JP4495182B2 - Information processing system, vehicle-mounted device, program, and information processing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing system, an in-vehicle device, an information providing server, a program, and an information processing method.

  Recently, in-vehicle devices capable of displaying vehicle travel guidance such as the current location of the vehicle and the route to the destination have become widespread. Such an in-vehicle device can display the vehicle travel guidance together with the map screen based on the stored map information and a GPS (Global Positioning System) function for estimating the position of the vehicle.

  In addition, roadside machines equipped with a DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication) function are being installed along roads on which vehicles travel. The vehicle-mounted device can receive the traffic jam information and traffic regulation information transmitted from the roadside machine, and can display the traffic jam status and traffic regulation status on the map screen.

  Further, an information providing server for storing additional map information and advertisement information added to a map such as a gas station or a convenience store transmits the additional map information and advertisement information to the on-vehicle device via the roadside device, and the map is installed on the on-vehicle device. A system for displaying a map screen and advertisement information on which additional information is superimposed has been proposed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique related to a system that displays advertisement information as described above on a vehicle-mounted device. More specifically, in Patent Document 1, the advertisement information of the store is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle passing through the vicinity of the area where the certain store is located, and the advertisement information of the store is displayed on the vehicle-mounted device. A car navigation system is disclosed.

JP 2002-195842 A

  However, in the vehicle-mounted device constituting the conventional car navigation system, when the vehicle is traveling toward a certain destination, it is transmitted to an unspecified number of vehicles that have passed through a certain place regardless of the destination. Advertisement information is displayed. Therefore, in the conventional car navigation system, there are cases where only the advertising information having low relevance to the user is provided to the user of each vehicle.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle user with advertisement information related to the user's destination. Another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved information providing system, vehicle-mounted device, information providing server, program, and information processing method.

  In order to solve the above problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, an information providing system including an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and an information providing server capable of communicating with the on-vehicle device is provided. Specifically, the information providing server is set in the vehicle, a storage unit that stores map additional information added to the map, advertisement information, and position information indicating a predetermined advertisement output position in association with each other. And a transmission unit that transmits advertisement information and position information associated with the map additional information indicating the destination. The vehicle-mounted device is acquired by a destination setting unit that sets a destination of the vehicle, an information acquisition unit that acquires advertisement information and position information transmitted from the transmission unit, and an information acquisition unit from the information providing server. An output unit that outputs advertisement information, a position determination unit that determines whether or not the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position indicated by the position information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and the position determination unit that moves the vehicle to the advertisement output position An output control unit that causes the output unit to output advertisement information when it is determined that the output has been reached.

  Moreover, in order to solve the said subject, according to another viewpoint of this invention, the onboard equipment which can communicate with an information provision server and is mounted in a vehicle is provided. The on-vehicle device stores a destination setting unit for setting a destination of the vehicle, map additional information added to the map, advertisement information, and position information indicating a predetermined advertisement output position in association with each other. An information acquisition unit that acquires advertisement information and position information associated with the map additional information indicating the set destination, and an output unit that outputs the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit. A position determination unit that determines whether the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position indicated by the position information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and a position determination unit that determines that the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position. And an output control unit that causes the output unit to output advertisement information.

  In this configuration, the information acquisition unit acquires advertisement information and position information associated with the map additional information indicating the destination set by the destination setting unit from the information providing server. Further, the position determination unit determines whether the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position indicated by the position information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and the position determination unit determines that the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position. Then, the output control unit causes the output unit to output the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit. As a result, the output unit associates the advertisement information associated with the map additional information indicating the destination set by the destination setting unit with the map additional information indicating the destination set by the destination setting unit. It can be output at the advertisement output position indicated by the position information.

  Therefore, since the vehicle user is provided with advertisement information about the destination that the user is going to go to, the user is interested in the provided advertisement information or the provided advertisement information is effective. There are many cases where it can be utilized. Further, it is possible to provide the user with advertisement information that is judged to have a high appealing effect on the user of the vehicle when viewed from the side of the advertisement provider who is the provider of the advertisement information. That is, since the vehicle-mounted device provides advertisement information related to the destination of the user to the vehicle user, the usefulness of the advertisement information for the vehicle user is improved, and the advertisement is provided by the advertisement company. Improvements can be made.

  The advertisement information includes a plurality of advertisement information, and the vehicle-mounted device may further include a selection unit that selects the next advertisement information to be output to the output unit based on the advertisement information previously output by the output unit. In such a configuration, every time the vehicle reaches the advertisement output position, the next advertisement information selected based on the advertisement information previously output by the output unit is output. Therefore, the on-vehicle device can output each advertisement information included in the advertisement information group acquired by the information acquisition unit in a predetermined order regardless of the travel route of the vehicle.

  The advertisement information may include a series of advertisement information ordered with each other, and the selection unit may select the advertisement information that is ordered next to the advertisement information that has been output most recently by the output unit as the next advertisement information. In this configuration, the vehicle-mounted device sequentially outputs a series of advertisement information ordered with each other regardless of the travel route of the vehicle. For example, a series of advertisement information related to a product is ordered as advertisement information indicating the outline of the product, advertisement information indicating the purpose of the product, advertisement information indicating the use of the product, and advertisement information indicating the effect of the product. If so, the vehicle-mounted device outputs a series of advertisement information in this order. As a result, the user of the vehicle can grasp the product in an efficient order of outline, purpose, application, and effect. That is, the vehicle-mounted device can provide a series of advertisement information with a higher appeal effect to the vehicle user than when each advertisement information is output independently.

  The vehicle-mounted device records the facility information indicating the facility existing at the position where the predetermined process is performed in the vehicle, and the recording information recorded in the storage medium among the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit. An output unit that extracts advertisement information related to the facility indicated by the facility information that is displayed, and the output control unit may cause the output unit to output the advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit.

  In such a configuration, the recording unit stores facility information indicating a facility existing at a position where a predetermined process has been executed in the vehicle, such as that the engine of the vehicle has been stopped or that automatic payment of money has been performed. Record facility information. Here, the facility information recorded in the storage medium can be handled equivalent to the history of the facility used by the vehicle user, and may indicate the preference of the vehicle user. Further, the extraction unit extracts the advertisement information related to the facility information from the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and causes the output control unit to output the extracted advertisement information to the output unit. Therefore, according to the vehicle-mounted device, it is possible to extract the advertisement information according to the preference of the vehicle user from the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and output the advertisement information according to the preference of the vehicle user. it can.

  The vehicle-mounted device extracts advertisement information corresponding to the vehicle state detected by the detection unit from the detection unit that detects the vehicle state including the operation state or the environmental state of the vehicle and the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit. The output control unit may further include an extraction unit, and the output control unit may cause the output unit to output the advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit.

  In such a configuration, for example, when the detection unit detects a vehicle state including an operation state or an environmental state of the vehicle such as a small gasoline meter, an operation of the wiper, or a low outside air temperature, the extraction unit is configured to be an information acquisition unit. The output information corresponding to the current vehicle state is extracted from the output information acquired by the above, and the output control unit causes the output control unit to output the extracted advertisement information. Therefore, the vehicle user can efficiently obtain output information according to the current state of the vehicle.

  The vehicle-mounted device further includes an extraction unit that extracts advertisement information corresponding to the current time from the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and the output control unit outputs the advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit to the output unit You may let them. Here, the advertisement information that can be effectively used by the vehicle user may vary depending on the time zone. For example, a vehicle user considers the use of a restaurant if advertisement information indicating a lunch menu of a restaurant is provided at 11:00 am, but the advertisement information may not be effectively utilized even if provided at 8 pm. is there. Therefore, as described above, the extraction unit extracts the advertisement information corresponding to the current time from the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit, so that it is possible to provide the vehicle user with the advertisement information having a high current appeal effect.

  The information providing server transmits the advertisement information and the position information via any of the communication devices having different corresponding ranges, and the information acquisition unit is configured to store the position information associated with the map additional information indicating the set destination. Advertisement information and position information may be acquired via a communication device that includes the indicated advertisement output position in the corresponding range. Even if a communication device that does not include the advertisement output position based on the set destination in the corresponding range transmits the advertisement information and position information based on the destination, the transmitted advertisement information is immediately output by the vehicle-mounted device. Is not effective from the viewpoint of data traffic. Therefore, as described above, the information acquisition unit can acquire the advertisement information and the position information from the communication device including the advertisement output position based on the destination in the corresponding range, thereby suppressing the communication amount and the hardware scale in the communication device. can do.

  Moreover, in order to solve the said subject, according to another viewpoint of this invention, the information provision server which can communicate with the onboard equipment mounted in the vehicle is provided. The information providing server indicates a destination set in the vehicle, a storage unit that stores map additional information added to the map, advertisement information, and position information indicating a predetermined advertisement output position in association with each other. A transmission unit that transmits the advertisement information and the position information associated with the map additional information to the vehicle-mounted device via the communication device.

  In this configuration, the transmission unit can transmit the advertisement information and the position information associated with the map additional information indicating the destination set in the vehicle to the vehicle-mounted device via the communication device. As a result, based on the operation of the vehicle-mounted device, the advertisement information associated with the set destination is provided to the vehicle user at the advertisement output position indicated by the position information associated with the set destination. It becomes possible to do.

  The advertisement information stored in the storage unit may include a series of advertisement information ordered with respect to each other. In such a configuration, since the transmission unit transmits the series of advertisement information to the vehicle-mounted device, the vehicle-mounted device can sequentially output a series of advertisement information ordered to each other regardless of the travel route of the vehicle. Become. For example, a series of advertisement information related to a building includes advertisement information indicating the historical background of the building, advertisement information indicating anecdotes about the building, advertisement information indicating an incident related to the building, and the current state of the building. When the advertisement information is ordered, a series of advertisement information can be output in the order of the vehicle-mounted device. As a result, the advertising information can be provided to the vehicle user in an efficient order of the historical background, the architectural anecdote, the incident, and the current. That is, the information providing server can provide a series of advertising information having a high appealing effect to the vehicle user by making each advertising information relevant.

  The storage unit stores facility information indicating a facility existing at a position where a predetermined process is executed in the vehicle, and is indicated by the facility information stored in the storage unit among the advertisement information stored in the storage unit. The information processing apparatus may further include an extraction unit that extracts advertisement information related to a facility to be transmitted, and the transmission unit may transmit the advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit to the vehicle-mounted device via the communication device.

  In such a configuration, facility information indicating a facility existing at a position where a predetermined process has been executed in the vehicle, such as that the engine of the vehicle has been stopped and that automatic payment has been made, is stored in the storage unit. Here, the facility information stored in the storage unit can be handled equivalently to the history of the facility used by the vehicle user, and may indicate the preference of the vehicle user. Moreover, an extraction part extracts the advertisement information regarding this facility information from the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition part, and an output part transmits the advertisement information extracted to the onboard equipment. Therefore, according to the said information provision server, it becomes possible to transmit the advertisement information along the user's preference of a vehicle to an onboard equipment.

  The advertisement information stored in the storage unit further includes an extraction unit that extracts the advertisement information corresponding to the vehicle state including the operation state or the environmental state of the vehicle, and the transmission unit extracts the advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit. May be transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device via the communication device. In such a configuration, for example, the information providing server acquires a vehicle state including an operation state or an environmental state of the vehicle such as a long driving time, a horn is sounded, and the outside air humidity is high, and the information providing server according to the acquired vehicle state The extraction unit extracts the advertisement information, and the transmission unit transmits the extracted advertisement information. As a result, for example, the advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit in the vehicle-mounted device is output separately from other advertisement information, or only the advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit is output, so that the vehicle user can It becomes possible to provide advertisement information according to the state efficiently.

  It further includes an extraction unit that extracts advertisement information corresponding to the current time among the advertisement information stored in the storage unit, and the transmission unit sends the advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit to the vehicle-mounted device via the communication device. You may send it. Here, the advertisement information that can be effectively used by the vehicle user may vary depending on the time zone. For example, if a vehicle user is provided with advertisement information of a zoo whose opening time is from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, it will consider using the zoo, but if it is provided at 8:00 pm In some cases, the advertisement information cannot be used effectively. Therefore, the extraction unit extracts the advertisement information corresponding to the current time from the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit as described above, so that the transmission unit sends the advertisement information having a high appeal effect to the vehicle user to the vehicle-mounted device. Can be sent.

  Each communication device has a different corresponding range, and the transmission unit may transmit the advertisement information and the position information via the communication device including the advertisement output position indicated by the position information extracted by the extraction unit in the corresponding range. Even if a communication device that does not include the advertisement output position based on the set destination in the corresponding range transmits the advertisement information and position information based on the destination, the transmitted advertisement information is immediately output by the vehicle-mounted device. Is not effective from the viewpoint of data traffic. Therefore, by transmitting the advertisement information and the position information corresponding to the communication device including the advertisement output position indicated by the position information extracted by the extraction unit as described above in the corresponding range, the communication amount and the hardware scale in the communication device can be reduced. Can be suppressed.

  In order to solve the above problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, a computer is communicable with an information providing server, and is an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle, which sets a destination of the vehicle. From the information providing server that stores the destination setting unit, map additional information added to the map, advertisement information, and position information indicating a predetermined advertisement output position in association with each other, the set destination is An information acquisition unit that acquires advertisement information and position information associated with the map additional information shown, an output unit that outputs advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and position information acquired by the information acquisition unit A position determination unit that determines whether or not the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position, and an output control unit that causes the output unit to output advertisement information when the position determination unit determines that the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position. , Be prepared That program to function as the vehicle-mounted device is provided.

  Such a program can cause a computer hardware resource including, for example, a CPU, a ROM, or a RAM to execute functions such as a destination setting unit, an information acquisition unit, a position determination unit, and an output control unit as described above. . That is, it is possible to cause a computer using the program to function as the above-described vehicle-mounted device.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, a computer is an information providing server capable of communicating with an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle, and includes map additional information added to a map, A recording unit that associates and records the advertisement information and position information that indicates a predetermined advertisement output position on a storage medium, advertisement information that is associated with map additional information that indicates a destination set in the vehicle, and A program for causing an information providing server to function as an information providing server is provided. The transmitting unit transmits position information to the vehicle-mounted device via a communication device.

  Such a program can cause the hardware resources of a computer including, for example, a CPU, a ROM, or a RAM to execute the functions of the recording unit and the transmission unit as described above. That is, it is possible to cause a computer using the program to function as the information providing server described above.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method that is communicable with an information providing server and that is executed in an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle. From the information providing server that stores the step of setting the destination, the map additional information added to the map, the advertisement information, and the position information indicating the predetermined advertisement output position, the set purpose is set. A step of acquiring advertisement information and position information associated with map additional information indicating the ground; a step of determining whether or not the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position indicated by the position information acquired from the information providing server; And a step of causing the output device to output the advertisement information acquired from the information providing server when it is determined that the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position. .

  Moreover, in order to solve the said subject, according to another viewpoint of this invention, it is the information processing method in the information provision server which can communicate with the onboard equipment mounted in the vehicle, Comprising: The map additional information added to a map And a step of associating and recording the advertisement information and the position information indicating the predetermined advertisement output position on the storage medium, the advertisement information associated with the map additional information indicating the destination set in the vehicle, and There is provided an information processing method characterized by including a step of transmitting position information to the vehicle-mounted device.

  As described above, according to the information providing system, the vehicle-mounted device, the information providing server, the program, and the information processing method according to the present invention, the advertisement information related to the destination of the user is provided to the vehicle user. Can do.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, the duplicate description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

The overall configuration of the present specification is as follows.
[1] Explanation of terms [2] Overview of information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention
[3] Description of the first embodiment of the present invention (Provision of advertising information related to the destination)
[3-1] Problems of the prior art and effects of the present embodiment [3-2] Detailed description of the configuration and operation of the first embodiment of the present invention [3-3] The first embodiment of the present invention Explanation of supplementary matters [4] Explanation of the second embodiment of the present invention (Provision of advertisement information during normal driving)
[4-1] Object of the second embodiment of the present invention [4-2] Detailed description of the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention [5] Description of the third embodiment of the present invention (Preference information) (Providing display information according to vehicle status)
[5-1] Problems of the prior art and effects of the present embodiment [5-2] Detailed description of the configuration and operation of the third embodiment of the present invention [5-3] The third embodiment of the present invention Explanation of Supplementary Items [6] Explanation of Flow of Display Screen Applicable to Embodiments of the Present Invention [7] Summary [7-1] Summary of Effects of Each Embodiment of the Present Invention [7-2] Implementation of the Present Invention Description of Embodiments of Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described according to the flow of the above items.

[1] Explanation of Terms First, specific terms used in the explanation of the present embodiment will be explained.
(Map information)
This is information about maps showing rivers, topography, etc. Information on artificially installed facilities such as buildings, shops, parking lots, and railway networks is not included, and information on place names and roads may be included.
(Map additional information)
This information is added to the corresponding location of map information, such as regional information, sightseeing spots, banks, post offices, gas stations, convenience stores, stations, bus stops, parking lots, etc.
(Advertising information)
Information for advertising a certain object such as a store, product, or facility. In this specification, the information provided to the user of the vehicle is often used. It can also be called an individual advertisement.
(Advertising information group)
This is information including one or more advertisement information and manufacturer information associated with one or more advertisement information. Moreover, it is the information matched with map additional information. It may be simply indicated as advertisement information.
(Information for display)
This is a concept including at least one of map additional information and advertisement information. Since the output format of the map additional information and the advertisement information in the vehicle-mounted device is normally “display”, it is referred to as display information in the present specification. However, for example, an output format based on “voice” is also conceivable, so it is referred to as output information. It is also appropriate.
(Facility information)
Information indicating facilities such as sightseeing spots, banks, post offices, gas stations, convenience stores, stations, bus stops, and parking lots. It may coincide with the map additional information. Further, the facility information may be position information. In this case, the facility indicated by the facility information may be a facility existing at the position indicated by the position information.
(Preference information)
Information that represents the preference of the vehicle user. In the present specification, in particular, there are many cases where the information shows the accumulated places and facilities where the user of the vehicle has visited.
(Vehicle condition)
It is a concept that includes the current running speed of a vehicle, the operating state such as the wiper on / off, and the environmental state such as the remaining amount of gasoline and the outside air temperature.

  The specific terms used in the description of the present embodiment have been described above. If necessary, more detailed contents of the above terms are shown in the following specification. Further, in the explanation of the terms, only examples of the meanings of the terms are shown, and in the present application, the terms may be used in a meaning different from the contents shown in the explanation of the terms.

[2] Outline of Information Providing System According to One Embodiment of the Present Invention Next, an outline of the information providing system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Specifically, the configuration of the information providing system 1, the outline of service provision by the information providing system 1, the configuration of each device constituting the information processing system 1, the screen displayed on the vehicle-mounted device 20 constituting the information providing system 1 An example of information transmitted and received in the information providing system 1 will be described.

[2-1] Configuration of Information Providing System 1 FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the information providing system 1. The information providing system 1 includes an information providing server 10, a communication network 12, an advertising agency device 14, and an in-vehicle device 20 mounted on a vehicle 22.

  The information providing server 10 stores map additional information, advertisement information, and preference information for each user of the vehicle 22 or the vehicle 22 in the storage unit 108. The information providing server 10 transmits display information including map additional information and advertisement information to the vehicle-mounted device 20 via the communication network 12. Further, the information providing server 10 acquires preference information for each vehicle 22 or user of the vehicle 22 from the vehicle-mounted device 20 and stores the preference information for each vehicle 22 or user of the vehicle 22.

  The communication network 12 may include a wired cable such as a copper wire or an optical fiber, a data transmission path such as a radio wave, or a data relay such as a router or a base station that controls communication. In particular, in the present embodiment, the communication network 12 may include a roadside device 30 that implements a DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication) function.

  The advertising agency device 14 is an apparatus used by the advertising agency that provides the advertising information, and associates the advertisement information with the map additional information or requests association. The advertising agency may be a sponsor of certain advertising information or an agent of the sponsor. In FIG. 1, as the advertising agency device 14, the advertising agency device 14 </ b> A, the advertising agency device 14 </ b> B, and the advertising agency device 14 </ b> C are shown, but actually a larger number of advertising agency devices 14 are included in the information providing system 1. It is assumed that

  The vehicle 22 is a vehicle that can move with a person or cargo. In FIG. 1, a four-wheeled vehicle is shown as an example of a vehicle, but the vehicle 22 may be a bicycle, a bus, a train, a bullet train, a tram, an airplane, a ship, a boat, etc. It may be a vehicle. Further, the vehicle 22 is equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 20, and the user of the vehicle 22 can obtain various information from the vehicle-mounted device 20. In FIG. 1, the vehicle 22A and the vehicle 22B are shown as the vehicle 22, and the vehicle-mounted device 20A and the vehicle-mounted device 20B are shown as the vehicle-mounted device 20, but in reality, a larger number of vehicles 22 and the vehicle-mounted devices 20 are information providing systems. 1 is assumed to be included.

[2-2] Concept of Service Provision by Information Providing System 1 FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the concept of service provision by the information providing system 1. First, the information providing server 10 registers and manages map additional information. Then, the information providing server 10 gives the advertising agent an auction opportunity for determining the advertising information associated with the registered map additional information.

  When the advertiser obtains the right to add the advertisement information to the map additional information via the advertising agent device 14 in the auction, the advertisement provider associates the advertisement information with the map additional information. The process of associating the map additional information with the advertisement information may be performed by the advertising agency device 14 or the information providing server 10.

  When the advertisement information is associated with the map additional information in this way, the information providing server 10 provides a display information providing service including the map additional information and the advertisement information associated with the map additional information. Specifically, the information providing server 10 registers and updates display information to be transmitted to each roadside device 30 and specifies the information, and the roadside device 30 transmits the display information specified by the information providing server 10. . The roadside device 30 can perform the transmission using communication media such as FM (Frequency Modulation) multiplex broadcasting, optical beacons, and radio beacons.

  And the onboard equipment 20 can receive the information for a display transmitted from the information provision server 10 via the roadside machine 30, and can browse the map screen on which map additional information was superimposed, and advertisement information. The vehicle-mounted device 20 stores map information used when generating the map screen, and the vehicle-mounted device 20 can perform various settings of the map information. Moreover, the onboard equipment 20 can also receive information, such as traffic jam information and traffic regulation information, from the roadside machine 30, and can display the present traffic condition on a map screen based on the received information.

  In the above description, an example in which the information providing server 10 grants the right to add advertising information to an advertising agency through an auction has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, the information providing server 10 may retail the right to add advertisement information to the advertising agency.

[2-3] Display Screen Displayed by OBE 20 FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the OBE 20. The vehicle-mounted device 20 can generate a display screen based on the display information received from the information providing server 10 and display the display screen on the display unit 24. The display screen displayed by the display unit 24 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 includes a map screen 42 and an advertisement screen (advertisement information) 52 as shown in FIG. The map screen 42 is a screen in which the map additional information received from the information providing server 10 such as “Rosun”, “Dog camera”, “Forest Park”, and the route is superimposed on the map screen based on the map information. The user of the vehicle 22 can drive while looking at the map screen 42 and confirming the own vehicle position 43 and the destination.

  The advertisement screen 52 is a screen that displays advertisement information included in the display information received from the information providing server 10. That is, the information providing server 10 can provide advertisement information to the user of the vehicle 22 via the advertisement screen 52. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the advertisement screen 52 includes an advertisement screen 52A including a picture of a large LCD television and a text “Dog camera is on sale”, a picture of an omelet rice, and “inside the restaurant Alish Shinagawa Building”. An advertisement screen 52B including text and an advertisement screen 52C including an album jacket photo and the text “Misters“ 5D ”is now on sale” are included.

  Such an advertisement screen 52 can promote the purchase intention of the user of the vehicle 22 for the advertisement target product, give an impression of the advertisement target, or improve the image. However, even if the same advertisement information is provided to the user of the vehicle 22 by the same method, the appeal effect of the advertisement object differs for each user. Therefore, details will be described in “[3] Description of the first embodiment of the present invention” and “[5] Description of the third embodiment of the present invention”. By providing advertisement information that is determined to be appropriate for the user at the position, it is possible to improve the appeal effect by providing advertisement information.

  In addition, although the case where the advertisement information is provided to the user of the vehicle 22 via the advertisement screen 52 has been described above, the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, the vehicle-mounted device 20 provides advertisement information to the user of the vehicle 22 by outputting a voice “Dog camera is on sale” or outputting a voice of a song recorded in the album “5D” of Mrs. May be. Although it is difficult for the user of the vehicle 22 to see the display unit 24 during driving, if the user is driving, the user who is driving can understand the contents of the advertising information by outputting the advertising information by voice. It is also effective to provide advertisement information via voice. In addition, an advertisement screen of an advertiser who gave a higher price in an auction may be displayed preferentially or above.

[2-4] Configuration of Information Providing Server 10 FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the information providing server 10. The information providing server 10 includes a GUI unit 102 (102A to 102C), a registration unit 104 (104A to 104C), an analysis unit 106 (106A to 106C), a storage unit 108 (108A to 108C), and a reference unit 110 ( 110B and 110C), a display information processing unit 114, a roadside machine information reference unit 118, and a display information transmission unit 120.

  The GUI (Graphical User Interface) unit 102 </ b> A is an interface for inputting / outputting map information between the administrator of the information providing server 10 and the information providing server 10. That is, the administrator of the information providing server 10 can input new map information or update map information via the GUI unit 102A.

  The map information registration unit 104A detects an operation on the GUI unit 102A, and outputs information based on the detected operation to the map information analysis unit 106A. For example, the map information registration unit 104A detects an input operation of new map information to the GUI unit 102A, and outputs the new map information to the map information analysis unit 106A.

  The map information analysis unit 106A analyzes the map information input from the map information registration unit 104A and records it in the map information storage unit 108A. The map information storage unit 108A stores the map information recorded by the map information analysis unit 106A.

  The GUI unit 102 </ b> B is an interface for inputting / outputting map additional information between the administrator of the information providing server 10 and the information providing server 10. That is, the administrator of the information providing server 10 can perform an operation for inputting new map additional information or an operation for updating the map additional information via the GUI unit 102B.

  The map additional information registration unit 104B detects an operation on the GUI unit 102B, and outputs information based on the detected operation to the map additional information analysis unit 106B. For example, the map additional information registration unit 104B detects an input operation of new map additional information with respect to the GUI unit 102B, and outputs the new map additional information to the map additional information analysis unit 106B.

  The map additional information analysis unit 106B analyzes the map information referred to by the map additional information reference unit 110B and the map additional information input from the map additional information registration unit 104B, and stores the map additional information in the map additional information storage unit 108B. Record. For example, the map additional information analysis unit 106B stores the map additional information including the ID of the map additional information, the title, the position where the map additional information on the map information is added, the recording date and time, and the like in the map additional information storage unit 108B. Record.

  The GUI unit 102 </ b> C is an interface that inputs and outputs advertisement information between the administrator of the information providing server 10 and the information providing server 10. That is, the administrator of the information providing server 10 can perform an operation for inputting new advertisement information or an operation for updating advertisement information via the GUI unit 102C.

  The advertisement information registration unit 104C detects an operation on the GUI unit 102C, and outputs information based on the detected operation to the advertisement information analysis unit 106C. For example, the advertisement information registration unit 104C detects an operation for inputting new advertisement information to the GUI unit 102C, and outputs the new advertisement information to the advertisement information analysis unit 106C.

  The advertisement information analysis unit 106C analyzes the map additional information referred to by the map additional information reference unit 110C and the advertisement information input from the advertisement information registration unit 104C, and associates the advertisement information with the map additional information and stores the advertisement information. Recorded in the section 108C. For example, the advertisement information analysis unit 106C records the input advertisement information in the advertisement information storage unit 108C in association with the ID of the specified map additional information.

  The display information processing unit 114 performs display information setting processing to be transmitted to each roadside device 30 based on the position and corresponding range of each roadside device 30 referred to by the roadside device information reference unit 118. For example, the display information processing unit 114 performs a setting process for causing a certain roadside device 30 to transmit map additional information included in the corresponding range of the roadside device 30 and advertisement information associated with the map additional information. . The display information transmission unit 120 has a function as a transmission unit that transmits the display information set by the display information processing unit 114 to each roadside device 30 and further transmits the information from each roadside device 30 to the vehicle-mounted device 20. .

  In FIG. 4, the configuration of the information providing server 10 is illustrated as being divided into blocks for each function, but each block may be divided in more detail or may be integrated with a plurality of blocks. For example, the map information storage unit 108A, the map additional information 108B, and the advertisement information storage unit 108C may be configured as the storage unit 108.

  The storage unit 108 includes a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) and an EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), a hard disk and a disk type magnetic disk such as a CD. Compact Disc Recordable) / RW (ReWriteable), DVD-R (Digital Versatile Disc Recordable) / RW / + R / + RW / RAM (Ramdam Access Memory) and BD (BluD-R / R-D / R) Optical discs such as MO (Magneto Optic) al) It may be a storage medium such as a disk.

[2-5] Specific Examples of Display Information, Map Additional Information, and Advertisement Information Next, with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, a configuration example of display information, a data structure example of map additional information, and advertisement information An example of the data structure will be described.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration example of display information transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 20 via the roadside device 30. The display information includes map additional information and an advertisement information group. The map additional information includes a title, attributes, and advertisement display position information.

  The title of the map additional information shown in FIG. 5 is “Shinagawa Building”, which indicates that the map additional information is related to Shinagawa Building. The attributes include information on the location of the Shinagawa building and the update date of the map additional information. In FIG. 5, the Shinagawa building is “North latitude 34 ° 45'45.65145, East longitude 135 ° 30'02.8532, Ellipsoidal height 43 .096 ”and the update date of the map additional information is“ 2007/3/10 10:05:00 ”.

  The advertisement display position information includes information such as latitude, longitude, direction, start distance, road type, and the like, and is position information indicating an advertisement display position (advertisement output position) for displaying the advertisement information on the vehicle-mounted device 20. The advertisement display position is, for example, a position on a road of a type indicated by a road type and within a distance range indicated by a start distance centered on a position indicated by latitude and longitude. Further, the advertisement information may be displayed on the vehicle-mounted device 20 when the vehicle 22 is traveling in the direction indicated by the direction.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, the display information includes manufacturer information indicating a sponsor (maker) such as a dog camera, a restaurant alish, a master record, and a Kido hall, and an advertisement information group including a plurality of advertisement information. In FIG. 5, 1-1 to 1-6 are attached to the advertisement information of the dog camera, 2-1 and 2-2 are attached to the advertisement information of the restaurant alish, The advertising information is indicated by 3-1 to 3-3, and the advertising information of the Kiidou bookstore is indicated by 4-1 to 4-5.

  In addition, although five advertisement display position information is shown in FIG. 5, the number of advertisement display position information contained in map additional information is not limited to five, Even if more advertisement display position information is included. A single advertisement display position information may be included.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data structure of the map additional information. In FIG. 6, the ID “location id” of the map additional information is “location100100”, the title “title” is “Shinagawa Building”, the update date “create date” is “20070130”, and “copyright” is “copyright”. The data structure of the map additional information in “Shinagawa Building” and having the position “position date” added to the map information “xxx.yyy.hhh” is shown.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of advertisement information. In FIG. 7, the manufacturer ID “maker id” is “mk10005”, the advertisement information ID “advertisement id” is “ad101”, the title “title” is “dog camera”, and the start date and time “start date”. Shows the data structure of the advertisement information in which “2007/3/1” is the end date and time “end date” is “2007/3/30”. Here, the start date / time indicates the date / time when the provision of the advertisement information starts, and the end date / time indicates the date / time when the provision of the advertisement information ends.

  Further, the advertisement information shown in FIG. 7 includes the ID “location100100” and the title “Shinagawa Building” as shown in the data “map addition information reflet = Shinagawa Building” and “id ref = location100100”. Is associated with the map additional information shown in FIG. Further, the data “comment = 700 m north” indicates that the dock camera that is the advertisement target of the advertisement information exists at a position 50 m north from the Shinagawa building that is the associated map additional information. The comment “North 700 m” may be displayed together with the advertisement information of the dog camera on the vehicle-mounted device 20.

[2-6] Road-to-vehicle communication Next, road-to-vehicle communication performed between the roadside device 30 and the vehicle-mounted device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the positional relationship between the roadside machine 30 capable of road-to-vehicle communication and the vehicle 22 on which the vehicle-mounted device 20 is mounted, and FIG. 9 can be used when performing road-to-vehicle communication. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing communication media, FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a corresponding range of each roadside device 30, and FIG. 11 is an example of information transmitted and received between the roadside device 30 and the vehicle-mounted device 20. It is explanatory drawing which showed.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the vehicle-mounted device 20 mounted on the vehicle 22 traveling on the road is within a range of about 70 m centering on the roadside unit 30 provided along the road, a radio beacon is used. Can communicate with the vehicle-mounted device 20. As described above, a method in which the roadside device 30 and the vehicle-mounted device 20 communicate and provide predetermined information to the vehicle-mounted device 20 may be referred to as VICS (Vehicle Information And Communication System).

  VICS is designed to improve convenience in accordance with the needs of users of vehicles 22, reduce costs by shortening transportation time, improve safety by accurately grasping the situation, and preserve the environment by smoothing traffic. The goal is to make it possible, and to contribute to the realization of a comfortable national life and socio-economic development. Eliminating congestion on expressways and ordinary roads, reducing traffic accidents, and improving the road environment are now common themes around the world.

  Under these road traffic conditions, VICS, which encourages users of vehicles 22 to select an appropriate route and supports comfortable and smooth driving, disperses traffic flow appropriately and improves safety and smoothness of road traffic. Furthermore, it is deployed as a system to improve the road environment. VICS notifies instruction information from the roadside device 30 to the vehicle-mounted device 20, the function that the vehicle-mounted device 20 responds, the function that the roadside device 30 identifies the vehicle-mounted device 20, the function that the vehicle-mounted device 20 responds, and various information packages And the function of providing from the roadside device 30 to the vehicle-mounted device 20, the function of transmitting / receiving payment information to / from the IC card, and the like.

  As communication media used in the VICS, as shown in FIG. 9, the above-described radio wave beacon, optical beacon, FM multiplex broadcasting, and the like can be mentioned. The radio beacon is a quasi-microwave and can be received within a range of about 35 m before and after the roadside device 30 as shown in FIG. The optical beacon is infrared, and can be received within a range of about 3.5 m immediately below the roadside unit 30. The optical beacon can also perform bidirectional communication between the vehicle-mounted device 20 and the roadside device 30. FM multiplex broadcasting uses FM broadcast waves and can be received in a wider range than radio beacons and optical beacons.

  In addition, the roadside device 30 may implement functions such as terrestrial digital broadcasting (12 segments), terrestrial digital broadcasting (1 segment), and wireless LAN (Local Area Network) as necessary.

  Further, the roadside device 30 transmits area information related to matters within a predetermined corresponding range. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, when the roadside machine 30A to the roadside machine 30E, the roadside machine 30T, the roadside machine 30U, the roadside machine 30V, and the roadside machine 30X are arranged, the roadside machine 30A is within the corresponding range of the roadside machine 30A. Area information indicating facilities, traffic conditions, etc. included in a certain area 32A is transmitted.

  Similarly, the roadside machine 30B transmits area information related to the area 32B, the roadside machine 30C transmits area information related to the area 32C, the roadside machine 30D transmits area information related to the area 32D, and the roadside machine 30E corresponds to the area related to the area 32E. The roadside device 30T transmits area information regarding the area 32T, the roadside device 30U transmits area information regarding the area 32U, the roadside device 30V transmits area information regarding the area 32V, and the roadside device 30X transmits the area 32X. Send area information about.

  In the example shown in FIG. 10, since the vehicle 22 is traveling in the vicinity of the roadside machine 30A, the vehicle-mounted device 20 mounted on the vehicle 22 is the map additional information indicating the facilities included in the area 32A from the roadside machine 30A. , And area information including an advertisement information group associated with the map additional information can be received.

  Subsequently, when the vehicle 22 travels according to the planned travel route, the vehicle-mounted device 20 mounted on the vehicle 22 receives the area information of the area 32B from the roadside device 30B and receives the area information of the area 32C from the roadside device 30C. Then, the area information of the area 32D can be received from the roadside machine 30D, and the area information of the area 32E can be received from the roadside machine 30E. The vehicle-mounted device 20 can receive the area information from each roadside device 30 and can transmit the traveling state, the destination, and the like of the vehicle 22 to the roadside device 30.

  The information transmitted (uplink) from the vehicle-mounted device 20 to the roadside device 30 includes the destination of the vehicle 22, the waypoint of the vehicle 22, the vehicle 22 or the user of the vehicle 22 as shown in FIG. The preference information, the past stop by which the vehicle 22 stopped in the past, the advertisement information viewing history, the travel distance, the vehicle state, and the like can be given.

  Moreover, as information transmitted (downlink) from the roadside device 30 to the vehicle-mounted device 20, as shown in FIG. 11, information provision time, holding information, provider, reproduction condition, map additional information (advertisement display) Area information such as position information), advertisement information, point icon information, and other information independent of the area of each roadside device 30.

[2-7] Configuration of Roadside Machine 30 FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the roadside machine 30. The roadside device 30 includes a DSRC protocol unit 302, an extended communication control protocol unit 304, an IP communication unit 306, a non-IP communication unit 308, a basic API 310, an information connection unit 312 such as a road station, The information providing unit 316 and the public parking lot settlement unit 320 are provided.

The DSRC protocol unit 302 performs dedicated narrow area communication between the roadside device 30 and the vehicle-mounted device 20. Extended communication control protocol unit 304 (ELCP: Extended)
Link Control Protocol) is an interface for accurately delivering information received by DSRC communication to an application.

  The IP communication unit 306 performs processing corresponding to the intranet connection between the vehicle-mounted device 20 and the provision information generation / editing / storage device 314. Further, when the provided information generating / editing / accumulating device 314 has a firewall / Internet connection function, processing corresponding to the Internet connection is performed. The non-IP communication unit 308 transmits a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) when the in-vehicle device 20 is initially connected to the intranet.

  A basic API 310 (Application Programming Interface) realizes a function related to an object common to each application. For example, the basic API 310 performs creation of a shared object, registration to the shared object, reference to the shared object, deletion of the shared object, and the like. Further, the basic API 310 may perform next transmission permission / prohibition, transmission request, reception data acquisition, ack transmission request, and the like regarding communication.

  The roadside station information connection unit 312 provides the vehicle-mounted device 20 with information such as traffic information, roadside information, and area information around the roadside station. Examples of roadside stations include parking spaces such as SA (Service Area) and PA (Parking Area) on public roads and highways, and rest facilities. Information such as traffic information, facility information, and area information around the road station is generated, edited, and stored by the provided information generating / editing / accumulating device 314, and provided by the information connection unit 312 such as the road station. The information is received from the editing / accumulating device 314 and processing for transmitting the received information to the vehicle-mounted device 20 is performed.

  The information providing unit 316 on the road provides display information such as map additional information and advertisement information to the vehicle-mounted device 20. As described above, display information such as additional map information and advertisement information is generated, edited, and stored by the information providing server 10, and the information providing unit 316 on the road receives the display information from the information providing server 10. And the process for transmitting the received information for a display to the onboard equipment 20 is performed.

  The public parking lot settlement unit 320 communicates with the vehicle-mounted device 20 provided in the vehicle 22 that uses the public parking lot, and cooperates with the settlement processing device 322, the parking lot management device 324, and the display device 326 such as a charge to public Settlement of parking fees. For example, the parking lot management device 324 manages the entry time of the vehicle 22 into the public parking lot and the departure time from the public parking lot, and displays a usage fee based on the time when the vehicle 22 was placed in the public parking lot. The payment processing apparatus 322 performs settlement of the usage fee displayed by the apparatus 326. The public parking lot settlement unit 320 receives the vehicle ID transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device 20 mounted on the vehicle 22, and the settlement processing unit 322 receives the usage fee from the bank account specified based on the vehicle ID. A withdrawal process may be performed.

[2-8] Configuration of On-vehicle Device 20 FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the on-vehicle device 20. The in-vehicle device 20 includes a DSRC protocol unit 222, an extended communication control protocol unit 224, an IP communication unit 226, a non-IP communication unit 228, a basic API 230, an ETC processing unit 232, and a display information acquisition unit 240. A display information storage unit 242, a display information processing unit 244, a map information storage unit 246, a map information processing unit 248, a display information display / operation unit 250, and a display information environment setting unit 252. A probe information processing unit 254 and an uplink unit 256.

The DSRC protocol unit 222 performs dedicated narrow area communication between the roadside device 30 and the vehicle-mounted device 20. Extended communication control protocol unit 224 (ELCP: Extended)
Link Control Protocol) is an interface for accurately delivering information received by DSRC communication to an application.

  The IP communication unit 226 performs processing corresponding to intranet connection or Internet connection between the vehicle-mounted device 20 and the roadside device 30. The non-IP communication unit 228 transmits a URL when the in-vehicle device 20 is initially connected to the intranet.

  The basic API 230 realizes a function related to an object common to each application. For example, the basic API 230 performs creation of a shared object, registration to the shared object, reference to the shared object, deletion of the shared object, and the like. Further, the basic API 230 may perform next transmission permission / prohibition, transmission request, reception data acquisition, ack transmission request, and the like regarding communication.

  An ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) processing unit 232 performs processing for automatic settlement of toll road usage fees and the like. For example, the ETC processing unit 232 transmits the information of the ID card inserted in the vehicle-mounted device 20 to the roadside device 30 by DSRC communication, and the owner of the ID card specified by the information of the ID card in the roadside device 30 is determined. Can be a payer of usage fees. Such an ETC system is effective in that it can eliminate processes such as issuance of a parking ticket, temporary parking of the vehicle 22 for receiving the parking ticket, and holding of the parking ticket. The road-vehicle communication between the roadside device 30 and the vehicle-mounted device 20 can be performed using other communication media such as the optical beacon 234, the FM multiplex broadcast 236, and the radio wave beacon as described above.

  The display information acquisition unit 240 acquires display information including map additional information and advertisement information associated with the map additional information from the information providing server 10 through DSRC communication. The display information storage unit 242 stores the display information acquired by the display information acquisition unit 240. The display information processing unit 244 generates a map screen or an advertisement screen based on the display information stored in the display information storage unit 242.

  The map information storage unit 246 stores map information, and the map information processing unit 248 generates a map screen based on the map information stored in the map information storage unit 246.

  The display information display / operation unit 250 is an interface between the user of the vehicle 22 and the vehicle-mounted device 20, and displays a map screen or an advertisement screen, a destination setting operation by the user of the vehicle 22, Detect switching operations. The display information environment setting unit 252 performs various environment settings related to display information.

  The probe information processing unit 254 updates and manages the probe information of the vehicle 22, and performs processing for the uplink unit 256 to transmit the probe information to the roadside device 30. Hereinafter, probe information will be briefly described.

  FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of probe information. The probe information is information indicating specific information of the vehicle 22, a vehicle state including an operation state or an environmental state. Specifically, the probe information includes the current position of the vehicle 22, the vehicle ID of the vehicle 22, the vehicle type of the vehicle 22, the destination of the vehicle 22, the traveling direction of the vehicle 22, the traveling speed of the vehicle 22, the vehicle 22 or the vehicle 22. It includes information indicating vehicle status such as user preference information, wipers, turn signals, and brakes of the vehicle 22. The information providing server 10 receives the probe information from the vehicle-mounted device 20 and transmits the probe information to the vehicle-mounted device 20 as described in, for example, “[5] Description of the third embodiment of the present invention”. It can be used for extracting display information.

  The configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 20 has been described above. In FIG. 13, the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 20 is shown divided into blocks for each function, but each block may be divided in more detail or integrated with a plurality of blocks. For example, the display information storage unit 242 and the map information storage unit 246 may be configured as a single storage unit 272.

[2-9] Hardware Configuration of the Vehicle-Mounted Device 20 FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing the hardware configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 20. The in-vehicle device 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, a host bus 204, a bridge 205, an external bus 206, an interface 207, An input device 208, an output device 210, a storage device (HDD) 211, a drive 212, and a communication device 215 are provided.

  The CPU 201 functions as an arithmetic processing device and a control device, and controls the overall operation in the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to various programs. Further, the CPU 201 may be a microprocessor. The ROM 202 stores programs used by the CPU 201, calculation parameters, and the like. The RAM 203 primarily stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 201, parameters that change as appropriate during the execution, and the like. These are connected to each other by a host bus 204 including a CPU bus.

  The host bus 204 is connected to an external bus 206 such as a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect / Interface) bus via a bridge 205. Note that the host bus 204, the bridge 205, and the external bus 206 are not necessarily configured separately, and these functions may be mounted on one bus.

  The input device 208 is, for example, an input means for a user to input information, such as a mouse, keyboard, touch panel, button, microphone, switch, and lever, and an input that generates an input signal based on the input by the user and outputs the input signal to the CPU 201 It consists of a control circuit. A user of the vehicle-mounted device 20 can input various data and instruct a processing operation to the vehicle-mounted device 20 by operating the input device 208.

  The output device 210 includes, for example, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display device, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a display device such as a lamp, and an audio output device such as a speaker and headphones. For example, the output device 210 outputs a display screen including text or an image generated based on the display information received from the information providing server 10.

  The storage device 211 is a data storage device configured as an example of a storage unit of the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment, and is a storage medium, a recording device that records data in the storage medium, and a read that reads data from the storage medium A deletion device for deleting data recorded on the device and the storage medium can be included. The storage device 211 is composed of, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The storage device 211 drives a hard disk and stores programs executed by the CPU 201 and various data. Further, the storage device 211 stores map information, map additional information, advertisement information, preference information, and the like.

  The drive 212 is a storage medium reader / writer, and is built in or externally attached to the vehicle-mounted device 20. The drive 212 reads information recorded on a removable storage medium 24 such as a mounted magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, or semiconductor memory, and outputs it to the RAM 203.

  The communication device 215 is a communication interface configured with, for example, a communication device for communicating with the roadside device 30. The communication device 215 may be a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) compatible communication device, a wireless USB compatible communication device, a wire communication device that performs wired communication, or a DSRC compatible communication device. There may be. The communication device 215 transmits and receives various data such as display information, preference information, and probe information to and from the information providing server 10 via the roadside device 30. That is, the communication device 215 may have functions such as the DSRC protocol unit 222, the extended communication control protocol unit 224, the IP communication unit 226, and the non-IP communication unit 228 shown in FIG.

  In addition, although detailed description is abbreviate | omitted, the information provision server 10 and the roadside machine 30 can also be comprised substantially the same as the hardware constitutions of the onboard equipment 20. FIG.

[3] Description of the first embodiment of the present invention (Provision of advertising information related to the destination)
Subsequently, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the description of the present embodiment, the problems of the prior art and the effects of the present embodiment are schematically described, and then the configurations and operations of the vehicle-mounted device 20 and the information providing server 10 according to the present embodiment are described in detail.

[3-1] Problems of Conventional Technology and Effects of Present Embodiment Conventionally, advertisement information of the store is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle passing through the neighborhood of the area where the certain store is located, The car navigation system that displays the advertisement information of was proposed.

  However, in the vehicle-mounted device constituting the conventional car navigation system, when the vehicle is traveling toward a certain destination, it is transmitted to an unspecified number of vehicles that have passed through a certain place regardless of the destination. Advertisement information is displayed. Therefore, in the conventional car navigation system, there are cases where only the advertising information having low relevance to the user is provided to the user of each vehicle.

  Moreover, in the vehicle-mounted device constituting the conventional car navigation system, when the vehicle passes an advertisement display position, specific advertisement information corresponding to the advertisement display position is displayed. That is, in the conventional car navigation system, the advertisement display position and the advertisement information to be displayed on the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle passing through the advertisement display position are determined on a one-to-one basis. Therefore, even if a plurality of vehicles pass through the same advertisement display position group, the order of advertisement information displayed on the vehicle-mounted device of each vehicle differs depending on the order in which each vehicle passes through each advertisement display position. That is, the conventional car navigation system has a problem that a plurality of advertisement information cannot be provided to the vehicle user in a predetermined order.

  Accordingly, the above-described problems are taken into consideration, and the information providing server 10 and the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention have been created. According to the information providing server 10 and the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment, advertisement information related to the user's destination can be provided to the user of the vehicle 22. Further, according to the information providing server 10 and the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of advertisement information can be provided to the user of the vehicle 22 in an order that does not depend on the travel route of the vehicle. Hereinafter, detailed configurations and operations of the information providing server 10 and the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment that can provide advertisement information having a high appeal effect to the user of the vehicle 22 will be described.

[3-2] Detailed Description of Configuration and Operation of the First Embodiment of the Present Invention FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment. The vehicle-mounted device 20 can communicate with the roadside device 30 and the GPS satellite 36, and includes a communication unit 262, an operation unit 264, a destination setting unit 266, an information acquisition unit 268, a recording unit 270, and a storage unit 272. A position determination unit 274, an output control unit 276, a selection unit 278, and a display unit 24.

  The communication unit 262 is an interface between the vehicle-mounted device 20 and the roadside device 30 and between the vehicle-mounted device 20 and the GPS satellite 36. Specifically, the communication unit 262 receives map additional information and display information including an advertisement information group transmitted from the roadside device 30 based on DSRC communication. The communication unit 262 receives position-positioning radio waves from a plurality of GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites 36. The communication unit 262 may have a configuration corresponding to the communication device 215 illustrated in FIG. 15 or a program that causes the communication device 215 to function.

  The operation unit 264 detects various operations on the vehicle-mounted device 20 or the vehicle 22 by the user of the vehicle 22. For example, the operation unit 264 detects an engine stop operation, a wiper operation operation, a window opening / closing operation, a gear switching operation, a winker lighting operation, and a destination setting operation of the vehicle 22 by a user.

  The destination setting unit 266 sets the destination of the vehicle 22 based on the destination setting operation of the vehicle 22 detected by the operation unit 264. Further, the destination setting unit 266 may transmit the set destination of the vehicle 22 to the information providing server 10 via the roadside device 30.

  The information acquisition unit 268 receives the map additional information indicating the destination set by the destination setting unit 266 and the advertisement information group associated with the map additional information from the information providing server 10 via the roadside device 30. get. When the set destination is position information such as latitude and longitude, the map additional information indicating the destination may be map additional information added to the position indicated by the position information. If the set destination is a facility such as a park or a museum, the map additional information indicating the destination may be map additional information indicating the facility.

  In addition, in order for the information acquisition part 268 to acquire the display information regarding the destination set by the destination setting part 266, the roadside machine 30 with which the vehicle-mounted device 20 can communicate is the destination set by the destination setting part 266. The display information based on the ground must be transmitted. However, in consideration of the possibility that all destinations are set in the vehicle 22 to each roadside device 30, if the display information regarding any destination is transmitted, the communication load on each roadside device 30 becomes enormous. End up.

  Therefore, the destination setting unit 266 transmits the current position of the vehicle 22 together with the set destination to the information providing server 10, and the information providing server 10 only transmits to the roadside machine 30 that can communicate with the vehicle 22. The display information regarding the set destination may be transmitted. With this configuration, it is possible to cause the roadside device 30 to transmit only necessary display information when necessary, and thus it is possible to suppress the amount of communication in the roadside device 30. Moreover, the onboard equipment 20 can receive rapidly the information for a display regarding the set destination. Moreover, even when the content of the display information in the information providing server 10 is updated, the information providing server 10 can transmit the updated display content to the in-vehicle device 20 in real time.

  The recording unit 270 records the display information acquired by the information acquisition unit 268 in the storage unit 272. The storage unit 272 stores map information and display information acquired by the information acquisition unit 268, that is, map additional information and advertisement information group. Similar to the storage unit 108 of the information providing server 10, the storage unit 272 is a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM or an EPROM, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk or a disk-type magnetic disk, a CD-R / RW, or a DVD-R. It may be an optical disk such as / RW / + R / + RW / RAM and BD (Blu-Ray Disc (registered trademark))-R / BD-RE, or a storage medium such as an MO disk.

  16 shows a single storage unit 272, a map information storage unit that stores map information, a map additional information storage unit that stores map additional information, and an advertisement information storage unit that stores advertisement information groups. As described above, a storage unit that is conceptually or physically different may be provided depending on the object to be stored.

  The position determination unit 274 determines whether or not the current position of the vehicle 22 has reached the advertisement output position. More specifically, the position determination unit 274 estimates the current position of the vehicle 22 based on the positioning positioning radio waves received from the plurality of GPS satellites 36 via the communication unit 262. Further, advertisement display position information associated with the map additional information stored in the storage unit 272 is acquired. Then, the position determination unit 274 determines whether or not the vehicle 22 has reached or is included in the advertisement display position indicated by the acquired advertisement display position information. Here, a specific example of the advertisement display position will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the advertisement display position. In FIG. 17, the position indicated by the advertisement display position information associated with the map additional information “Shinagawa Building” is indicated as an advertisement display position 44, and the advertisement display position information associated with the map additional information “Tozenji” is used. The displayed position is indicated as an advertisement display position 46. Therefore, the position determination unit 274 determines whether or not the vehicle 22 has reached the advertisement display position 44 when the Shinagawa building is set as the destination.

  Similarly, the position determination unit 274 determines whether or not the vehicle 22 has reached the advertisement display position 46 when Tozenji is set as the destination. Note that the destination setting unit 266 can set a plurality of destinations. When the destination setting unit 266 sets both the Shinagawa Building and Tozenji as destinations, the position determination unit 274 can display the advertisement display position 44 or the advertisement. It is determined whether or not the vehicle 22 has reached any of the display positions 46.

  As described in “[2] Outline of Information Providing System According to One Embodiment of the Present Invention”, the advertisement display position information includes the road type (general road, highway, etc.) and the traveling direction (up, down, etc.). ) May be included. In this case, the position determination unit 274 also determines whether the type of road on which the vehicle 22 is traveling and the traveling direction satisfy the above conditions.

  Returning to the description of the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 20 with reference to FIG. 16, the output control unit 276 is selected by the selection unit 278 when the position determination unit 274 determines that the vehicle 22 has reached the advertisement display position. The displayed advertisement information is displayed on the display unit 24. Specifically, when the position determination unit 274 determines that the vehicle 22 has reached the advertisement display position, the output control unit 276 instructs the selection unit 278 to select advertisement information, and the selection unit 278 selects the advertisement selected. Information may be supplied to the display unit 24 for display.

  Alternatively, the selection unit 278 selects advertisement information to be supplied to the display unit 24 in advance, and the output control unit 276 selects when the position determination unit 274 determines that the vehicle 22 has reached the advertisement display position. The advertisement information selected in advance by the unit 278 may be supplied to the display unit 24.

  In addition, even if the output control unit 276 displays the advertisement information on the display unit 24 over a period in which the vehicle 22 is included in the range of the advertisement display position, the output control unit 276 is the same until the vehicle 22 reaches the next advertisement display position. Even if the advertisement information is displayed on the display unit 24, the advertisement information may be displayed on the display unit 24 for a predetermined time after the vehicle 22 reaches the advertisement display position.

  The selection unit 278 selects advertisement information to be displayed on the display unit 24 from the advertisement information group stored in the storage unit 272. That is, the selection unit 278 selects advertisement information to be displayed on the display unit 24 from the advertisement information group associated with the map additional information indicating the set destination. The selection unit 278 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that the next advertisement information is selected based on the advertisement information previously displayed on the display unit 24.

  For example, when the advertisement information of a certain manufacturer is composed of a series of advertisement information ordered with respect to each other, the selection unit 278 sets the advertisement information ordered next to the advertisement information most recently displayed on the display unit 24 to the next advertisement. It may be selected as information. With this configuration, a plurality of advertisement information can be displayed on the display unit 24 in a predetermined order regardless of the travel route of the vehicle 22.

  The display unit 24 has a function as an output unit that provides advertisement information selected by the selection unit 278 to the user of the vehicle 22 based on the control of the output control unit 276. In FIG. 16, only the display unit 24 is shown as an example of the output unit, and the output unit may be an audio output unit such as a speaker, a headphone, an earphone, or the like. Further, since the display unit 24 can be externally attached to the vehicle-mounted device 20, the vehicle-mounted device 20 is not necessarily a concept including an output unit such as the display unit 24.

  The configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment has been described above. Next, a specific example of the advertisement display position and advertisement information displayed at the advertisement display position will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the advertisement display position and advertisement information displayed at the advertisement display position. Specifically, FIG. 18 shows the advertisement information displayed on the vehicle 22 that travels along the route 1 to the destination and returns from the destination, and the vehicle 22 that travels along the route 2 to the destination and returns from the destination. The content of the advertisement information displayed in is shown.

  The vehicle 22 traveling on the route 1 reaches the destination through the advertisement display position 1, the advertisement display position 5, and the advertisement display position 4 in this order, and the advertisement display position 4, the advertisement display position 5, and the advertisement display position 1 in that order. Then return from the destination. Further, the vehicle 22 traveling on the route 1 has the advertisement information 1 (ad101), the advertisement information 2 (ad102), the advertisement information 3 (ad103), and the advertisement information 4 of the company A represented by “maker id = mk10005” in advance. (Ad104) and advertisement information 5 (ad105) are received and stored in the storage unit 272. Note that the advertisement information group is advertisement information associated with map additional information indicating a destination.

  At this time, when the vehicle 22 traveling on the route 1 reaches the advertisement display position 1, the vehicle-mounted device 20 displays the advertisement information 1 (ad101) of the company A. Subsequently, when the vehicle 22 traveling on the route 1 reaches the advertisement display position 5, the advertisement information 2 (ad102) of the company A that is ordered next to the advertisement information 1 (ad101) displayed most recently is displayed. Further, when the vehicle 22 traveling on the route 1 reaches the advertisement display position 4, the advertisement information 3 (ad103) of the company A, which is ordered next to the most recently displayed advertisement information 2 (ad102), is displayed.

  Next, when the vehicle 22 traveling on the route 1 reaches the destination and then reaches the advertisement display position 4, the advertisement information 4 (ad104) of the company A ordered next to the advertisement information 3 (ad103) displayed most recently. ) Is displayed. Subsequently, when the vehicle 22 traveling on the route 1 reaches the advertisement display position 5, the advertisement information 5 (ad105) of company A, which is ordered next to the most recently displayed advertisement information 4 (ad104), is displayed. Further, when the vehicle 22 traveling on the route 1 reaches the advertisement display position 1, since the advertisement information 5 (ad105) displayed most recently is the advertisement information that is ordered last, the order of the company A that is ordered first. Advertisement information 1 (ad101) is displayed.

  Further, the vehicle 22 traveling on the route 2 reaches the destination through the advertisement display position 2 and the advertisement display position 3 in order, and returns from the destination through the advertisement display position 3 and the advertisement display position 2 in order. Further, the vehicle 22 traveling on the route 2 has the advertisement information 1 (ad101), advertisement information 2 (ad102), advertisement information 3 (ad103), and advertisement information 4 of company A, which is represented in advance by “maker id = mk10005”. (Ad104) and advertisement information 5 (ad105) are received and stored in the storage unit 272.

  At this time, when the vehicle 22 traveling on the route 2 reaches the advertisement display position 2, the vehicle-mounted device 20 displays the advertisement information 1 (ad101) of the company A. Subsequently, when the vehicle 22 traveling on the route 2 reaches the advertisement display position 3, the advertisement information 2 (ad102) of the company A that is ordered next to the advertisement information 1 (ad101) displayed most recently is displayed.

  Next, when the vehicle 22 traveling on the route 2 reaches the destination and reaches the advertisement display position 3, the advertisement information 3 (ad103) of the company A ordered next to the advertisement information 2 (ad102) displayed most recently. ) Is displayed. Subsequently, when the vehicle 22 traveling on the route 2 reaches the advertisement display position 2, the advertisement information 4 (ad104) of the company A that is ordered next to the most recently displayed advertisement information 3 (ad103) is displayed.

  Thus, the onboard equipment 20 concerning this embodiment can display the advertising information matched with the map additional information relevant to the destination. Accordingly, since the user of the vehicle 22 is provided with the advertisement information regarding the destination that the user is going to go to, the user is interested in the provided advertisement information or the provided advertisement information. In many cases, it can be used effectively. Further, it is possible to provide the user with advertisement information that is judged to have a high appealing effect on the user of the vehicle 22 when viewed from the side of the advertisement provider who is the provider of the advertisement information. That is, since the vehicle-mounted device 20 provides the user of the vehicle 22 with advertisement information related to the destination of the user, the usefulness of the advertisement information for the user of the vehicle 22 is improved, and the advertisement by the advertiser is performed. The effect of provision can be improved.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 18, the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment uses the advertisement information in a predetermined order even when the vehicle 22 having the same destination travels on different routes. Can be provided. For this reason, when a plurality of advertisement information has a series of flows, the advertisement information is provided to the user of the vehicle 22 in an order along the series of flows, and each advertisement information is provided in a single shot or independently. Higher appeal than when you do.

  In addition, although FIG. 18 demonstrated the case where one company's advertisement information was provided, the onboard equipment 20 concerning this embodiment provides several advertisement information sequentially in an advertisement display position, as shown in FIG. be able to.

  FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of an advertisement display position and a plurality of advertisement information displayed at the advertisement display position. More specifically, FIG. 19 shows the vehicle 22 traveling in the order of the advertisement display position 1, the advertisement display position 2, the advertisement display position 3, the advertisement display position 4, the destination, the advertisement display position 5, and the advertisement display position 1. The state of the change of the advertisement information displayed in the onboard equipment 20 mounted is shown.

  First, when the vehicle 22 reaches the advertisement display position 1, the vehicle-mounted device 20 includes the advertisement information 1-1 of the dog camera, the advertisement information 2-1 of the restaurant alish, the advertisement information 3-1 of the master record, and the advertisement of the Kido Hall. Information 4-1 is displayed and provided to the user of the vehicle 22. Subsequently, when the vehicle 22 reaches the advertisement display position 2, the vehicle-mounted device 20 is placed in the immediate vicinity of the advertisement information 1-2 and the restaurant alish that are ordered next to the advertisement information 1-1 displayed in the immediate vicinity of the dog camera. The advertisement information 2-2 ordered next to the displayed advertisement information 2-1, the advertisement information 3-2 ordered next to the advertisement information 3-1 displayed immediately after the master record, and Kiidou The advertisement information 4-2 that has been ordered next to the advertisement information 4-1 displayed in the immediate vicinity of the bookstore is displayed.

  Next, when the vehicle 22 reaches the advertisement display position 3, the vehicle-mounted device 20 displays the advertisement information 1-3 ordered next to the advertisement information 1-2 displayed in the immediate vicinity of the dog camera, and in the immediate vicinity of the master record. The advertisement information 3-3 that is ordered next to the advertisement information 3-2 that has been placed and the advertisement information 4-3 that is ordered next to the advertisement information 4-2 that has been displayed in the immediate vicinity of the Kyodo bookstore are displayed. . Moreover, since the onboard equipment 20 is the advertisement information in which the advertisement information 2-2 displayed most recently in the restaurant alish is ordered last, the advertisement information 2-1 that is ordered first is displayed.

  Furthermore, when the vehicle 22 reaches the advertisement display position 4, the vehicle-mounted device 20 displays the advertisement information 1-4 ordered next to the advertisement information 1-3 displayed in the immediate vicinity of the dog camera, and in the vicinity of the restaurant Alish. The advertisement information 2-2 that is ordered next to the advertisement information 2-1 that has been placed, and the advertisement information 4-4 that is ordered next to the advertisement information 4-3 that has been displayed in the immediate vicinity of the Kyodo bookstore are displayed. . Moreover, since the advertising information 3-3 displayed nearest to the master record is the advertising information that is ordered last, the vehicle-mounted device 20 displays the advertising information 3-1 that is ordered first.

  Subsequently, when the vehicle 22 reaches the advertisement display position 5, the vehicle-mounted device 20 is placed immediately after the advertisement information 1-5 and the master record that are ordered next to the advertisement information 1-4 displayed immediately after the dog camera. The advertisement information 3-2 that is ordered next to the displayed advertisement information 3-1 and the advertisement information 4-5 that is ordered next to the advertisement information 4-4 that is displayed in the immediate vicinity of the Kiidou bookstore are displayed. To do. Moreover, since the onboard equipment 20 is the advertisement information in which the advertisement information 2-2 displayed most recently in the restaurant alish is ordered last, the advertisement information 2-1 that is ordered first is displayed.

  Then, when the vehicle 22 reaches the advertisement display position 1, the vehicle-mounted device 20 displays the advertisement information 1-6 that is ordered next to the advertisement information 1-5 displayed in the immediate vicinity of the dog camera, in the immediate vicinity of the restaurant alish. The advertisement information 2-2 that has been ordered next to the advertisement information 2-1 that has been displayed and the advertisement information 3-3 that has been ordered next to the advertisement information 3-2 that has been displayed in the immediate vicinity of the master record are displayed. Moreover, since the onboard equipment 20 is the advertisement information in which the advertisement information 4-5 displayed in the immediate vicinity of the Kyodo bookstore is ordered last, the advertisement information 4-1 ordered first is displayed.

  Next, an information processing method executed in the information providing system 1 and the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of operations of the information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment. First, the registration unit 104 of the information providing server 10 outputs the map additional information to the storage unit 108 (S402), and the storage unit 108 stores the map additional information input from the registration unit 104 (S404). Subsequently, the information providing server 10 publishes the map additional information stored in the storage unit 108 to the advertising agency device 14 and recruits advertising agencies who desire to add the advertising information to the map additional information (S406).

  Then, the advertising agency device 14 of the advertising agency who has obtained the right to add the advertising information to the map additional information transmits the advertising information to the storage unit 108 (S408), and the storage unit 108 adds the received advertising information to the corresponding map addition. The information is stored in association with the information (S410). On the other hand, when the data processing unit 280 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 sets the destination of the vehicle 22 (S412), the set destination is transmitted to the information providing server 10 (S414). The data processing unit 280 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 includes an operation unit 264, a destination setting unit 266, an information acquisition unit 268, a recording unit 270, a position determination unit 274, and an output control unit 276. The selection unit 278 is a generic concept.

  Thereafter, the information providing server 10 transmits display information regarding the set destination to the vehicle-mounted device 20 (S416). Then, the data processing unit 280 outputs the display information received from the information providing server 10 to the storage unit 272 (S418), and the storage unit 272 stores the display information (S420).

  Next, when the data processing unit 280 determines that the vehicle 22 in which the vehicle-mounted device 20 is mounted has entered the advertisement display position (S422), the data processing unit 280 requests the corresponding advertisement information from the storage unit 272 (S424), and from the storage unit 272, The corresponding advertisement information is received (S428), and the advertisement information is displayed (S428).

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a detailed flow when the vehicle-mounted device 20 acquires display information. First, the vehicle-mounted device 20 sets the destination of the vehicle 22 on which the vehicle-mounted device 20 is mounted (S430). Thereafter, the vehicle-mounted device 20 connects to the information providing server 10, searches for display information regarding the destination, and acquires display information including attribute locations such as advertisement display position information and advertisement information (S432).

  More specifically, the information indicating the destination set by the vehicle-mounted device 20 is transmitted to the information providing server 10, and the information providing server 10 searches the display information regarding the destination set by the vehicle-mounted device 20. Display information can be acquired. Here, communication between the actual information providing server 10 and the vehicle-mounted device 20 is performed via the roadside device 30. Therefore, with the configuration as described above, the roadside device 30 can be caused to transmit only necessary display information when necessary, so that the traffic in the roadside device 30 can be suppressed.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a flow of displaying advertisement information in the vehicle-mounted device 20. First, the position determination unit 274 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 determines whether or not the vehicle 22 on which the vehicle-mounted device 20 is mounted has entered the advertisement display position (S440). Then, the selection unit 278 acquires an advertisement information group associated with the advertisement position information indicating the entered advertisement display position (S441). Note that there is usually one advertisement information group associated with the advertisement position information indicating the entered advertisement display position. Although there may be a plurality of advertisement information groups associated with the advertisement position information indicating the advertisement display position that has entered, in this case, each advertisement information group is processed independently.

  Subsequently, when the advertisement information group acquired in S441 includes manufacturer information (S442), the selection unit 278 acquires certain manufacturer information included in the advertisement information group (S444). Here, the manufacturer information is information including information that can identify the manufacturer, such as a manufacturer name and a manufacturer ID, and an advertisement display count indicating the advertisement information of the manufacturer previously displayed on the display unit 24. The advertisement display count may be an advertisement information ID such as “ad101” or “ad102” illustrated in FIG.

  Thereafter, the selection unit 278 acquires the advertisement display count from the manufacturer information acquired in S444, increments the advertisement display count (adds 1), selects the advertisement information indicated by the advertisement display count, and outputs the output control unit 276. The advertisement information selected based on the control is displayed (S446). For example, when the advertisement display count is “ad101”, the selection unit 278 increments the advertisement display count to “ad102” indicating the next advertisement information, and the advertisement information ID is “ad102”. The advertisement information selected and selected based on the control of the output control unit 276 is displayed.

  When the advertisement display count indicates the advertisement information ordered last, the selection unit 278 initializes the advertisement display count (returns to the first), selects the advertisement information indicated by the advertisement display count, and outputs the control unit. The advertisement information selected based on the control of 276 is displayed (S446). Subsequently, the selection unit 278 determines whether or not unprocessed maker information exists in the advertisement information group acquired in S441 (S448). Process manufacturer information is acquired (S444). On the other hand, if there is no unprocessed manufacturer information in the advertisement information group, the process returns to S440. Note that the advertisement display count may be held by the selection unit 278 or may be stored in the storage unit 272.

  As described above, the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes the advertisement information and the position information associated with the map additional information indicating the destination set by the destination setting unit 266. Obtained from the providing server 10. Further, the position determination unit 274 determines whether or not the vehicle 22 has reached the advertisement display position indicated by the position information acquired by the information acquisition unit 268, and the position determination unit 274 has reached the advertisement output position of the vehicle 22 If it is determined, the output control unit 276 causes the display unit 24 to display the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit 268. Therefore, since the vehicle-mounted device 20 provides the user of the vehicle 22 with advertisement information related to the destination of the user, the usefulness of the advertisement information for the user of the vehicle 22 is improved, and the advertisement by the advertisement company The effect of provision can be improved.

  Furthermore, in the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment, the selection unit 278 selects the next advertisement information to be displayed next on the display unit 24 based on the advertisement information previously displayed by the display unit 24. Therefore, the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment can provide advertisement information to the user in a predetermined order regardless of the travel route of the vehicle 22. For this reason, when a plurality of advertisement information has a series of flows, the advertisement information is provided to the user of the vehicle 22 in an order along the series of flows, and each advertisement information is provided in a single shot or independently. Higher appeal than when you do.

[3-3] Description of Supplementary Items of First Embodiment of the Present Invention Although the first embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present embodiment is not limited to such an example. For example, in the above description, a so-called on-demand format is described in which the vehicle-mounted device 20 transmits a destination to the information providing server 10 and the display information is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 20 based on the destination received by the information providing server 10. However, the present embodiment is not limited to such an example.

  For example, the information providing server 10 associates each roadside device 30 with the map additional information in which the advertisement display information indicating the advertisement display position included in the corresponding range of each roadside device 30 is associated with the map additional information. You may make it transmit the advertisement information group currently displayed. A specific example will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram for describing a modified example of the present embodiment. Consider a case where an advertisement display position 48 indicated by advertisement display position information associated with map additional information indicating a certain destination 47 is arranged as shown in FIG. Specifically, the advertisement display position 48 is not included in the corresponding range of the roadside machine 30A, the roadside machine 30B, the roadside machine 30C, the roadside machine 30E, and the roadside machine 30U, and the roadside machine 30D, the roadside machine 30T, the roadside machine 30V, It is arranged at a position included in the corresponding range of the roadside machine 30X.

  In this case, map additional information indicating the destination 47 on the roadside machine 30D, roadside machine 30T, roadside machine 30V, and roadside machine 30X including the advertisement display position 48 in the corresponding range and advertisement information associated with the map additional information are displayed. The roadside machine 30A, the roadside machine 30B, the roadside machine 30C, the roadside machine 30E, and the roadside machine 30U that do not include the advertisement display position 48 in the corresponding range are associated with the map additional information indicating the destination 47 and the map additional information. The advertisement information group being displayed may not be transmitted.

  Even if the advertisement information group based on the destination 47 is transmitted to the roadside machine 30 that does not include the advertisement output position associated with the map additional information indicating the destination 47 in the corresponding range, the transmitted advertisement information is immediately Since it is not displayed by the vehicle-mounted device 20, it may not be effective from the viewpoint of data traffic. Therefore, each roadside device 30 is associated with map additional information associated with advertisement display information indicating an advertisement display position included in the corresponding range of each roadside device 30, and an advertisement information group associated with the map additional information. The amount of communication and the hardware scale in the roadside device 30 can be suppressed by transmitting.

  Moreover, you may change the advertisement information displayed in the onboard equipment 20 for every time slot | zone. A specific example will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram for describing a modified example of the present embodiment. FIG. 24 shows a data structure of certain advertisement information including data 462 to data 474. As shown in the data 462, the advertisement information includes a manufacturer ID “maker id” of “mk10006”, an advertisement information ID of “advertisement id” of “ad101”, and a title “title” of “restaurant alish”. ”, The start time“ start time ”is“ 8: 00: 00: 00 ”, the end time“ end time ”is“ 20:00:00 ”, and the start date“ start date ”is“ 2007/3 / 1 ”and the end date and time“ end date ”is“ 2007/3/30 ”. The start time indicates the time at which the provision of the advertisement information is started within a day, and the end date / time indicates the time at which the provision of the advertisement information is ended within the day.

  In addition, as shown in the data 464, the advertisement information shown in FIG. 24 has the reference map additional information title “map addition information reflet” as “Shinagawa Building” and the reference map additional information ID “id ref” as “id ref”. location100100 ". Further, the data “comment = in Shinagawa Building” indicates that the restaurant Arish that is the advertisement target of the advertisement information exists in the Shinagawa Building as the associated map additional information. The comment “inside Shinagawa Building” may be displayed on the vehicle-mounted device 20 together with the advertisement information of the restaurant alish.

  The data 466 to 474 are data for displaying advertisement information having different contents for each time zone. The data 466 shows the text “A great morning menu !! Restaurant Alish” from 8 o'clock as indicated by “content start time = 8: 00: 0end time = 10: 00: 00: 00”. It shows that it provides for 10 o'clock.

  Similarly, the data 468 indicates that the text “A great lunch menu !!! Restaurant Alish” is indicated by “content start time = 10: 00: 00 end time = 13: 00: 00” It shows that it is provided from 10:00 to 13:00. In addition, the data 470 indicates the text “Waiting for an abundant course menu !!!! Restaurant Alish” as “content start time = 13: 00: 0end time = 20: 00”. As shown, the service is provided from 13:00 to 20:00.

  In addition, the data 472 is indicated by the text “content start time = 13: 00: 0end time = 20: 00” with the text “A little break, how about a cake set !! Restaurant Alish”. , Providing from 13:00 to 20:00. In addition, the data 474 has a text “There is a morning menu from 8:00 am !!! Restaurant Alish” as “content start time = 13: 00: 0end time = 20: 00”. It shows that it will be offered from 20:00 to 20:00.

  Here, the advertisement information that can be effectively used by the user of the vehicle 22 may vary depending on the time zone. Thus, by providing the advertisement information that follows the change in time as described above, it is possible to provide the user of the vehicle 22 with the advertisement information that is currently highly appealing.

  Note that the advertisement information stored in the storage unit 272 may be used even if the information providing server 10 transmits only the advertisement information corresponding to the transmission time in order to provide the advertisement information following the change in time. You may provide the extraction part which extracts the advertisement information according to the present time from among these.

[4] Description of the second embodiment of the present invention (Provision of advertisement information during normal driving)
Subsequently, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the description of the present embodiment, after describing the purpose of the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment, the operation of the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail. Note that the configurations of the vehicle-mounted device 20 and the information providing server 10 according to the present embodiment have many parts in common with the contents described in the first embodiment, and therefore will be described with emphasis on the differences.

[4-1] Object of the Second Embodiment of the Present Invention In the first embodiment of the present invention, when the destination of the vehicle 22 is set, the advertisement information related to the set destination is displayed on the vehicle 22. Explained the system provided to users. However, the user of the vehicle 22 does not always travel with the destination set. Therefore, in the first embodiment of the present invention, when the destination of the vehicle 22 is not set, the advertisement information may not be provided.

  Therefore, in view of the above circumstances, the second embodiment of the present invention has been proposed. The second embodiment of the present invention aims to provide advertising information to the user of the vehicle 22 regardless of whether or not the destination is set. Furthermore, the second embodiment of the present invention aims to provide a plurality of advertisement information to the user of the vehicle 22 in a predetermined order. Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[4-2] Detailed Description of Operation of Second Embodiment of Present Invention The configurations of the information providing system 1, the information providing server 10, the vehicle-mounted device 20, and the roadside device 30 according to the second embodiment of the present invention are as follows. Since there are many parts in common with the contents described in the first embodiment, description using a functional block diagram is omitted. The configuration of the map additional information and the advertisement information group can be substantially the same as the contents described in the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, each roadside device 30 transmits area information related to the area 32 that is the corresponding range of each roadside device 30 and area information related to the surrounding area 32 that is the corresponding range of the surrounding roadside devices 30. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, when the roadside machine 30A to the roadside machine 30E, the roadside machine 30T, the roadside machine 30U, the roadside machine 30V, and the roadside machine 30X are arranged, the roadside machine 30A corresponds to the roadside machine 30A. The area 32B is a corresponding range of the roadside machine 30B, the roadside machine 30T, the roadside machine 30U, the roadside machine 30V, and the roadside machine 30X around the roadside machine 30A. The area information of area 32T, area 32U, area 32V, and area 32X may be transmitted together.

  Alternatively, each roadside machine 30 has area information related to an area within a radius of 10 km centered on the roadside machine 30A at a detailed level 3, area information related to an area within a radius of 10km to 20km at a detail level 2, and a radius of 20km to Area information relating to an area within a radius of 30 km may be transmitted at a detailed level 1, and area information relating to an area having a radius of 30 km or more may be transmitted at an overview level.

  Here, the detail level of the area information indicates that the area information is detailed as the value is higher, and the area information is thinned out as the value is lower. For example, the detailed level 3 is all the map additional information related to the target area and the advertisement information group associated with the map additional information, and the detailed level 2 is a large scale facility included in the target area. The map additional information to be shown and the advertisement information group associated with the map additional information, and the detail level 3 is associated with the map additional information indicating the famous facilities included in the target area and the map additional information. It may be a group of advertisement information.

  Therefore, the information acquisition unit 268 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment includes the map additional information indicating the facility before passing the vicinity of the facility where the vehicle 22 is present and the advertisement information group associated with the map additional information. And the recording unit 270 can record the map additional information and the advertisement information group acquired by the information acquisition unit 268 in the storage unit 272.

  In the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment, based on the map additional information and the advertisement information group recorded in the storage unit 272 as described above, the position determination unit 274, for example, the vehicle 22 travels regardless of the destination. For example, the vehicle 22 is traveling regardless of the destination, and the selection unit 278 determines whether or not the vehicle 22 has arrived at the advertisement display position associated with the additional map information indicating the vicinity of the vehicle. It is mainly different from the first embodiment in that the advertisement information associated with the map additional information indicating the vicinity is selected. Details will be described below.

  When the position determination unit 274 estimates the position of the vehicle 22 based on the positioning positioning radio wave received from the GPS satellite, the estimated position is indicated by any one of the advertisement display position information recorded in the storage unit 272. It is determined whether or not the display position has been reached. When the position determination unit 274 determines that the estimated position has reached the advertisement display position indicated by certain advertisement display position information recorded in the storage unit 272, the map associated with the advertisement display position information The additional information is notified to the selection unit 278.

  The selection unit 278 selects the next advertisement of the manufacturer based on the advertisement information of the manufacturer previously displayed by the display unit 24 from the advertisement information group associated with the map additional information notified by the position determination unit 274. Select information. For example, the selection unit 278 holds an advertisement display count indicating advertisement information of a certain manufacturer previously displayed by the display unit 24, and the advertisement information of the manufacturer indicated by the advertisement display count obtained by incrementing the advertisement display count. May be selected as the next advertisement information.

  When the position determination unit 274 determines that the estimated position of the vehicle 22 has reached the advertisement display position indicated by certain advertisement display position information recorded in the storage unit 272, the output control unit 276 selects the selection unit 278. Control for causing the display unit 24 to display the next advertisement information selected by.

  With this configuration, the vehicle-mounted device 20 can provide a series of advertisement information associated with certain map additional information in a predetermined order regardless of whether or not the destination is set. Note that the series of advertisement information associated with the map additional information may be ordered so that a certain advertisement target is advertised in stages.

  For example, the series of advertisement information includes: advertisement information indicating an outline of a certain product / advertising information indicating the details of the product (1) / advertising information indicating the details of the product (2) / details of the product (3). Advertising information indicating, advertising information indicating an outline of a certain product / advertising information indicating the part (1) of the product / advertising information indicating the part (2) of the product / advertising indicating the part (3) of the product Information may be ordered so as to gradually shift from an outline such as information.

Or a series of advertisement information may be ordered so that it may have story nature. For example, a series of advertising information
Outline of a product / purpose of the product / use of the product / effect of the product (a series of advertising information for promoting a product)
Historical background of a building / Architectural anecdotes of the building / Accidents related to the building / Current state of the building / (A series of advertising information promoting a building, for example, Kinkakuji)
Outline of an album / Introduction of songs included in the album / Introduction of songs included in the album 2 / Introduction of songs included in the album 3 / (a series of advertisement information for promoting an album)
Planning concept of a movie / Shooting of the movie / Impression of the movie / Award of the movie / (A series of advertising information promoting a movie)
Product 1 (toothpaste) having a certain attribute (for example, tooth decay prevention) / Product 2 (toothbrush) having the attribute / Product 3 (interdental brush) having the attribute / Product 4 (preventing bad breath) / (common) having the attribute A series of advertising information that sequentially promotes the desired products for
Product 1 (television) handled by a manufacturer (for example, a consumer electronics manufacturer) / Product 2 handled by the manufacturer (PC: Personal Computer) / Product 3 handled by the manufacturer (digital camera) / Product 4 handled by the manufacturer (portable audio) Playback device) / (A series of advertising information that promotes products handled by a manufacturer in sequence)
A plurality of pieces of advertisement information ordered as follows may be included.

  In the above description, the vehicle position estimated by the position determination unit 274 based on the position measurement radio wave received from the GPS satellite is indicated by any one of the advertisement display position information recorded in the storage unit 272. However, the present embodiment is not limited to such an example. For example, the position determination unit 274 extracts, from the storage unit 272, map additional information indicating facilities near the position of the vehicle 22 estimated based on position positioning radio waves received from GPS satellites. Then, the position determination unit 274 may determine whether or not the vehicle 22 has reached the advertisement display position indicated by the advertisement display position information associated with the map additional information extracted from the storage unit 272.

  The selection unit 278 selects the next advertisement information from the advertisement information group associated with the map additional information extracted by the position determination unit 274 from the storage unit 272, and the output control unit 276 includes the position determination unit. When it is determined by 274 that the estimated position of the vehicle 22 has reached the advertisement display position, control may be performed to display the next advertisement information selected by the selection unit 278 on the display unit 24. According to such a configuration, the vehicle-mounted device 20 provides the user with advertisement information associated with map additional information indicating a facility existing in the vicinity of the vehicle 22 on which the vehicle-mounted device 20 is mounted, in a predetermined order. be able to.

  The operations of the information providing system 1 and the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment described above are organized with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 25 is a sequence diagram showing a schematic flow of an information processing method executed in the information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment. First, the registration unit 104 of the information providing server 10 outputs the map additional information to the storage unit 108 (S450), and the storage unit 108 stores the map additional information input from the registration unit 104 (S452). Subsequently, the information providing server 10 publishes the map additional information stored in the storage unit 108 to the advertising agency device 14 and recruits advertising agencies who desire to add the advertising information to the map additional information (S454).

  Then, the advertising agency device 14 of the advertising agency that has obtained the right to add the advertising information to the map additional information transmits the advertising information to the storage unit 108 (S456), and the storage unit 108 adds the received advertising information to the corresponding map addition. The information is stored in association with the information (S458). Thereafter, the information providing server 10 registers and updates display information to be transmitted to each roadside device 30 (S460). Then, the roadside device 30 transmits the display information registered and updated by the information providing server 10 to the vehicle-mounted device 20 (S462).

  Subsequently, the data processing unit 280 of the vehicle-mounted device 20 outputs the display information received from the information providing server 10 via the roadside device 30 to the storage unit 272 (S464), and the storage unit 272 stores the display information. (S466).

  Next, when the data processing unit 280 determines that the vehicle 22 equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 20 has entered the advertisement display position (S468), the data processing unit 280 requests the corresponding advertisement information from the storage unit 272 (S470). The corresponding advertisement information is received (S472), and the advertisement information is displayed (S474).

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing a flow of obtaining and recording area information (including display information) transmitted from the roadside device 30 in the vehicle-mounted device 20. First, the information acquisition unit 268 acquires area information transmitted from the communicable roadside device 30 (as described above, a plurality of area information regarding the plurality of areas 32) (S476). Subsequently, the information acquisition unit 268 determines whether or not one of the acquired area information is the area information regarding the area in which the vehicle 22 moves in consideration of the traveling direction of the vehicle 22 (S477).

  When the information acquisition unit 268 determines that one of the acquired area information is area information related to an area where the vehicle 22 will move, the information acquisition unit 268 determines whether the area information is recorded area information ( S478). If it is determined that the area information is not recorded area information, the recording unit 270 records the area information in the storage unit 272 (S479).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S478 that the area information is recorded area information, the information acquisition unit 268 determines whether or not the update date of the area information is newer than the update date of the recorded area information ( S480). If it is determined that the update date of the area information is newer than the update date of the recorded area information, the recording unit 270 records the updated part in the storage unit 272 and also updates the update date (S481).

  If it is determined in S477 that the area information is not area information related to the area where the vehicle 22 will move, the area information in which the update date of the area information has been recorded after the process of S479, after the process of S481 or in S480 If it is determined that the date is not newer than the update date, the information acquisition unit 268 determines whether there is unprocessed area information among the acquired area information (S482). If it is determined that there is unprocessed area information, the process returns to S477. If it is determined that there is no unprocessed area information, the process ends.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing a flow of displaying advertisement information in the vehicle-mounted device 20. First, the position determination unit 274 determines whether or not the vehicle 22 has reached the advertisement display position indicated by any one of the advertisement display position information recorded in the storage unit 272 (S484). When the position determination unit 274 determines that the vehicle 22 has reached the advertisement display position indicated by certain advertisement display position information recorded in the storage unit 272, the map addition associated with the advertisement display position information is performed. Information is acquired and notified to the selection unit 278 (S485).

  Subsequently, the selection unit 278 determines whether or not there is an advertisement information group associated with the map additional information notified from the position determination unit 274 (S486). When the selection unit 278 determines that there is an advertisement information group associated with the map additional information notified from the position determination unit 274, the selection unit 278 acquires advertisement information of any manufacturer included in the advertisement information group ( S487). Thereafter, the selection unit 278 determines whether or not the acquired advertisement information is plural (S488), and if it is single advertisement information, the advertisement information is displayed on the display unit 24 based on the control of the output control unit 276. It is displayed (S489).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that there are a plurality of pieces of advertisement information acquired in S487, the selection unit 278 determines whether any of the acquired advertisement information has already been provided (S490). If it is determined that none of the acquired advertisement information has been provided, the selection unit 278 selects the advertisement information ordered first, and increments the advertisement information count value of the company (S491). For example, the advertisement information that is ordered first may have the advertisement information ID having the smallest value. Further, the advertisement information count value may be an advertisement information ID.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that any of the acquired advertisement information has already been provided, the selection unit 278 selects advertisement information corresponding to the advertisement information count value of the company, and increments the advertisement information count value. (S492). The advertisement information count value may indicate the most recently displayed advertisement information, or may indicate the advertisement information that is ordered next to the most recently displayed advertisement information. Also in the present embodiment, substantially the same processing as that described with reference to FIG. 22 may be performed.

  As described above, in the information providing server 10 or the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the position determination unit 274 indicates, for example, the vicinity where the vehicle 22 is traveling regardless of the destination. It is determined whether or not the vehicle 22 has arrived at the advertisement display position associated with the additional information, and the selection unit 278 displays, for example, map additional information indicating the vicinity where the vehicle 22 is traveling regardless of the destination. Select the associated advertising information. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the advertisement information associated with the map additional information indicating the facility existing in the vicinity of the vehicle 22 on which the vehicle-mounted device 20 is mounted is displayed in a predetermined manner regardless of the presence or absence of the destination. It can be provided to the user of the vehicle 22 in order.

[5] Description of the third embodiment of the present invention (Provision of display information according to preference information or vehicle status)
Subsequently, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the description of the present embodiment, the problems of the prior art and the effects of the present embodiment are schematically described, and then the configurations and operations of the vehicle-mounted device 20 and the information providing server 10 according to the present embodiment are described in detail.

[5-1] Problems of Conventional Technology and Effects of Present Embodiment Conventionally, advertisement information of the store is transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle passing through the neighborhood of the area where the certain store is located. A car navigation system that displays the advertisement information is proposed.

  However, in the vehicle-mounted device constituting the conventional car navigation system, display information such as map additional information or advertisement information transmitted from the information providing server to an unspecified number of vehicle-mounted devices is displayed. Therefore, in the conventional car navigation system, only the display information unnecessary for the user may be provided to the user of each vehicle.

  FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a map screen displayed on the vehicle-mounted device in the conventional system. As shown in FIG. 28, conventionally, a lot of map additional information indicating convenience stores such as minimart 62A, minimart 62B, rosun 63A, rosun 63B, seven ten 64A, and seven ten 64B is added on the map screen. However, when the user of the vehicle 22 likes Seven Ten and does not use any other convenience store, additional map information such as the Minimart 62A, the Minimart 62B, the Rosun 63A, and the Rosun 63B is unnecessary. Furthermore, it is necessary for the user of the vehicle 22 to extract the map additional information indicating the Seven Tens from the map additional information indicating a number of convenience stores, and the extraction work is complicated for the user of the vehicle 22.

  In order to avoid such a problem, each user of the vehicle 22 is prompted to input preference information such as necessary additional map information or advertisement information, and the user of the vehicle 22 is based on the input preference information. A method of providing map additional information or advertisement information in accordance with preferences is also conceivable. However, the input operation of the preference information is troublesome for the user of the vehicle 22. Furthermore, the preference of the user of the vehicle 22 may change with the passage of time, and it is not realistic to prompt the user to re-enter preference information each time.

  Thus, in view of the above circumstances, the third embodiment of the present invention has been proposed. According to the third embodiment of the present invention, the display information can be provided to the user of the vehicle 22 according to the previous travel history or current state of the vehicle 22. Hereinafter, detailed configurations and operations of the information providing server 10 and the vehicle-mounted device 26 according to the present embodiment will be described.

[5-2] Detailed Description of Configuration and Operation of the Third Embodiment of the Present Invention As described above, the third embodiment of the present invention displays information for display according to the previous traveling history of the vehicle 22. It is possible to provide information for display according to the current state of the vehicle 22 being provided. Therefore, in the description of the present embodiment, first, after describing the configuration and operation for providing display information according to the previous travel history (preference information) of the vehicle 22, for display according to the current state of the vehicle 22. A configuration and operation for providing information will be described. The configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 26 and the information providing server 10 according to the present embodiment has many parts in common with the contents described in the first embodiment and the second embodiment. explain.

(Providing display information based on preference information)
FIG. 29 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 26 according to the present embodiment. The vehicle-mounted device 26 includes a communication unit 262, an operation unit 264, a destination setting unit 266, a recording unit 270, a position determination unit 274, an output control unit 276, a detection unit 282, an information acquisition unit 284, A storage unit 286, a management unit 287, an extraction unit 288, a selection unit 290, and a display unit 24 are provided.

  The detection unit 282 detects a vehicle state including a predetermined process performed in the vehicle 22 and an operation state or an environmental state of the vehicle 22. The predetermined processing performed in the vehicle 22 includes, for example, engine stop processing, wiper operation processing, window opening / closing processing, gear switching processing, turn signal lighting processing, automatic settlement processing, and destination setting processing of the vehicle 22. can give.

  The operation state of the vehicle 22 includes the driving speed of the vehicle 22, the operation state of the wiper, the use state of the brake, the use state of the horn, the use state of the power window, the use state of the rear window, and the use state of the interior lamp. It is done. Further, the environmental state of the vehicle 22 includes the remaining amount of gasoline of the vehicle 22, the current time, the outside air temperature, the outside air humidity, and the like.

  The information acquisition unit 284 acquires display information including map additional information and advertisement information from the information providing server 10 via the roadside device 30. In addition, when the detection unit 282 detects a predetermined process, the information acquisition unit 284 according to the present embodiment executes the predetermined process, position information indicating a position where the predetermined process is performed, and the predetermined process. The driving operation information in which the date and time associated is associated is acquired. Note that the position information indicating the position where the predetermined processing has been executed can be estimated by receiving a positioning radio wave from the GPS satellite 36.

  The recording unit 270 records the display information and the driving operation information acquired by the information acquisition unit 284 in the storage unit 286. Further, the recording unit 270 also records later-described preference information acquired by the information acquisition unit 284 on the storage medium.

  In addition, the information acquisition unit 284 periodically acquires preference information from the driving operation information recorded in the storage unit 286. Specifically, the information acquisition unit 284 searches the map information added to the position indicated by the position information included in the driving operation information from the information providing server 10, or the map additional information recorded in the storage unit 286. And the title of the searched map additional information may be acquired as preference information. In addition, since both the driving operation information and the preference information can specify the facility existing at the position where the predetermined process is executed, the facility acquisition information 284 that expresses the facility information and acquires the driving operation information is used as the facility information. It is also appropriate to express it as an acquisition unit.

  FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of acquisition of driving operation information and preference information. When the vehicle 22 stops with the engine stopped, the detection unit 282 detects engine stop processing, and the information acquisition unit 284 acquires the position information and date and time when the engine was stopped as driving operation information. In FIG. 30, as an example, the date and time when the engine was stopped is “2007/3/10 10:00:00”, and the position where the engine was stopped is “north latitude 34 ° 45′45.65145 east longitude 135 ° 30 The driving operation information indicating that “02.8532 ellipsoidal height is 43.096” is shown.

  And the information acquisition part 284 acquires preference information, for example, "Seven ten Osaki store 2007/3/10 10:00: 00" based on the positional information contained in driving operation information. It is considered that the user of the vehicle 22 often stops the engine in front of the facility to be used. Therefore, it is appropriate to treat the preference information indicating the facility where the engine is stopped as information indicating the preference of the user of the vehicle 22.

  FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the contents of the driving operation information recorded in the storage unit 286. In FIG. 31, the vehicle 22 stops the engine at “2007/1/19 16:00” in the Seven Ten 64A, and “2007/1/11 91:00” and “2007/1/22 8:00” in the Seven Ten 64B. ”,“ 2007/1/23 9:00 ”, the engine is stopped, and at the Schal 66A,“ 2007/1/15 11:00 ”,“ 2007/1/20 11:00 ”,“ 2007/1/25 11 0: 00 indicates that driving operation information indicating that the engine has been stopped is stored.

  Referring to FIG. 31, the vehicle 22 frequently stops the engine in the vicinity of Seven Ten, but does not stop the engine in the vicinity of other convenience stores such as rosun and minimart. Further, the vehicle 22 stops the engine in the vicinity of Shal, but does not stop the engine in the vicinity of other gas stations such as Enerus and King. From this situation, it is presumed that the user of the vehicle 22 likes Seven Ten at convenience stores and likes Char at gas stations.

  FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing preference information recorded in the storage unit 286. As shown in FIG. 32, the preference information is information in which a facility name and date / time are associated with each category. Specifically, FIG. 32 shows preference information regarding a convenience store. “Seven Ten 2007/1/23 9:00”, “Rosun 2007/1/22 18:00”, “Seven Ten 2007/1/22” 8:00 "," Seven Ten 2007/1/19 16:00 "," Seven Ten 2007/1/13 11:00 "," Seven Ten 2007/1/1 11 9:00 "," Seven Ten 2006/12/30 11: "00", "Seven Ten 2006/12/25 11:00", and "Minimart 2006/12/20 11:00".

  FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram showing an example data structure of preference information. FIG. 33 shows preference information in which the convenience store is a category as represented by data “category type = convenience store”. Further, the data “content name = Seven-Eleven point = 15” in FIG. 33 indicates that predetermined processing has been performed 15 times before in Seven Ten.

  In addition, the data “event date = 20061225 time = 11: 00: 00: 00” in FIG. 33 indicates that the predetermined process was performed at 7:00:00 on December 25, 2006 at 11:00:00. Similarly, the data “event date = 20061230 time = 11: 00: 00: 00” in FIG. 33 indicates that the predetermined processing was performed at 7:00:00 on December 30, 2006 at Seven Ten. The data “event date = 2070111 time = 09: 00: 00” indicates that the predetermined processing was performed at 7:00:00 on January 11, 2007 at Seven Ten.

  FIG. 34 is an explanatory view showing another data structure example of the preference information. The data “preference ID = car00100 car model = BMV” in FIG. 34 indicates that the preference information is the preference information of the vehicle 22 having the ID “car00100” and the vehicle type “BMV”.

  Further, the data “category type = convenience store” in FIG. 34 indicates that the preference information related to the convenience store is described below in the category. Further, the data “content name = Seven-Eleven point = 15” in FIG. 34 indicates that predetermined processing has been performed 15 times before in Seven Ten. Similarly, the data “content name = Rosun point = 3” in FIG. 34 indicates that predetermined processing has been performed three times in Rosun before.

  Further, the data “category type = gas station” in FIG. 34 indicates that preference information regarding the gas station is described in the category below. Further, the data “content name = sal point = 8” in FIG. 34 indicates that predetermined processing has been previously performed eight times in the shal. Similarly, the data “content name = Ennels point = 1” in FIG. 34 indicates that predetermined processing has been performed once in Enerce.

  Therefore, referring to FIG. 34, since the user of the vehicle 22 uses a lot of Seven Tens if it is a convenience store and uses a lot of Schal if it is a gas station, the user of the vehicle 22 uses the convenience store. Of these, it is assumed that he likes Seven Ten and likes Shal among the gas stations.

  32 to 34, for example, “Seven Ten Osaki store” and “Seven Ten Shinagawa store” are managed as the same “Seven Ten”, but they may be managed independently. .

  Here, returning to the description of the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 26 with reference to FIG. 29, the storage unit 286 stores map information, map additional information, advertisement information, and the above-described driving operation information and preference information. The storage unit 286, like the storage unit 108 of the information providing server 10, is a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM or an EPROM, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk or a disk-type magnetic disk, a CD-R / RW, or a DVD-R. It may be an optical disk such as / RW / + R / + RW / RAM and BD (Blu-Ray Disc (registered trademark))-R / BD-RE, or a storage medium such as an MO disk.

  29 shows a single storage unit 286, a map information storage unit that stores map information, a map additional information storage unit that stores map additional information, an advertisement information storage unit that stores advertisement information, A storage unit that is conceptually or physically different depending on the object to be stored, such as a driving operation information storage unit that stores driving operation information and a preference information storage unit that stores preference information, may be provided.

  The management unit 287 performs processing for updating the preference information stored in the storage unit 286. For example, the management unit 287 may delete the preference information associated with the date outside the set time range from the current time in the storage unit 286. In such a configuration, since the preference of the user of the vehicle 22 can change due to changes in time or season, the vehicle-mounted device 26 stores the preference information following the change in the preference of the user of the vehicle 22 in the storage unit. 286 can be stored.

  The set time may be one month, six months, or one year. Alternatively, when the latest date among dates associated with preference information indicating a certain facility stored in the storage unit 286 is a date outside the range of the predetermined period from the present, the management unit 287 The preference information indicating the facility may be deleted. That is, since it can be determined that the facility that the user of the vehicle 22 has not visited for a predetermined period or longer has been liked by the user of the vehicle 22 but is not currently preferred, the management unit 287 displays the facility information indicating the facility. It can be deleted to follow changes in user preferences.

  FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the processing of the management unit 287. When the storage unit 286 stores the preference information shown in FIG. 32 and the current date and time is February 1, 2007, the management unit 287, as shown in FIG. The preference information recorded based on the process before January 1 is deleted from the storage unit 286.

  Specifically, in the example illustrated in FIG. 35, preference information indicating a seven tenth associated with “2006/12/30 11:00” is associated with “2006/12/25 11:00”. The management unit 287 deletes from the storage unit 286 the preference information indicating the current seven tenth and the preference information indicating the minimart associated with “2006/12/20 11:00”.

  As a result, since the storage unit 286 stores preference information based on processing such as engine stop and automatic settlement performed in the last month, the preference of the user of the vehicle 22 changes with time and season transitions. Even when it changes, the change can be followed.

  FIG. 36 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the flow in which the preference information described above is stored in the storage unit 286 and managed. First, when a driving operation event (predetermined processing) occurs, the detection unit 282 detects the driving operation event, and the information acquisition unit 284 acquires driving operation information related to the driving operation event. Such driving operation information includes information indicating what kind of event has occurred, such as “engine is turned off”, date and time (date) when the event occurred, and position information indicating a position where the event has occurred. It is recorded in the operation information storage unit 292.

  Further, for example, preference information is periodically acquired based on the driving operation information stored in the driving operation information storage unit 292 and recorded in the preference information storage unit 294. Such preference information is associated with the facility name such as “Seven Ten”, the date and time (date) when the event that triggered the acquisition of the preference information, and the category information such as “convenience store”. .

  Also, the preference information recorded in the preference information storage unit 294 is automatically deleted by the management unit 287 periodically.

  The user of the vehicle 22 can check the content of the preference information recorded in the storage unit 286 via the display unit 24. In FIG. 37, an example of the display screen which shows the content of the preference information displayed on the display part 24 is shown.

  FIG. 37 is an explanatory view showing an example of a display screen showing the contents of the preference information displayed on the display unit 24. FIG. 37 shows a display screen showing the accumulation status of preference information with convenience store as a category. Note that the colored squares in FIG. 37 are indexes that increase with the accumulation of preference information.

  Referring to such a display screen, it is confirmed that preference information indicating Seven Ten is accumulated, a small amount of preference information indicating Rosun and Circle C is accumulated, and preference information indicating Minimart is not accumulated. The display format of the display screen is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 37. For example, “Seven Ten” or “Rosun” may be displayed using a pie chart or numbers. You may display using the size of a character, such as.

  Here, returning to the description of the configuration of the vehicle-mounted device 26 with reference to FIG. 29, the extraction unit 288 is stored in the storage unit 286 from the map additional information or the advertisement information group recorded in the storage unit 286. The map additional information or the advertisement information related to the facility indicated by the preference information satisfying the predetermined standard is extracted. Note that the mode can be switched between a mode in which the extraction unit 288 performs the extraction process and a mode in which the extraction process is not performed.

  For example, even if the “point” shown in FIG. 34 is 5 or more, “point” is the highest in the same category, “point” is higher than the average value, etc. Good. Alternatively, the extraction unit 288 may extract map additional information or advertisement information related to a facility indicated by preference information in a category in which “total point” exceeds a predetermined value based on “total point” for each category.

  For example, when the “total point” of the category “convenience store” is 18, the “total point” of the category “gas station” is “9”, and the predetermined value is 12, the extraction unit 288 selects the category “ Map additional information related to preference information such as “Seven Ten” and “Rosun” in the “convenience store”, or advertisement information may be extracted.

  The category is not limited to “convenience store” and “gas station”. For example, “hospital”, “parking lot”, “department store”, “supermarket”, “school”, “station”, “park”, “ It may be an “amusement park”, “various product store”, “restaurant”, “bank”, and the like.

  Further, even if the map additional information related to the facility indicated by the preference information satisfying the predetermined standard or the advertisement information is the map additional information indicating the facility indicated by the preference information satisfying the predetermined standard, it corresponds to the map additional information. Even the attached advertisement information may be advertisement information that promotes a facility indicated by preference information that satisfies a predetermined standard.

  For example, if the facility indicated by the preference information satisfying a predetermined standard is “Seven Ten”, the map additional information or the advertisement information related to the facility indicated by the preference information satisfying the predetermined standard is a map addition indicating “Seven Ten”. Information, advertisement information associated with map additional information indicating “Seven Ten”, advertisement information promoting “Seven Ten”, and the like may be used.

  The output control unit 276 performs control for causing the display unit 24 to display the map additional information extracted by the extraction unit 288. Here, since the map addition information extracted by the extraction unit 288 is likely to indicate a facility preferred by the user of the vehicle 22, the map addition according to the preference of the user of the vehicle 22 is added to the display unit 24 by this configuration. Information can be selectively displayed. As a result, the case where a large amount of additional map information unnecessary for the user of the vehicle 22 is displayed on the display unit 24 can be suppressed, and the map addition desired by the user of the vehicle 22 can be made from the screen displayed on the display unit 24. Information can be easily found and searched.

  The selection unit 290 selects the next advertisement information based on the advertisement information previously displayed on the display unit 24 among the advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit 288. Then, the selection unit 290 displays the selected next advertisement information on the display unit 24 based on the control by the output control unit 276. The function of the selection unit 290 is substantially the same as the content described in the first embodiment except that the advertisement information to be selected for the next advertisement information is the advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit 288. Therefore, the description is omitted.

  The vehicle-mounted device 26 according to the present embodiment described above can display a display screen as shown in FIG. 38 on the display unit 24 without requiring an additional operation by the user of the vehicle 22.

  FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the vehicle-mounted device 26 according to the present embodiment. 38 is compared with the display screen displayed in the conventional vehicle-mounted device shown in FIG. 28, such as “Ennels” and “King” included in the display screen displayed in the conventional vehicle-mounted device shown in FIG. It can be seen that convenience stations such as a gas station, “Rosun”, and “Minimart” are excluded from the display screen displayed on the vehicle-mounted device 26 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG.

  Therefore, the user of the vehicle 22 can display the map additional information indicating his / her favorite “Seven Ten” and “Shar” from the display screen displayed on the vehicle-mounted device 26, in addition to “Rosun”, “King”, and the like. It can be easily found without being obstructed by additional map information.

  As understood from the above description, the preference information is based on the history of past processing in the vehicle 22, and thus differs for each vehicle 22. As a result, while the vehicle-mounted device 26 that displays the display screen as shown in FIG. 38 exists, the vehicle-mounted device 26 that generates the display screen as shown in FIG. 39 may exist.

  In addition, although omitted in the above, in the vehicle-mounted device 26, advertisement information related to “Seven Ten” and “Shar” that is determined to be a preference of the user of the vehicle 22 is displayed, and “Rosun” and “King” are related. Advertisement information that does not conform to the preference of the user of the vehicle 22 may not be displayed.

  FIG. 39 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of another display screen displayed on the vehicle-mounted device 26 according to the present embodiment. When the display screen displayed in the conventional vehicle-mounted device shown in FIG. 28 is compared with FIG. 39, “Ennels”, “Shar”, etc. included in the display screen displayed in the conventional vehicle-mounted device shown in FIG. It can be seen that the gas station, convenience stores such as “Rosun” and “Seven Ten” are excluded from the display screen displayed on the vehicle-mounted device 26 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG.

  Therefore, the user of the vehicle 22 can display the map additional information indicating his / her favorite “mini mart” and “king” from the display screen displayed on the vehicle-mounted device 26, in addition to “Rosun”, “Char”, and the like. It can be easily found without being obstructed by the map additional information.

  Further, when a plurality of different vehicles 22 are used by the same user, a preference information storage unit 294 that stores preference information is configured to be detachable from the vehicle-mounted device 26 and is mounted on the vehicle 22 used by the user. The preference information storage unit 294 may be connected to the vehicle-mounted device 26. With this configuration, even if the same user uses a plurality of different vehicles 22, the display unit 24 can display map additional information or advertisement information according to the user's preference.

  In addition, the preference information used by the in-vehicle device 26 for processing does not necessarily have to be accumulated by the user of the vehicle 22 in which the in-vehicle device 26 is mounted. For example, a certain publisher may provide preference information in accordance with a feature of a magazine, or distribute celebrity preference information, and the vehicle-mounted device 26 may perform processing based on the distributed preference information.

  Subsequently, an information processing method executed in the information providing system 1 and the vehicle-mounted device 26 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 40 to 44.

FIG. 40 is a sequence diagram showing an operation flow of the information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment. First, when an engine stop operation is input to the operation unit 264 (S502), the detection unit 282 detects that the engine has been stopped (S504). Then, the driving operation information acquired by the information acquisition unit 284 is output to the driving operation information storage unit 292 (S506), and the driving operation information storage unit 292 stores the driving operation information (S508). In the flowchart, for convenience of explanation, the storage unit 286 is divided into a driving operation information storage unit 292, a preference information storage unit 294, and a map additional information and advertisement information storage unit 296. As shown.

  Subsequently, when a destination setting operation is input to the operation unit 264 (S512), the detection unit 282 detects that the destination has been set (S514). Then, the driving operation information acquired by the information acquisition unit 284 is output to the driving operation information storage unit 292 (S516), and the driving operation information storage unit 292 stores the driving operation information (S518). Further, when an engine stop operation is input to the operation unit 264 (S522), the detection unit 282 detects that the engine has been stopped (S524). Then, the driving operation information acquired by the information acquisition unit 284 is output to the driving operation information storage unit 292 (S526), and the driving operation information storage unit 292 stores the driving operation information (S528).

  The driving operation information stored in the driving operation information storage unit 292 is periodically converted into preference information and stored in the preference information storage unit 294 (S530, S532). Then, the preference information stored in the preference information storage unit 294 is output to the extraction unit 288 (S534).

  On the other hand, when the information acquisition unit 284 acquires the map additional information and the advertisement information from the information providing server 10 (S536), the map additional information and the advertisement information are stored via the recording unit 270 in the acquired map additional information and the advertisement information. This is recorded in the part 296 (S538, S540).

  Then, the extracting unit 288 extracts map additional information corresponding to the preference information input from the preference information storage unit 294 from the map additional information stored in the map additional information and advertisement information storage unit 296 (S542). Thereafter, when the vehicle 22 reaches the advertisement display position (S544), the extraction unit 288 requests advertisement information corresponding to the preference information from the map additional information and the advertisement information storage unit 296 (S546), and responds to the request. The advertisement information corresponding to the preference information is output from the map additional information and advertisement information storage unit 296.

  Subsequently, based on the control of the output control unit 276, the display unit 24 displays a map screen on which the map additional information obtained from the map additional information and the advertisement information storage unit 296 is superimposed and a display screen including the advertisement information (S550). ). Thereafter, the management unit 287 periodically maintains the preference information storage unit 294, and the updated preference information is output to the extraction unit 288 (S552). Further, the information acquisition unit 284 repeats the process of acquiring the map additional information and the advertisement information from the information providing server 10 (S554).

  FIG. 41 is a flowchart showing a flow from when predetermined processing is performed in the vehicle 22 until driving operation information is recorded. FIG. 42 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen displayed when driving operation information or preference information is recorded. First, the detection unit 282 determines whether or not the engine of the vehicle 22 is turned off (S560). When the detection unit 282 determines that the engine of the vehicle 22 is turned off, the information acquisition unit 284 acquires driving operation information including position information indicating the position where the engine is turned off and information indicating the time when the engine is turned off. The recording unit 270 records the driving operation information in the driving operation information storage unit 292 (S562).

  When the driving operation information is recorded in the driving operation information storage unit 292 as described above, a screen indicating that new driving operation information is recorded may be displayed on the display unit 24. In addition, at 11 o'clock on January 11, 2007, the engine is stopped in Seven Ten, and driving operation information or preference information in which Seven Ten is associated with information indicating 11:00 on January 11, 2007 is recorded. This may be notified to the user of the vehicle 22 via a screen as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing a flow of recording and updating preference information in the vehicle-mounted device 26. First, the information acquisition unit 284 acquires driving operation information when a predetermined process is executed in the vehicle 22 (S572). Subsequently, the information acquisition unit 284 acquires map additional information added to the position indicated by the position information included in the driving operation information (S574). Here, the information acquisition unit 284 may acquire the map additional information from the map additional information and advertisement information storage unit 296 or may acquire it from the information providing server 10.

  Then, the recording unit 270 classifies the facility indicated by the map additional information acquired by the information acquisition unit 284 for each category, and records it in the preference information storage unit 294 as preference information together with the time when the predetermined process is performed (S576). . Further, the recording unit 270 records the number of times that the predetermined process is performed in the facility in the preference information storage unit 294 as a point.

  Subsequently, the management unit 287 deletes preference information associated with information indicating a date outside the permitted period from the preference information stored in the preference information storage unit 294 (S578). Here, the allowable period may be different for each category of preference information. In addition, the management unit 287 reflects the number of deleted preference information in the points.

  Thereafter, the preference information stored in the preference information storage unit 294 is notified to the respective blocks such as the extraction unit 288 and the selection unit 290 that the preference information has been updated, and the process is terminated (S580).

  FIG. 44 is a flowchart showing a flow in which the vehicle-mounted device 26 displays display information based on preference information. First, the extraction unit 288 reads preference information from the preference information storage unit 294 (S582). Subsequently, the position determination unit 274 determines whether or not the vehicle 22 has entered the advertisement display position (S584).

  If it is determined that the vehicle 22 has entered the advertisement display position, it is determined whether there is map additional information or advertisement information associated with the advertisement display position information indicating the advertisement display position (S586). If it is determined that there is no map additional information or advertisement information associated with the advertisement display position information indicating the advertisement display position, the process returns to S584.

  On the other hand, when the extraction unit 288 determines that there is map additional information associated with the advertisement display position information indicating the advertisement display position or advertisement information, the extraction unit 288 is associated with the advertisement display position information indicating the advertisement display position. The additional map information and advertisement information storage unit 296 reads the additional map information or the advertisement information (S588).

  Subsequently, the extraction unit 288 determines whether or not the display mode based on the preference information is enabled (ON) (S590). When the display mode based on the preference information is enabled, the extraction unit 288 extracts map additional information and advertisement information that match the preference information (S592). Specifically, for each category, the extraction unit 288 confirms the matching between the preference information whose points are higher than the threshold within the category, the map additional information, and the advertising information, and the map additional information and the advertising information determined to match. Extract. That is, the extraction unit 288 extracts, for each category, map additional information and advertisement information related to the facility indicated by the preference information whose points are higher than the threshold within the category.

  Thereafter, based on the control by the output control unit 276, the display unit 24 is selected by the selection unit 290 from the map screen on which the map additional information extracted by the extraction unit 288 is superimposed and the extraction unit 288 extracted. Advertisement information is displayed (S594).

  As described above, the vehicle-mounted device 26 obtains the preference information of the user of the vehicle 22 from the past processing history of the vehicle 22, and adds a map according to the preference of the user of the vehicle 22 based on the preference information. Information and advertising information can be displayed. As a result, a case where a large amount of additional map information or advertisement information unnecessary for the user of the vehicle 22 is displayed on the display unit 24 can be suppressed, and the user of the vehicle 22 desires from the screen displayed on the display unit 24. It is possible to easily find and search additional map information.

(Providing display information based on vehicle status)
Next, the vehicle-mounted device 26 capable of selecting map additional information or advertisement information to be displayed based on the operation state of the vehicle 22 or the vehicle state including the environmental state will be described. As described above, the operation state of the vehicle 22 indicates what operation and function the vehicle 22 is performing, and the environmental state of the vehicle 22 indicates an environment inside or outside the vehicle 22.

  When detecting the vehicle state of the vehicle 22, the detection unit 282 notifies the extraction unit 288 of the detected vehicle state. For example, the detection unit 282 detects that the brake of the vehicle 22 has been stepped on, the turn signal of the vehicle 22 is turned on, the outside air temperature, and the like, and notifies the extraction unit 288 of it. Therefore, although the detection unit 282 is described as one block in FIG. 29, the detection unit 282 actually includes a plurality of detection units such as a brake operation detection unit, a blinker lighting detection unit, and an outside air temperature sensor. May be included.

  Based on the vehicle state notified from the detection unit 282, the extraction unit 288 uses the map additional information and advertisement information stored in the storage unit 286 to map additional information and advertisement information according to the current vehicle state of the vehicle 22. To extract. Then, the map additional information extracted by the extraction unit 288, the advertisement information selected by the selection unit 290 from the advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit 288, and the like are displayed on the display unit 24 based on the control of the output control unit 276. .

  An example of information extracted by the extraction unit 288 according to the vehicle state of the vehicle 22 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 45 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the relationship between the vehicle state of the vehicle 22 and the map additional information extracted by the extraction unit 288. For example, when the detection unit 282 detects that the gasoline meter of the vehicle 22 has decreased or has become a predetermined value or less, the user of the vehicle 22 may want to refuel. Therefore, the extraction unit 288 indicates a gas station from the map additional information stored in the storage unit 286 when it is detected by the detection unit 282 that the gasoline meter of the vehicle 22 has decreased or is below a predetermined value. Map additional information may be extracted. As a result, it is possible to selectively display map additional information indicating a gas station that the user of the vehicle 22 currently wants to visit on the display unit 24.

  Further, when the detection unit 282 detects that the operation time of the vehicle 22 is long or exceeds a predetermined time as a vehicle state, the user of the vehicle 22 may be tired and may want to take a break. Therefore, the extraction unit 288 indicates a cafe from the map additional information stored in the storage unit 286 when the detection unit 282 detects that the driving time of the vehicle 22 is long or exceeds a predetermined time as a vehicle state. Map additional information may be extracted. As a result, it is possible to selectively display map additional information indicating a cafe that the user of the vehicle 22 currently wants to visit on the display unit 24.

  Further, when the detection unit 282 detects that the current time is a meal such as 12:00 or 18:00 as a vehicle state, the user of the vehicle 22 may feel hungry and want to eat. There is sex. Therefore, when the detection unit 282 detects that the current time is a meal such as 12:00 or 18:00 as a vehicle state, the extraction unit 288 indicates a restaurant from the map additional information stored in the storage unit 286. Map additional information may be extracted. As a result, it is possible to selectively display map additional information indicating a restaurant that the user of the vehicle 22 currently wants to visit on the display unit 24.

  Moreover, when the detection part 282 detects the wiper operation | movement in the vehicle 22 as a vehicle state, it is raining now or there is much humidity. Therefore, when the wiper operation in the vehicle 22 is detected as a vehicle state by the detection unit 282, the extraction unit 288 adds map additional information indicating a resting place or a shop with a roof from the map additional information stored in the storage unit 286. May be extracted. As a result, it is possible to selectively display map additional information indicating a resting place or a shop with a roof that the user of the vehicle 22 currently wants to drop in on the display unit 24.

  Moreover, when the detection part 282 detects as a vehicle state that the brake was frequently used in the vehicle 22 for a short time, the vehicle 22 may be involved in traffic jam. Therefore, when the detection unit 282 detects that the brake is frequently used in the vehicle 22 for a short time as the vehicle state, the extraction unit 288 determines whether the toilet is located from the map additional information stored in the storage unit 286. You may extract the map additional information which shows a shop and the shop along a loophole. As a result, it is possible to selectively display on the display unit 24 map additional information indicating a store with a toilet that a user of the vehicle 22 may currently want to visit and a store along a loophole. it can.

  Moreover, when the detection part 282 detects that the parking lamp was lighted in the vehicle 22 as a vehicle state, the user of the vehicle 22 may think that the vehicle 22 was parked. Therefore, when the detection unit 282 detects that the parking lamp has been lit in the vehicle 22 as the vehicle state, the extraction unit 288 is located near the parking lot or the parking lot from the map additional information stored in the storage unit 286. You may extract the map additional information which shows a certain shop. As a result, the display unit 24 can selectively display additional map information indicating a parking lot or a shop near the parking lot that the user of the vehicle 22 may currently want to visit. .

  Further, when the detection unit 282 detects that the horn is used in the vehicle 22 as a vehicle state, the user of the vehicle 22 may be tired or frustrated. Therefore, when the detection unit 282 detects that the horn is used in the vehicle 22 as the vehicle state, the extraction unit 288 adds a map indicating a cafe or a resting facility from the map additional information stored in the storage unit 286. Information may be extracted. As a result, it is possible to selectively display the map additional information indicating the cafe or the facility where the user who uses the vehicle 22 currently wants to drop in and the facility that can take a break.

  Moreover, when the detection part 282 detects that the power window of the vehicle 22 was opened as a vehicle state, the user's mood of the vehicle 22 may be favorable. Therefore, when the detection unit 282 detects that the power window has been opened in the vehicle 22 as the vehicle state, the extraction unit 288 detects a store far away from the map additional information stored in the storage unit 286, Map additional information indicating a good sightseeing spot may be extracted. As a result, the display unit 24 can selectively display map-added information indicating a distant shop or a scenic sightseeing spot that the user of the vehicle 22 currently wants to visit. .

  When the detection unit 282 detects that the rear window of the vehicle 22 is opened as a vehicle state, there is a possibility that a large number of people are on the vehicle 22. Accordingly, when the detection unit 282 detects that the rear window has been opened in the vehicle 22 as the vehicle state, the extraction unit 288 indicates a store that a large number of people can enter from the map additional information stored in the storage unit 286. Map additional information may be extracted. As a result, it is possible to selectively display on the display unit 24 map additional information indicating shops that a large number of people who are likely to want to stop by the user of the vehicle 22 currently enter.

  Moreover, when the detection part 282 detects that the interior lamp of the vehicle 22 was lighted as a vehicle state, the user of the vehicle 22 may be trying to find something. Therefore, when the detection unit 282 detects that the interior lamp of the vehicle 22 has been turned on as the vehicle state, the extraction unit 288 performs parking or parking on the basis of the map additional information stored in the storage unit 286. You may extract the map additional information which shows a shop. As a result, it is possible to selectively display on the display unit 24 map additional information indicating on-parking or a store where the vehicle 22 that the user of the vehicle 22 may possibly wish to stop is parked.

  Further, when the detection unit 282 detects that the maintenance error lamp of the vehicle 22 is turned on as a vehicle state, the vehicle 22 may need to be repaired. Therefore, when the detection unit 282 detects that the maintenance error lamp of the vehicle 22 is lit as the vehicle state, the extraction unit 288 determines the dealer of the vehicle 22 or the gasoline from the map additional information stored in the storage unit 286. You may extract the map additional information which shows a stand. As a result, the display unit 24 can selectively display the dealer of the vehicle 22 that the user of the vehicle 22 currently wants to drop in and the map additional information indicating the gas station.

  Further, when the detection unit 282 detects that the outside air temperature of the vehicle 22 is low as the vehicle state, the user of the vehicle 22 may want to eat a warm meal. Therefore, when the detection unit 282 detects that the outside air temperature of the vehicle 22 is low as the vehicle state, the extraction unit 288 extracts map additional information indicating the ramen shop from the map additional information stored in the storage unit 286. May be. As a result, it is possible to selectively display the map additional information indicating the ramen shop that the user of the vehicle 22 currently wants to visit on the display unit 24.

  The extraction of the map additional information according to the vehicle state by the extraction unit 288 can be combined with the extraction of the map additional information based on the preference information described above. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 46, an example of the map additional information that is selectively displayed based on the vehicle state and the preference information is shown.

  FIG. 46 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of map additional information that is selectively displayed based on the vehicle state and preference information. FIG. 46A schematically shows a normal screen in which the map additional information is not extracted based on the vehicle state and the preference information. In FIG. 46A, A1, A2, and A3 indicate restaurants, B1 and B2 indicate gas stations, and C1 and C2 indicate convenience stores. As shown in FIG. 46 (a), when the preference mode (selection display of map additional information based on preference information) is OFF, the majority of the map additional information is displayed, so that the user of the vehicle 22 is displayed. It is difficult to find the additional map information that the user wants from the additional map information.

  FIG. 46B shows a screen displayed when the preference mode is turned on. Comparing FIG. 46 (b) with the normal screen shown in FIG. 46 (a), it can be seen that the availability of the vehicle 22 is improved because the map additional information indicating A2 and B1 is excluded.

  Furthermore, the vehicle-mounted device 26 displays a screen on which the map additional information to be superimposed is further reduced as shown in FIGS. 46 (c) to 46 (e) by considering the vehicle state of the vehicle 22. Can do.

  For example, in FIG. 46C, the extraction unit 288 extracts map additional information indicating A1 and A3 that are restaurants based on the vehicle state of the vehicle 22, and the display unit 24 is based on the control of the output control unit 276. The example which displayed the map additional information which shows A1 and A3 is shown. 46D, the extraction unit 288 extracts map additional information indicating B2 that is a gas station based on the vehicle state of the vehicle 22, and the display unit 24 calculates B2 based on the control of the output control unit 276. The example which displayed the map additional information to show is shown. Similarly, in FIG. 46E, based on the vehicle state of the vehicle 22, the extraction unit 288 extracts map additional information indicating C1 and C2 that are convenience stores, and the display unit 24 is based on the control of the output control unit 276. The map additional information indicating C1 and C2 is displayed.

  Thus, by combining the extraction of the map additional information according to the vehicle state and the extraction of the map additional information based on the above-described preference information, the number of users of the vehicle 22 is smaller, and for the user. It is possible to provide additional map information that is considered to be effective.

  When the preference mode is off and the extraction unit 288 extracts a restaurant based on the vehicle state of the vehicle 22, the map additional information in which the display unit 24 indicates A 1, A 2, and A 3 based on the control of the output control unit 276. Is displayed. Thus, it is naturally possible to turn off the preference mode and provide display information based on the vehicle state of the vehicle 22.

  Further, the case has been described above where the map additional information extracted by the extraction unit 288 is displayed on the display unit 24 and the map additional information not extracted by the extraction unit 288 is not displayed on the display unit 24. However, as shown in FIG. 47, the map additional information extracted by the extraction unit 288 may be displayed separately from other map additional information.

  FIG. 47 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of the screen by the display unit 24. More specifically, in FIG. 47, as a result of the extraction of the map additional information based on the preference information, Char 68A, 68B, 68C is displayed from the gas station, and Seven Ten 64A, 64B is displayed from the convenience store. Shows the case.

  Here, it is assumed that when the driving time of the vehicle 22 is long and the time is about 12 o'clock, the extraction unit 288 extracts map additional information indicating a convenience store. At this time, even if the output control unit 276 selectively displays the map additional information indicating the convenience stores Seven Tens 64A and 64B on the display unit 24, as shown in FIG. 47, the map addition indicating the Seven Tens 64A and 64B is performed. The information may be displayed in red letters so that it is visually noticeable.

  Similarly, when the gasoline meter of the vehicle 22 decreases, the extraction unit 288 extracts map additional information indicating a gas station. At this time, even if the map additional information indicating the chars 68A, 68B, 68C as the gas stations is selectively displayed on the display unit 24, the output control unit 276, as shown in FIG. 47, the chars 68A, 68B, 68C. The map additional information indicating “” may be displayed in red letters so as to stand out visually.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 48, the flow of providing display information based on the vehicle state in the vehicle-mounted device 26 will be described.

  FIG. 48 is a flowchart showing a flow of providing display information based on the vehicle state in the vehicle-mounted device 26. First, the information acquisition unit 284 of the vehicle-mounted device 26 acquires display information including map additional information and advertisement information from the information providing server 10 (S602). Subsequently, the detection unit 282 detects the vehicle state of the vehicle 22 on which the vehicle-mounted device 26 is mounted (S604).

  Thereafter, the extraction unit 288 extracts display information corresponding to the vehicle state from the display information acquired by the information acquisition unit 284 based on the vehicle state extracted by the detection unit 282 (S606). Then, the display unit 24 displays the display information extracted by the extraction unit 288 separately from other display information based on the control by the output control unit 276 (S608).

  As described above, the extraction unit 288 extracts display information corresponding to the vehicle state of the vehicle 22, and the display unit 24 selects the display information extracted by the extraction unit 288 based on the control by the output control unit 276. By displaying the display information extracted or extracted by the extraction unit 288 separately from other display information, the user of the vehicle 22 efficiently displays the display information according to the current state of the vehicle 22. Can be obtained.

  In the above description, the map additional information has been described as an example of the display information extracted by the extraction unit 288. However, the advertisement information can be processed in the same manner. For example, when the detection unit 282 detects that the gasoline meter of the vehicle 22 has decreased as the vehicle state, the extraction unit 288 may extract advertisement information that advertises a gas station.

[5-3] Explanation of Supplementary Items of the Third Embodiment of the Present Invention In the third embodiment of the present invention described above, the vehicle-mounted device 26 uses the display information acquired from the information providing server 10 to Although the case where the container 26 extracts the display information according to the preference information or the vehicle state of the vehicle 22 has been described, the present embodiment is not limited to such an example. For example, as will be described below with reference to FIG. 47, the information providing server 10 extracts the display information according to the preference information or the vehicle state of the vehicle 22, and the vehicle-mounted device 26 mounted on the vehicle 22 Display information may be extracted.

  FIG. 49 is an explanatory diagram showing a modification of this embodiment. In the modification example, the information providing server 10 includes a storage unit 108, a communication unit 128, a preference information acquisition unit 130, a recording unit 132, a vehicle state detection unit 134, an extraction unit 136, and a management unit 138. .

  The communication unit 128 is an interface that communicates with the vehicle-mounted device 26 via the roadside device 30, and has functions as a transmission unit and a reception unit. The communication unit 128 corresponds to, for example, the display information transmission unit 120 illustrated in FIG.

  When a predetermined process is executed in the vehicle 22 equipped with the vehicle-mounted device 26, the preference information acquisition unit 130 includes information indicating a facility existing at the position where the process is executed and the date and time when the process is executed. The associated preference information is acquired. The detailed configuration of the preference information is substantially the same as the content described with reference to FIGS. The recording unit 132 records the preference information acquired by the preference information acquisition unit 130 in the storage unit 108. In addition, since preference information can identify the facility which exists in the position where the predetermined process was performed in the vehicle 22, it expresses it as facility information, and expresses the information acquisition part 130 which acquires preference information as a facility information acquisition part. It is also appropriate to do.

  Moreover, the vehicle state acquisition part 134 acquires the vehicle state containing the operation state and environmental state of the vehicle 22 which mounts the vehicle equipment 26. FIG. The vehicle state is substantially the same as that described in [5-2] Detailed description of the configuration and operation of the third embodiment of the present invention (providing display information based on the vehicle state). The description is omitted.

  The extraction unit 136 extracts display information to be transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device 26 from the storage unit 108 based on the preference information recorded in the storage unit 108 and the vehicle state acquired by the vehicle state acquisition unit 134. Then, the communication unit 128 transmits the display information extracted by the extraction unit 136 to the vehicle-mounted device 26. As a result, in the vehicle-mounted device 26, the preference information or the vehicle state is given to the user of the vehicle 22 without extracting the preference information of the vehicle 22 or the display information corresponding to the vehicle state from the display information received from the information providing server 10. It is possible to provide display information according to the conditions.

  In addition, the management unit 138 performs update processing of preference information stored in the storage unit 108. For example, the management unit 138 may delete the preference information associated with a date outside the set time range from the current time in the storage unit 108. In such a configuration, since the preference of the user of the vehicle 22 can change due to changes in time or season, the information providing server 10 stores the preference information following the change in the preference of the user of the vehicle 22. It can be stored in the unit 108.

  The communication unit 128 determines the roadside device 30 that can communicate with the vehicle 22 based on the probe information uplinked from the vehicle 22 on which the vehicle-mounted device 26 is mounted, and the extraction unit 136 extracts the roadside device 30. The displayed display information may be transmitted.

[6] Description of Flow of Display Screen Applicable to Embodiment of Present Invention Subsequently, an example of switching of the screen displayed on the display unit 24 will be described with reference to FIGS. 50 to 52. Specifically, a state of switching from a map screen and a screen including advertisement information to a detailed screen of map additional information or advertisement information and a state of search by a user of advertisement information or map additional information will be described.

  FIG. 50 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of switching from a map screen and a screen including advertisement information to a detailed screen of map additional information or advertisement information. When the user of the vehicle 22 selects desired map additional information, for example, the Shinagawa Building from the map screen and the screen including the advertisement information (FIG. 50 (a)), the details of the Shinagawa building as shown in FIG. 50 (b). The screen can be displayed on the display unit 24.

  When the user of the vehicle 22 selects desired advertisement information, for example, advertisement information for promoting the dog camera, from the map screen and the screen including the advertisement information (FIG. 50A), the user is shown in FIG. 50C. A detailed screen of advertisement information for promoting such a dog camera can be displayed on the display unit 24.

  FIG. 51 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a search screen for map additional information and advertisement information. The screen shown in FIG. 51A includes map additional information in the left column and one or more advertisement information associated with the map additional information to which the cursor is placed in the right column. ing. Specifically, the cursor is placed on the map additional information B, and the advertisement information 1-1 to the advertisement information 5-1 associated with the map additional information B is included in the right column of the screen.

  In the screen shown in FIG. 51A, when the cursor is placed on the advertisement information 2-1 and the right key is pressed, as shown in FIG. A screen including the information 5-1 and including the advertisement information 2-1 to the advertisement information 2-5 in the right column is displayed on the display unit 24. When the left key is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 51B, the screen returns to the screen shown in FIG.

  In addition, when the map additional information B is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 51A, a detailed screen of the map additional information B is displayed on the display unit 24 as shown in FIG. When the return key is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 51C, the screen shown in FIG. 51A is displayed. Similarly, when the advertisement information 2-1 is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 51B, a detailed screen of the advertisement information 2-1 is displayed on the display unit 24 as shown in FIG. . When the return key is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 51 (d), the screen shown in FIG. 51 (b) is displayed. It is also possible to switch from the detailed screen of the advertisement information 2-1 shown in FIG. 51 (d) to the detailed screen of the map additional information B shown in FIG. 51 (c).

  FIG. 52 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen for searching for a region or a facility for each region. The screen shown in FIG. 52A includes regions 1 to 4 in the left column and facilities 1 to 5 in the region 2 to which the cursor is placed in the right column. In the screen shown in FIG. 52 (a), when the cursor is placed on the facility 2 and the right key is pressed, as shown in FIG. 52 (b), the left column includes the facilities 1 to 5, and the right column A screen including AAA stores, BBB stores, CCC stores, DDD stores, and EEE stores indicating the stores of the facility 2 is displayed on the display unit 24. When the left key is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 52 (b), the screen shown in FIG. 52 (a) is displayed.

  When the region 2 is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 52A, the detailed screen of the region 2 is displayed on the display unit 24 as shown in FIG. When the return key is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 52 (c), the screen shown in FIG. 52 (a) is displayed. Similarly, when the facility 2 is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 52B, a detailed screen of the facility 2 is displayed on the display unit 24 as shown in FIG. When the return key is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 52 (d), the screen shown in FIG. 52 (b) is displayed. It is also possible to switch from the detailed screen of facility 2 shown in FIG. 52 (d) to the detailed screen of region 2 shown in FIG. 52 (c).

[7] Summary In the foregoing, a plurality of embodiments of the present invention have been described. Below, the summary of each embodiment of this invention demonstrated above and the example of a change are demonstrated.
[7-1] Summary of Effects of Each Embodiment of the Present Invention The vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is associated with the map additional information indicating the destination set by the destination setting unit 266. The advertisement information and the position information are acquired from the information providing server 10. Further, the position determination unit 274 determines whether or not the vehicle 22 has reached the advertisement display position indicated by the position information acquired by the information acquisition unit 268, and the position determination unit 274 determines that the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position. When determined, the output control unit 276 causes the display unit 24 to display the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit 268. Therefore, since the vehicle-mounted device 20 provides the user of the vehicle 22 with advertisement information related to the destination of the user, the usefulness of the advertisement information for the user of the vehicle 22 is improved, and the advertisement by the advertisement company The effect of provision can be improved.

  Furthermore, in the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the selection unit 278 selects the next advertisement information to be displayed next on the display unit 24 based on the advertisement information previously displayed by the display unit 24. Therefore, the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the present embodiment can provide advertisement information to the user in a predetermined order regardless of the travel route of the vehicle 22. For this reason, when a plurality of advertisement information has a series of flows, the advertisement information is provided to the user of the vehicle 22 in an order along the series of flows, and each advertisement information is provided in a single shot or independently. Higher appeal than when you do.

  Further, in the information providing server 10 or the vehicle-mounted device 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the position determination unit 274 corresponds to map additional information indicating, for example, the vicinity where the vehicle 22 is traveling regardless of the destination. It is determined whether or not the vehicle 22 has arrived at the attached advertisement display position, and the selection unit 278 is associated with map additional information indicating, for example, the vicinity where the vehicle 22 is traveling regardless of the destination. Select the advertising information you have. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the advertisement information associated with the map additional information indicating the facility existing in the vicinity of the vehicle 22 on which the vehicle-mounted device 20 is mounted is displayed in a predetermined manner regardless of the presence or absence of the destination. It can be provided to the user of the vehicle 22 in order.

  Further, the information providing server 10 or the vehicle-mounted device 26 according to the third embodiment of the present invention displays the preference information obtained from the past travel history of the vehicle 22 on which the vehicle-mounted device 26 is mounted or the display according to the vehicle state of the vehicle 22. The display information is extracted and the extracted display information is selectively displayed on the display unit 24, or the extracted display information is displayed on the display unit 24 while distinguishing other display information. Therefore, according to the information providing server 10 or the vehicle-mounted device 26 according to the present embodiment, the display information that the user of the vehicle 22 may desire without requiring a special setting operation of the user of the vehicle 22 is obtained. It can be efficiently provided to the user of the vehicle 22.

[7-2] Description of Modifications of Embodiments of the Present Invention While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to such examples. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the case where different advertising information is displayed on the display unit 24 in order has been described, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, if the user of the vehicle 22 is provided with the same advertisement information at a high frequency intermittently, there is a case where the user of the vehicle 22 has a willingness to purchase for the advertisement target of the advertisement information. You may display more on the display part 24. FIG.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the example which estimates the position of the vehicle 22 using the electromagnetic wave for position measurement transmitted from GPS hygiene 36, this invention is not limited to this example. For example, the vehicle-mounted device 20 may estimate the position of the vehicle 22 based on an arbitrary position estimation technique using reception intensity of radio waves transmitted from a mobile phone or a PHS base station.

  In addition, each step in the processing of the vehicle-mounted device 20, the vehicle-mounted device 26, and the information providing server 10 of this specification does not necessarily have to be processed in time series according to the order described as a flowchart or a sequence diagram. Alternatively, individual processing (for example, parallel processing or object processing) may be included. For example, the order of the process of S604 and the process of S602 illustrated in FIG. 48 may be switched.

  Further, hardware such as the on-vehicle device 20, the on-vehicle device 26, and the CPU, ROM, and RAM incorporated in the information providing server 10 have the same functions as those of the above-described on-vehicle device 20, on-vehicle device 26, and information providing server 10. It is also possible to create a computer program for exhibiting the above. A storage medium storing the computer program is also provided.

  Also, the functional blocks shown in the functional block diagram of FIG. 16, such as the destination setting unit 266, the information acquisition unit 268, the recording unit 270, the position determination unit 274, the output control unit 276, and the selection unit 278 are configured by hardware. Thus, a series of processing can be realized by hardware. An integrated circuit that realizes the functions of the data processing unit 280 including the destination setting unit 266, the information acquisition unit 268, the recording unit 270, the position determination unit 274, the output control unit 276, the selection unit 278, and the like can also be provided. . The same applies to FIG.

It is explanatory drawing which showed the structure of the information provision system. It is explanatory drawing which showed the concept of the service provision by an information provision system. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the display screen displayed on the display part of onboard equipment. It is the functional block diagram which showed the structure of the information provision server. It is explanatory drawing which showed the structural example of the information for a display transmitted to onboard equipment via a roadside machine. It is explanatory drawing which showed the data structure example of map additional information. It is explanatory drawing which showed the data structure example of advertisement information. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the positional relationship of the roadside machine in which road-to-vehicle communication is possible, and the vehicle which mounts onboard equipment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the communication media which can be used when performing road-to-vehicle communication. It is explanatory drawing which showed the corresponding range of each roadside machine. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the information transmitted / received between a roadside machine and vehicle equipment. It is the functional block diagram which showed an example of the structure of the roadside machine. It is the functional block diagram which showed the structure of the onboard equipment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the structural example of probe information. It is explanatory drawing which showed the hardware constitutions of onboard equipment. It is the functional block diagram which showed the structure of the onboard equipment concerning the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed the specific example of the advertisement display position. It is explanatory drawing which showed the specific example of the advertisement display position and the advertisement information displayed in this advertisement display position. It is explanatory drawing which showed the specific example of several advertisement information displayed in an advertisement display position and this advertisement display position. It is the sequence diagram which showed the flow of operation | movement of the information provision system concerning the embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed the detailed flow at the time of the onboard equipment concerning the embodiment acquiring the information for a display. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of a display of the advertisement information in the onboard equipment concerning the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the example of a change of the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the example of a change of the embodiment. It is the sequence diagram which showed the schematic flow of the information processing method performed in the information provision system concerning the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of acquisition and recording in the onboard equipment of the area information transmitted from the roadside machine. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the display of the advertisement information in an onboard equipment. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the screen displayed on the onboard equipment in the conventional system. It is the functional block diagram which showed the structure of the onboard equipment concerning the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed the flow of acquisition of driving operation information and preference information. It is explanatory drawing which showed typically the content of the driving operation information recorded on a memory | storage part. It is explanatory drawing which showed typically the preference information recorded on a memory | storage part. It is explanatory drawing which showed the data structure example of preference information. It is explanatory drawing which showed the other data structure example of preference information. It is explanatory drawing which showed the specific example of the process of a management part. It is explanatory drawing which showed typically the flow by which preference information is memorize | stored in a memory | storage part and is managed. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the display screen which shows the content of the preference information displayed on a display part. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the display screen displayed in the onboard equipment concerning the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the other display screen displayed in the onboard equipment concerning the embodiment. It is the sequence diagram which showed the flow of operation | movement of the information processing system concerning the embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed the flow until driving operation information is recorded after a predetermined process is performed in a vehicle. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the screen displayed when driving operation information or preference information was recorded. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of recording of preference information in an onboard equipment, and the flow of an update. It is the flowchart which showed the flow in which onboard equipment displays the information for a display based on preference information. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the relationship between the vehicle state of a vehicle, and the map additional information which the extraction part 288 extracts. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the map additional information selectively displayed based on a vehicle state and preference information. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of a display of the screen by a display part. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of provision of the information for a display based on the vehicle state in onboard equipment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of a change of the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which showed the mode of switching from the screen containing a map screen and advertisement information to the detailed screen of map additional information or advertisement information. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the search screen of map additional information and advertisement information. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the screen which searches the area | region and the facility for every area.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information provision server 14 Advertising agency apparatus 20, 26 Onboard equipment 22 Vehicle 24 Display part 30 Roadside machine 108,272,286 Storage part 128,262 Communication part 130 Preference information acquisition part 132,270 Recording part 134 Vehicle state acquisition part 136, 288 Extraction unit 138, 287 Management unit 266 Destination setting unit 268, 284 Information acquisition unit 274 Position determination unit 276 Output control unit 278, 290 Selection unit 282 Detection unit 292 Driving operation information storage unit 294 Preference information storage unit 296 Map additional information And advertising information storage

Claims (8)

An information providing system comprising an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and an information providing server capable of communicating with the on-vehicle device:
The information providing server includes:
A storage unit that stores map additional information to be added to a map, advertisement information, and a plurality of pieces of position information indicating different advertisement output positions;
A transmission unit that transmits the advertisement information and the plurality of position information associated with the map additional information indicating the destination set in the vehicle;
With
The in-vehicle device is
A destination setting unit for setting a destination of the vehicle;
An information acquisition unit that acquires the advertisement information and the plurality of position information transmitted from the transmission unit from the information providing server;
An output unit for outputting the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit;
A position determination unit that determines whether or not the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position indicated by any of the plurality of position information acquired by the information acquisition unit;
A selection unit for selecting next advertisement information to be output to the output unit;
An output control unit that causes the output unit to output the next advertisement information selected by the selection unit when the position determination unit determines that the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position;
With
The advertisement information includes an ordered series of advertisement information, and the selection unit selects, as the next advertisement information, the advertisement information that is ordered next to the advertisement information most recently output by the output unit. system. An in-vehicle device that can communicate with an information providing server and is mounted on a vehicle:
A destination setting unit for setting a destination of the vehicle;
Map addition indicating the set destination from the information providing server storing map additional information added to the map, advertisement information, and a plurality of position information indicating different advertisement output positions in association with each other An information acquisition unit that acquires the advertisement information and the plurality of pieces of position information associated with information;
An output unit for outputting the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit;
A position determination unit that determines whether or not the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position indicated by any of the plurality of position information acquired by the information acquisition unit;
A selection unit for selecting next advertisement information to be output to the output unit;
An output control unit that causes the output unit to output the next advertisement information selected by the selection unit when the position determination unit determines that the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position;
With
The in-vehicle device, wherein the advertisement information includes a series of ordered advertisement information, and the selection unit selects, as the next advertisement information, the advertisement information ordered next to the advertisement information output by the output unit most recently. . A recording unit that records facility information indicating a facility existing at a position where a predetermined process is performed in the vehicle;
An extraction unit that extracts advertisement information related to the facility indicated by the facility information recorded in the storage medium from the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit;
Further comprising
The on-vehicle device according to claim 2, wherein the output control unit causes the output unit to output the advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit. A detection unit for detecting a vehicle state including an operation state or an environmental state of the vehicle;
An extraction unit that extracts advertisement information corresponding to the vehicle state detected by the detection unit from the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit;
Further comprising
The on-vehicle device according to claim 2, wherein the output control unit causes the output unit to output the advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit. From the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit further comprises an extraction unit that extracts advertisement information according to the current time,
The on-vehicle device according to claim 2, wherein the output control unit causes the output unit to output the advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit. The information providing server transmits the advertisement information and the position information via any of communication devices having different corresponding ranges,
The information acquisition unit acquires the advertisement information and the position information via a communication device that includes the advertisement output position indicated by the position information associated with the map additional information indicating the set destination in a corresponding range. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 2. Computer
An in-vehicle device that can communicate with an information providing server and is mounted on a vehicle,
A destination setting unit for setting a destination of the vehicle;
Map addition indicating the set destination from the information providing server storing map additional information added to the map, advertisement information, and a plurality of position information indicating different advertisement output positions in association with each other An information acquisition unit that acquires the advertisement information and the plurality of pieces of position information associated with information;
An output unit for outputting the advertisement information acquired by the information acquisition unit;
A position determination unit that determines whether or not the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position indicated by any of the plurality of position information acquired by the information acquisition unit;
A selection unit for selecting next advertisement information to be output to the output unit;
An output control unit that causes the output unit to output the next advertisement information selected by the selection unit when the position determination unit determines that the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position;
With
The advertisement information includes an ordered series of advertisement information, and the selection unit is an in-vehicle device that selects, as the next advertisement information, the advertisement information ordered next to the advertisement information output by the output unit most recently. A program to make it work. An information processing method that is communicable with an information providing server and is executed in an on-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle.
Setting a destination for the vehicle;
Map addition indicating the set destination from the information providing server storing map additional information added to the map, advertisement information, and a plurality of position information indicating different advertisement output positions in association with each other Obtaining the advertisement information and the plurality of position information associated with information;
Selecting the next advertising information;
Determining whether the vehicle has arrived at the advertisement output position indicated by any of the plurality of position information acquired from the information providing server;
Outputting the selected next advertisement information to an output device when it is determined that the vehicle has reached the advertisement output position;
Including
The information processing method, wherein the advertisement information includes a series of ordered advertisement information, and the advertisement information ordered next to the advertisement information most recently output by the output device is selected as the next advertisement information.

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