question whether it corresponds to the question item, for example, whether it is extroverted or introverted, may be used as it is, or it may be judged in combination from a number of question items. . The compound judgment includes, for example, specifying personality by applying a predetermined classification based on each answer such as whether it is outgoing, calm, logical or not. .

  The ranking 1330 is a ranking of music pieces for each age group of each character. That is, the ranking 1330 is a ranking by personality and age group, that is, a ranking of music according to each user's hobby, taste, personality, and age.

  In such personality classification, for example, the user attribute 1320 may be “travel lover” and the personality may correspond to “extroverted” or “cool”. In this case, the information management server 501 may distribute a plurality of “extroverted” and “cool” rankings 1330 to the navigation device 502 of the user.

  By creating such ranking information 1400, it is possible to provide the user with a song ranking 1330 according to the user's hobbies, preferences, personality, and age.

(Example of display screen displayed on display 713)
Next, an example of a display screen displayed on the display 713 of the navigation device 502 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a display screen displayed on the display 713 of the navigation device 502 according to the present embodiment.

  A display screen 1500 shown in FIG. 15 is an example of a screen presented in step S1203 of FIG. The display screen 1500 is a ranking shown for each attribute. In addition, when the ranking information 1400 shown in FIG. 14 is used, it is possible to display a ranking corresponding to personality and age.

  Reference numeral 1501 denotes a cursor, which can select music pieces ranked 1 to 3 by input from the user. In addition, when an input from the user is made, the button 1502 connects to the Internet, for example, and starts downloading the music selected by the cursor 1501.

  In addition, when there is an input from the user, the button 1503 changes the playback order in the ranking order in which the music is displayed when there is a music recorded on the recording medium. Further, when the button 1504 is pressed by an input from the user, the menu screen is displayed.

  According to such a display screen 1500, the user can know the ranking according to his / her hobbies and preferences, and by selecting himself / herself, the user can download a song to be listened to or change the playback order. can do.

  As described above, the information management server 501 used in the probe car system 500 according to the present embodiment determines the attribute of the user based on the genre of the facility that has reached the destination point, and determines the user for each attribute. In addition to the classification, the ranking of the music is created and distributed in descending order of the number of times played by the plurality of navigation devices 502 for each classified attribute. In addition, the navigation device 502 presents rankings according to the user attributes. Thereby, the user can obtain the ranking information according to the user's hobbies and preferences.

  Further, in this embodiment, the information management server 501 determines the user attribute based on the genre of the facility that has reached the destination point or the stop point in the movement history information, and classifies the user for each attribute. I tried to do it. Thereby, a user's attribute can be judged from the genre of the actually arrived facility. Therefore, the user can know the ranking of the music suitable for the user's hobbies and preferences.

  Further, in this embodiment, the information management server 501 determines the attribute of the user based on the genre of the facility associated with the parking position where the mobile object is parked in the movement history information, and selects the user for each attribute. You may make it classify | categorize into. Thereby, a user's attribute can be judged from the genre of the facility which the mobile body actually parked. Therefore, the user can know the ranking of the music suitable for the user's hobbies and preferences.

  Further, in this embodiment, the information management server 501 determines user attributes based on the history of genres at the time of facility searches performed by a plurality of navigation devices 502, and classifies the users for each attribute. May be. Thereby, since the attribute of the user can be determined not only from the movement history information of the mobile object but also from the history of the genre of the facility searched by the user, more detailed attributes can be determined. Therefore, the user can know the ranking of the music suitable for the user's hobbies and preferences.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the information management server 501 includes, among the genres of facilities, when the number of times that the mobile object has reached the facility is a predetermined number or more, or when the number of times the facility has been searched is a predetermined number or more, Judged user attributes and classified them. Thereby, an attribute can be judged and classified from the genre of the frequently visited facility or the frequently searched facility. Therefore, the user can know the ranking of the music suitable for the user's hobbies and preferences.

  In the present embodiment, the information management server 501 determines the user's attribute according to the type of facility genre. As a result, places that go inevitably, such as gas stations, are not used as attribute judgment elements, while places that easily reflect the user's hobbies and preferences, such as accommodation facilities and sightseeing spots, are attribute judgment elements. Can be used. Therefore, the user can know the ranking of the music suitable for the user's hobbies and preferences.

  In the present embodiment, the information management server 501 distributes rankings having the same attributes as the user attributes to the navigation device 502 of the user. Thus, the user can know the user's attribute and the music that is being listened to by other users having the same attribute.

  Further, in this embodiment, the information management server 501 receives information on user attributes input from the user from the navigation device 502, and selects the user for each attribute according to the information on the user attributes. It was made to classify. Therefore, it is possible to classify attributes for each user's personality, that is, to classify attributes in more detail. Thereby, the user can know the ranking of the music corresponding to hobbies, tastes, and personalities.

  In the present embodiment, the information related to the attribute includes information related to the age of the user, and the information management server 501 classifies the user for each attribute based on the information related to the age of the user from the navigation device 502. At the same time, it was further classified into predetermined age groups. Thereby, the ranking of the music corresponding to the user's age can be distributed. Therefore, the user can know the ranking of the music corresponding to the user's hobby, taste, personality, and age.

  In the present embodiment, the navigation device 502 plays music in the order of music ranking. Thereby, music can be reproduced in the order corresponding to the user's hobbies and preferences. Therefore, the user can listen to the music in the order of ranking according to hobbies and preferences.

  As described above, according to the information management server, the mobile terminal device, the information management method, the information reception method, the information management program, the information reception program, and the recording medium of the present invention, the ranking according to the attribute of the user is performed. The user can know the ranking of the music according to the user's hobbies and preferences.

  The information management method and the information reception method described in this embodiment can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation. This program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, and a DVD, and is executed by being read from the recording medium by the computer. The program may be a transmission medium that can be distributed via a network such as the Internet.

It is a block diagram showing an example of functional composition of an information management server concerning an embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a functional structure of the mobile terminal device concerning embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information management process sequence of the information management server concerning this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information reception process procedure of the mobile terminal device concerning this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of the probe car system concerning a present Example. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information management server concerning a present Example. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the navigation apparatus concerning a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information management process which the information management server concerning a present Example performs. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information management process using the information regarding the attribute of the user which the information management server concerning a present Example performs. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information delivery process which the information management server concerning a present Example performs. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information transmission process which the navigation apparatus concerning a present Example performs. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the information reception process which the navigation apparatus concerning a present Example performs. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the ranking of the music stored in the information management server concerning a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows another example of the ranking of the music stored in the information management server concerning a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the display of the navigation apparatus concerning a present Example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Information management server 101 Reception part 102 Classification part 103 Creation part 104 Distribution part 200 Mobile terminal device 201 Transmission part 202 Control part 203 Reception part 204 Presentation part 205 Reception part 206 Input part 207 Playback part 500 Probe car system 501 Information management server 502 navigation device

Claims (19)

In the information management server that manages the travel information that can be shared between the moving bodies,
Receiving means for receiving movement history information of a plurality of mobile terminal devices and history information of music played during movement;
Based on the movement history information received by the receiving means, a user attribute is determined, a classification means for classifying the user for each attribute,
For each of the attributes classified by the classification means, a creation means for creating a ranking of songs in descending order of the number of times played by a plurality of mobile terminal devices;
Distribution means for distributing the ranking of the music for each attribute created by the creation means to the mobile terminal device;
An information management server comprising:   The classifying unit determines a user attribute based on a genre of a facility that has reached a destination point or a stop-in point in the movement history information received by the receiving unit, and classifies the user for each attribute. The information management server according to claim 1.   The classification means determines the attribute of the user based on the genre of the facility associated with the parking position where the mobile object is parked in the movement history information received by the receiving means, and identifies the user for each attribute. The information management server according to claim 1, wherein the information management server is classified. The receiving means receives genre history information at the time of facility search performed by the plurality of mobile terminal devices,
The said classification | category means judges a user's attribute based on the log | history of the said genre which the said receiving means received, and classify | categorizes a user for every attribute. Information management server described in 1.   The classification means determines the attribute of the user when the number of times that the mobile object has reached the facility is a predetermined number of times or the number of times the facility has been searched is a predetermined number of times or more. The information management server according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein   The information management server according to claim 2, wherein the classification unit determines a user attribute according to a type of the genre of the facility.   The information management server according to claim 1, wherein the distribution unit distributes the ranking having the same attribute as a user attribute to the mobile terminal device of the user. .   The information management server according to claim 1, wherein the attribute relates to a user's hobbies or preferences. The receiving means receives information related to the attributes of the user by input from the user from the mobile terminal device,
9. The information management server according to claim 1, wherein the classification unit classifies the users for each attribute according to the information about the user attributes received by the reception unit. . The information on the attribute includes information on the age of the user,
The said classification | category means classify | categorizes a user for every attribute based on the information regarding the age of the user which the said reception means received, and further classify | categorizes for every predetermined age group. Information management server. Transmission means for transmitting information on the movement history of the mobile terminal device and information on the history of music played during movement to an external information management server;
Receiving means for receiving the transmission of the information by the transmitting means, receiving from the information management server the ranking of the music classified for each attribute;
Presenting means for presenting the ranking of the music received by the receiving means;
A mobile terminal device comprising: A receiving means for receiving an input of a genre of a facility to be searched;
Control means for causing the information management server to transmit the history of the genre accepted by the accepting means;
The mobile terminal device according to claim 11, further comprising: It further comprises an input means for inputting information on the attribute of the user from the user,
The mobile terminal apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the control unit causes the information management server to transmit information on the attribute input to the input unit. It further comprises playback means for playing back music,
The mobile terminal apparatus according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein the control unit causes the reproduction unit to reproduce music pieces in order of ranking of the music pieces received by the reception unit. In the information management method of the information management server that manages the traveling information that can be shared between the moving bodies,
A receiving step of receiving information on movement histories of a plurality of mobile terminal devices and information on the history of music played during movement;
Based on the movement history information received in the receiving step, a user attribute is determined, and a classification step for classifying the user for each attribute;
For each of the attributes classified in the classification step, a creation step of creating a ranking of music in descending order of the number of times played on a plurality of mobile terminal devices;
A distribution step of distributing the ranking of the music for each attribute created in the creation step to the mobile terminal device;
An information management method comprising: A transmission step of transmitting the movement history information of the mobile terminal device and the history information of the music played during movement to an external information management server;
Receiving the transmission of the information in the transmission step, receiving from the information management server the ranking of the music classified for each attribute;
A presentation step of presenting the ranking of the music received in the reception step;
An information receiving method comprising:   An information management program causing a computer to execute the information management method according to claim 15.   An information receiving program for causing a computer to execute the information receiving method according to claim 16.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 17 or 18 is recorded.

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