The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-224012 filed on Dec. 11, 2019 including the specification, drawings and abstract is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to a facility information display system, a facility information display device, and a facility information display program.
Disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2009-25223 is a navigation device. When a vehicle enters into a prescribed tourist area, the navigation device eliminates, on a map screen, landmarks indicating facilities located around the vehicle, displays icons of tourist facilities including current date and time as a display period, and displays a trend information button on some of the icons.
It has been demanded to indicate information in accordance with the situation of a vehicle, an occupant's preference and the like, in addition to indicating the trend information, on the map screen.
The present disclosure has been made in view of the above demand, and it is an object of the present disclosure to provide a facility information display system, a facility information display device, and a facility information display program, capable of displaying information in accordance with the situation of a vehicle, an occupant's preference, and the like.
A facility information display system according to the present disclosure includes: a server device including a first processor; and a display terminal including a display and a second processor. The first processor has hardware. The first processor is configured to acquire, from a vehicle, information regarding a current location of the vehicle, and output, to the display terminal provided in the vehicle, facility information regarding one or more facilities located around the vehicle. The second processor has hardware. The second processor is configured to display a map including the location of the vehicle on the display, and to display, out of the facility information acquired from the server device, facility information on a facility located ahead of the vehicle on the display such that the facility information is superimposed on the map.
A facility information display device according to the present disclosure includes a display and a processor having hardware. The processor is configured to display a map including a location of a vehicle on the display, and to display, out of facility information regarding one or more facilities located around the vehicle acquired from a server device, facility information on a facility located ahead of the vehicle on the display such that the facility information is superimposed on the map.
A facility information display program according to the present disclosure causes a processor having hardware to execute: displaying a map including a location of a vehicle on a display, and displaying, out of facility information regarding one or more facilities located around the vehicle acquired from a server device, facility information on a facility located ahead of the vehicle on the display such that the facility information is superimposed on the map.
According to the present disclosure, it is possible to display information in accordance with the situation of a vehicle, an occupant's preference, and the like.
Features, advantages, and technical and industrial significance of exemplary embodiments of the disclosure will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals denote like elements, and wherein:
A facility information display system, a facility information display device, and a facility information display program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. Component members in the following embodiments include those that can be replaced or be easily replaced by those skilled in the art, or those substantially identical.
Facility Information Display System and Facility Information Display Device
The configuration of a facility information display system and a facility information display device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to
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Server Device
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The control unit 11 implements functions conformable to prescribed purposes, by loading a program stored in the storage unit 13 to a work area of the primary storage, and executing the program such that respective component units are controlled through the execution of the program.
The control unit 11 acquires information (hereinafter called “vehicle location information”) regarding a current location of the vehicle 20 from a navigation device 23 that is provided in the vehicle 20. The control unit 11 also outputs, based on the vehicle location information, facility information regarding one or more facilities located around the vehicle 20 to the navigation device 23 through the communication unit 12.
The communication unit 12 is constituted of, for example, a local area network (LAN) interface board, a wireless communication circuit for wireless communication, or the like. The communication unit 12 is connected to a network NW, such as the Internet which is a public communication network. The communication unit 12 communicates with the vehicles 20 by connecting to the network NW.
The storage unit 13 is constituted of an erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), a hard disk drive (HDD), and a removable medium, or the like. Examples of the removable medium include a universal serial bus (USB) memory and a disc recording medium, such as a compact disc (CD), a digital versatile disc (DVD), and a Blu-ray (registered trademark) disc (BD). The storage unit 13 can store an operating system (OS), various programs, various tables, various databases, and the like.
The storage unit 13 includes a facility information DB 13a and a charge information DB 13b. These databases (DB) are constructed when a program of a database management system (DBMS) that is executed by the control unit 11 manages the data stored in the storage unit 13.
For example, the facility information DB 13a is constituted of a relational database in which a plurality of facility information pieces are retrievably stored. The facility information is information regarding a facility that is located on a map. The facility information includes, for example, the name of the facility, the location of the facility, parking lot availability, takeout service availability, coupon availability, availability of kids menu (in case of eating place), accessibility by wheelchair, available settlement means, the presence of no smoking policy inside facility, regular prices of food and beverages (in case of eating place), fixed holidays, business hours, and the number of customers waiting to enter, and the like. As for dynamic information (for example, the number of customers waiting to enter, etc.) in the facility information, the server device 10 periodically acquires latest information from a separate server that manages the facility information, and updates the facility information DB 13a each time.
The charge information DB 13b is constituted of, for example, a relational database that retrievably stores a plurality of charge information pieces. The charge information is information regarding whether each facility pays an operator of the facility information display system 1 a charge for displaying the facility information, for example.
Vehicle
The vehicle 20 includes a control unit 21, a communication unit 22, and the navigation device 23. The control unit 21 has a physical configuration similar to the control unit 11. The control unit 21 is an electronic control unit (ECU) that collectively controls operation of various component members mounted in the vehicle 20. The communication unit 22 is constituted of, for example, a data communication module (DCM) or the like to communicate with the server device 10 by wireless communication through the network NW.
The navigation device 23 receives and outputs data, such as map information and travel route information, a navigation program and the like, from and to the control unit 21. Thus, the control unit 21 controls the vehicle 20 to travel by supplying various command signals to the component members constituting the vehicle 20. The navigation device 23 includes a control unit 231, a storage unit 232, a display unit 233, a positioning unit 234, and a voice input-output unit 235.
The control unit 231 and the storage unit 232 have physical configuration similar to the control unit 11 and the storage unit 13. The control unit 231 controls a display content on the display unit 233. Specifically, the control unit 231 displays a map including the location of the vehicle 20 on the display unit 233, and displays the facility information acquired from the server device 10 on the display unit 233 such that the facility information is superimposed on the map.
The storage unit 232 includes a map information DB 232a and a preference information DB 232b. These databases (DB) are constructed when a program of a database management system that is executed by the control unit 231 manages the data stored in the storage unit 232. The storage unit 232 also stores the vehicle location information detected by the positioning unit 234 as necessary.
For example, the map information DB 232a is constituted of a relational database in which map information is retrievably stored. The preference information DB 232b is constituted of, for example, a relational database that retrievably stores user's preference information. For example, the preference information refers to the facility information displayed to the user in the past or the facility information on a facility visited by the user in the past.
The display unit 233 is constituted of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic EL display (OLED) or the like. Under the control of the control unit 231, the display unit 233 displays a map including the location of the vehicle 20, a road on which the vehicle 20 currently travels, a guide route to a destination, facility information on facilities on the map and the like. The display unit 233 may be a touch panel display which receives an input by the user.
The positioning unit 234 receives electric waves from global positioning system (GPS) satellites, and detects vehicle location information. In response, the control unit 21 periodically outputs vehicle location information to the server device 10 through the network NW. A method of detecting the vehicle location information is not limited to the method using the GPS satellites. For example, such a method as combining a light detection and ranging or laser imaging detection and ranging (LiDAR) and a three-dimensional digital map may be used.
The voice input-output unit 235 is constituted of, for example, a speaker microphone or the like. The voice input-output unit 235 notifies the current location of the vehicle 20 acquired by the positioning unit 234, the name of the road on which the vehicle 20 currently travels, a guide route to the destination, the information on facilities on the map and the like, to the user by voice. The voice input-output unit 235 also inputs prescribed information to the control unit 231 by acquiring the voice uttered by the user.
Facility Information Display Method
A facility information display method executed by the facility information display system 1 and the facility information display device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to
First, the control unit 231 of the navigation device 23 periodically outputs the current location of the vehicle 20 acquired by the positioning unit 234 to the server device 10 (step S1). Next, the control unit 231 outputs a facility information request for requesting the information on facilities located around the vehicle 20 to the server device 10 (step S2).
Here, the control unit 231 displays on the display unit 233 information as shown in
In step S2, for example, as shown in a section A of
Next, the server device 10 outputs facility information included in the facility information request to the navigation device 23 (step S3). The control unit 231 then displays the acquired facility information on the display unit 233 such that the facility information is superimposed on the map (step S4).
Display Example of Facility Information Display
How to display the facility information in step S4 of the facility information display method according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to
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Here, the term “trend facility” refers to the facilities under the situation different from normal situation, such as newly opened facilities, reopened facilities after redecoration, facilities during events, facilities during a sale (bargain sale), and facilities popular in social networking service (SNS). For example, the icon 46 representing a newly opened facility, out of the trend facilities, has a character string “NEW” added thereto as shown by a section D of
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The control unit 231 displays on the display unit 233 the map 41 including the location of the vehicle 20. The control unit 231 displays, out of the facility information acquired from the server device 10, facility information on facilities located ahead of the vehicle 20 on the display unit 233 such that the facility information is superimposed on the map 41.
Here, the phrase “ahead of the vehicle 20” refers to a region positioned ahead with respect to a direction orthogonal to an advance direction of the vehicle 20. For example, as shown by a section F in
The display range of the facility information is not limited to the semicircular shape (or the fan-shape) shown in
The control unit 231 may display, out of the facility information acquired from the server device 10, facility information on facilities along a guide route from the current location of the vehicle 20 to a destination set by the user on the display unit 233, such that the facility information is superimposed on the map 41. For example, when the user sets the sushi restaurant shown in a section E of
The control unit 231 may display, out of the facility information acquired from the server device 10, facility information on the facilities different in kind from the facility set as a destination by the user, on the display unit 233 such that the facility information is superimposed on the map 41. For example, when the user sets a sushi restaurant shown in a section E of
The control unit 231 may display, out of the facility information acquired from the server device 10, facility information coinciding with the user's preference on the display unit 233 such that the facility information is superimposed on the map 41. In this case, the control unit 231 accumulates the facility information displayed to the user in the past, or the facility information on the facilities visited by the user in the past in the preference information DB 232b of the storage unit 232 as preference information regarding the user. When the user slides the button in the display area 31 of
The control unit 231 may switch the facility information displayed on the display unit 233 so as to be superimposed on the map 41 in accordance with charge information regarding each facility. In this case, when outputting the facility information to the navigation device 23, the control unit 11 of the server device 10 also outputs the charge information that is information indicating the presence or absence of payment of a charge by each facility, together with the facility information. In response to the output, the control unit 231 displays only the icons 46 representing the facilities that pay a charge on the map 41, and does not display the icons 46 representing the facilities that do not pay a charge. Thus, in the facility information display system 1, it is possible to selectively display only the facility information on the facilities that pay the operator of the facility information display system 1 a charge for displaying the facility information or the like on the map 41.
The control unit 231 may switch the facility information displayed on the display unit 233 so as to be superimposed on the map 41 depending on a time slot. In this case, depending on types of facilities, the time slot for displaying the facility information on the facilities is set in advance. For example, in the case of cafes, a time slot of morning or noon is set, and in the case of sushi restaurants, a time slot of evening is set. When the user slides the button in the display area 31 of
The control unit 231 displays the map 41 on the display unit 233 with a contraction scale set in advance by the user. The control unit 231 displays a preset number or less of the facility information pieces on the display unit 233 such that the facility information is superimposed on the map 41 irrespective of the contraction scale of the map 41. For example, when the user operates the icons 35, 36 shown in
When there is priority information to be displayed to the user in preference to the facility information, the control unit 231 may display the priority information in place of the facility information on the display unit 233 such that the priority information is superimposed on the map 41. For example, when there is information (priority information) indispensable to driving of the vehicle 20, such as frequent occurrence of accidents in an area that the vehicle 20 heads for, construction works underway in an area that the vehicle 20 heads for, the control unit 231 may display the priority information instead of the facility information on the display unit 233. Thus, in the facility information display system 1, priority information is displayed in place of the facility information on the map 41, which makes it possible to restrain that the driving of the vehicle 20 is compromised.
The facility information display system 1, the facility information display device, and the facility information display program according to the present embodiment described in forgoing can display information in accordance with the situation of the vehicle 20 and the preference of the occupant.
Further effects and modifications can easily be derived by those skilled in the art. Accordingly, broader aspects of the disclosure are not limited to the specific details and typical embodiments as expressed and described above. Therefore, various modifications are possible, without departing from the spirit or scope of the overall concept of the disclosure that is defined by following claims and any equivalents thereof
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2019-224012 | Dec 2019 | JP | national |