JPH10185594A - Information-providing system for car navigation and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a person in a can to obtain, weather information at any time and during traveling in a vehicle, and to observe weather information at a destination instead of a current location by arbitrarily selecting weather information, related information, and other informations broadcast constantly from an exclusive broadcasting station, and receiving them at any location. SOLUTION: An information-providing system for car navigation comprises a broadcasting station BRC that gather the weather information of each region and other pieces information peculiar to the region and distributes to each channel for each region by utilizing the electric waves of satellite broadcasting, a weather satellite, and ground wave broadcasting, a receiver RC that receives electric waves transmitted from the broadcasting station BRC, and a signal converter CN that converts information received by the receiver RC to a signal that is displayed on a display ND for car navigation, thus effectively utilizing a car navigation system.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a car navigation information providing system for displaying weather information of each area and other area-specific information on a car navigation display, and an apparatus used therefor. About.

[0002] The car navigation information providing system of the present invention and a device used for the system collect weather information of each area and other information unique to the area, and transmit the information to satellite broadcasting, weather satellite, terrestrial broadcasting, etc. A broadcast base that broadcasts using the radio waves of the above, a receiver that receives the radio waves transmitted from the broadcast base, and a signal that converts the information received by the receiver into a signal for displaying during the display period of car navigation An object of the present invention is to provide a car navigation information providing system including a converter.

[0003]

Recently, car navigation is rapidly spreading, and many vehicles are equipped with this receiver. Although the car navigation system is a very convenient means for arriving at the destination, the current system has no other uses and the expensive system is not fully utilized.

[0004] The user of the car, the destination, the state of the weather on the way,
The region-specific information of the destination is the same or more interesting than the map information for arriving at the destination. In particular, information on snowy countries in winter and information on the state of the sea in summer are very interesting information and are collected by individuals from various sources using various methods. The fact is that it takes time and effort.

In other words, the current weather forecast for television and radio broadcasts has a fixed broadcast time, so that information cannot be obtained when it is desired to know the weather forecast. However, it is difficult to obtain forecasts for destinations such as travel. There is no restriction on the broadcast time for the weather forecast by telephone, but satisfactory information cannot be obtained because the weather map and atmospheric pressure arrangement are not known. In particular, information on the current weather forecast is limited and it is impossible to obtain more detailed information on the destination, for example, information on the height of the sea, the amount of snow, the strength of the wind, the state of the tide. is there.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention collects weather information of each area and other information unique to the area, and uses this information for each area by using radio waves such as satellite broadcasting, weather satellites, and terrestrial broadcasting. A broadcasting base that divides the broadcast into channels, a receiver that receives radio waves transmitted from the broadcasting base, and a signal converter that converts information received by the receiver into a signal to be displayed on a car navigation display. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem by realizing a car navigation information providing system, and makes effective use of car navigation.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a car navigation information providing system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, B
The RC is a broadcasting base, which collects information such as weather information INF1 of each area and other information INF2 unique to the area, and broadcasts the information on satellite broadcast waves. The SAT is a broadcasting satellite that transmits radio waves of car navigation information.

[0008] AT is a terrestrial broadcasting antenna and a broadcasting base B
It sends to the radio broadcasting satellite SAT transmitted from RC. CAN
Is a receiving antenna for receiving radio waves of car navigation information. RC is a receiver for receiving radio waves of car navigation information, CN is a signal converter for converting the information received by the receiver RC into a signal for displaying on a car navigation display, and ND is a car navigation gay. It is a display of the application. The CAR is a car equipped with a receiving antenna CAN, a receiver RC, a signal converter CN, and a car navigation display ND.

The operation of the car navigation information providing system thus configured will be described below. The broadcast base BRC collects information such as the weather information INF1 of each area and other information INF2 unique to the area, collects the information, edits the information according to the area and the contents of the information, and converts this into a broadcast wave to terrestrial. The signal is sent to the broadcasting satellite SAT via the antenna AT. The broadcast radio waves carry information of a plurality of channels at the same time by frequency division, time division, and the like, and the information also changes every moment according to the content.

When the broadcast satellite SAT receives a radio wave from the terrestrial antenna AT, it transmits the radio wave to an area covering a nationwide range. For this reason, the broadcast radio wave emitted from the broadcast base BRC can be received anywhere in the whole country. The radio wave of the broadcasting satellite SAT is received by the receiving antenna CAN installed in the car CAR, and is received by the receiver RC and the signal converter CN.
Is displayed on the display ND of the car navigation via the.

In the above description, an example in which broadcasting for providing information is performed using the broadcasting satellite SAT has been described. However, in order to obtain weather information, a radio wave from a weather satellite may be received. Also, the broadcast radio waves for providing various information need not necessarily use satellite radio waves, and may use terrestrial broadcast radio waves. However, in this case, since the area covered by one antenna is limited, it is necessary to install a plurality of antennas in a necessary area to cover the whole country. When terrestrial broadcast radio waves are used, a receiver for receiving the radio waves can use a TV teletext receiver, a radio with the contents of FM broadcast, or the like.

FIG. 2 shows a display ND for car navigation.
This will be described with reference to an example of information displayed in. FIG. 2 (a)
Shows an example of receiving a nationwide weather map. The contents are always updated with the latest information in a form similar to what is currently being broadcast on television and the like. If the user wants to know the weather forecast of a specific area, the user can know the weather condition of the specified area by selecting a channel on which the broadcast of the desired area is performed by using a menu or a setting button. FIG.
(B) and (c) show examples in which the weather forecast broadcasts of specific areas B and C are received, respectively.

If the user wants to know information other than the weather, the user can receive necessary information by selecting a channel on which the desired information is broadcast using a menu or a setting button. FIG. 2D shows an example in which information indicating the wave field state of the coast in the specific area D is received. As described above, in the present invention, the weather and the information related thereto and the information related to other areas are constantly broadcast from the dedicated broadcasting base, and it is possible to arbitrarily select this and receive it at an arbitrary place. Because you can

[0014] * Anytime you want to know the weather forecast or the like. * You can get the weather forecast while traveling in your car. * You can see the forecast of the destination instead of the weather forecast of the current location. * You can also predict the weather at the desired location yourself from weather maps and barometric pressure maps. * Information other than weather can be easily provided. And other unique functions that conventional broadcasting does not have.

The information providing system for car navigation according to the present invention is very useful for climbers because it can be carried to the mountains or the sea if the receiving device is portable and can be carried around. Product. In particular, if the on-vehicle device is a plug-in type so that the device can be carried as a portable receiver when the vehicle is not used, the usage of the device can be expanded.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the contents of a broadcast which can be provided by the car navigation information providing system of the present invention and an example of a reception menu thereof. Selection of the content of the information to be received is performed by a menu. First, a car navigation and an information providing system of the present invention are selected. When the car navigation is selected from the menu, the function of the conventional car navigation is executed. When the information providing system is selected by the menu, various information can be selected by the submenu.

First, when the information for each destination is selected, the weather forecast for each area, the ski area information (snow load, skiable information, weather, etc.) and the golf course information (wind direction, wind strength) , Weather, etc.), fishing information (tide condition, weather, etc.), surfing information (wave height, wave quality, etc.), mountain information (mountain weather, temperature, etc.) Can be done.

Since the information for each destination is unique information for each destination, the information is broadcast on different channels for each destination and for each content of the information. next,
When you select the information about the weather chart, the weather chart 12 hours ago,
It is possible to select and receive various information such as a weather chart six hours ago, a current weather chart, and a predicted weather chart six hours later, such as various warnings and warnings related to these weather charts.

When disaster information is selected, various kinds of information such as an earthquake and a tsunami warning can be selected and received. These various types of information are always broadcast in parallel on their own broadcast channels, and those using this information can freely select any information by selecting and receiving the channel of the information they need. Can be obtained.

The structure of a receiver for receiving such information can be substantially the same as that of a current car navigation system.
For the operation, similarly to the car navigation, a method such as selection from a menu or channel selection by a selection button can be adopted.
For this reason, even if the car navigation system to be developed in the future has the receiving function of the present invention, many parts can be used in common, so that the cost burden is not expected to increase much.

[0021]

As is clear from the description of the maintenance, the information providing system for car navigation of the present invention always broadcasts the weather and the related information and other information from a dedicated broadcasting base. Can be arbitrarily selected and received at an arbitrary place, so that the user can know whenever he wants to know a weather forecast or the like. In addition to being able to see the weather forecast while traveling in a car, it is also possible to know not only the current weather forecast but also the destination forecast. Furthermore, it is possible to predict the weather at a desired place from the weather chart and the atmospheric pressure map.

The information providing system for car navigation of the present invention can be carried to a mountain or the like by making the receiving device portable with a small hand so that it can be carried to a mountain or the like. Is large. In addition, climbers can forecast the weather if they can receive radio waves from weather satellites. As described above, the system of the present invention can provide information with unique characteristics that have not existed before, and thus can have an effect of changing even the style of life of a person using the system. Will be possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a car navigation information providing system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of information displayed on a display unit for car navigation.

FIG. 3 shows an example of broadcast contents that can be provided by the car navigation information providing system of the present invention. BRC: Broadcasting base, AN: Antenna, S
AT: Broadcast satellite, CAR: Car,
CAN: receiving antenna, RC: receiver, CN: signal converter, ND: car navigation display

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A broadcasting base for collecting and broadcasting weather information and other information unique to each region, a receiver for receiving radio waves transmitted from the broadcasting base, and a receiver for receiving the information. A car navigation information providing system comprising a signal converter for converting information into a signal to be displayed during a car navigation display period. 2. A broadcasting base which collects weather information of each area and other information unique to the area and broadcasts the collected information by using satellite radio waves such as satellite broadcasting and weather satellites, and radio waves transmitted from the broadcasting base. And a signal converter for converting the information received by the receiver into a signal to be displayed during a display period of the car navigation. 3. A broadcast base that collects weather information of each area and other information unique to the area and broadcasts the information by using a terrestrial broadcast wave, and receives a radio wave transmitted from the broadcast base. An information providing system for car navigation, comprising a receiver and a signal converter for converting information received by the receiver into a signal to be displayed during a display period of car navigation. 4. Collecting weather information of each area and other information unique to the area, dividing the information into information for each area, and using radio waves such as satellite broadcasts, weather satellites, and terrestrial broadcasts. A broadcasting base that divides and broadcasts into channels, a receiver that receives radio waves transmitted from the broadcasting base, and a signal converter that converts information received by the receiver into a signal to be displayed during a display period of car navigation. Information system for car navigation. 5. Collecting weather information of each area and other information unique to the area, dividing the information according to the content of the information, and utilizing the radio waves of satellite broadcasting, weather satellites, terrestrial broadcasting and the like. A broadcasting base that divides the content into different channels for broadcasting, a receiver that receives radio waves transmitted from this broadcasting base, and converts information received by the receiver into a signal to be displayed during a car navigation display period. An information providing system for car navigation consisting of a signal converter. 6. A receiver for receiving radio waves broadcast from satellites such as satellite broadcasts and weather satellites, and information received by the receivers for car navigation. An information providing device for car navigation comprising a signal converter for converting a signal to be displayed during a display period. 7. A receiver for receiving radio waves broadcasted by terrestrial broadcasting in which the weather information of each area and other information unique to the area are displayed, and the information received by the receiver is displayed during the display period of car navigation. Information providing device for car navigation, comprising a signal converter for converting the signal into a signal for performing the operation. 8. A receiver for receiving radio waves broadcasted by satellite broadcasting, meteorological satellites, terrestrial broadcasting, etc., based on weather information of each area and other information unique to the area, and a car navigation gay. An information providing device for car navigation, which comprises a signal converter for converting into a signal to be displayed during the display period of an application, and these devices are configured in a plug-in type so that they can be detached from a car and carried.