JP2014145751A - Destination transfer system, destination transfer method, and destination transfer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a destination transfer system, a destination transfer method, and a destination transfer program, that are able to eliminate the need to manually transfer destination information and that prevent destination information from being automatically transferred when a user does not request it.SOLUTION: A smart phone 1 that transfers a destination to an on-vehicle navigator 9, which guides a route from a current location to a destination, comprises: a connection determination part 7a configured to determine whether the smart phone 1 has been connected to the on-vehicle navigator 9 or not; and a destination transfer part 7e configured such that, if the connection determination part 7a determines that the smart phone 1 has been connected to the on-vehicle navigator 9, and if the necessity of destination transfer is specified by transfer necessity information that is stored in a data storage part 8 and specifies the necessity of the transfer of a destination, the destination is transferred to the on-vehicle navigator 9.

Description

  The present invention relates to a destination transfer system, a destination transfer method, and a destination transfer program.

  Conventionally, it is a portable information terminal (for example, a smartphone) capable of searching for a route to a destination, and information on the route to the searched destination or information on the searched destination (hereinafter, this information is referred to as the destination). Portable information terminals that can transfer information to a vehicle-mounted navigation system mounted on a vehicle are used. In such a portable information terminal, the portable information terminal and the in-vehicle navigation system are wirelessly connected by, for example, approaching within a certain distance of the in-vehicle navigation system in a state where the user has the portable information terminal, and the portable information terminal It is possible to transfer destination information to the in-vehicle navigation system. Then, the in-vehicle navigation system guides the user who has boarded the vehicle by displaying the route to the destination related to the destination information on the display or by appropriately outputting information on the route from the speaker. Can be done. In this way, the user can save the trouble of setting the destination again using the in-vehicle navigation after boarding the vehicle by transferring the destination information searched using the portable information terminal to the in-vehicle navigation. Is possible.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an electronic notebook in which a plurality of pieces of destination information (for example, names, addresses, or telephone numbers related to a plurality of destinations) are registered. Has disclosed an electronic notebook that can transfer destination information designated by the in-vehicle navigation system.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, the user operates the operation switch group and transfers the schedule data and the destination information to the in-vehicle navigation system. A portable information terminal device that can be automatically set in an in-vehicle navigation system is disclosed.

JP 7-311738 A JP 2000-146617 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, in order to transfer the destination information, after the user activates the electronic notebook, the user has to manually specify the destination information and transfer it manually. When transferring, it takes time to start the electronic notebook and to specify destination information. In the technique described in Patent Document 2, even if there is a predetermined factor for which destination information should not be transferred for destination information input by the user operating the operation switch group. Since it is automatically transmitted to the in-vehicle navigation system, there is a possibility that useless processing may be executed and the processing load of the apparatus may increase.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and it is possible to eliminate the trouble of manually transferring destination information, and there is a predetermined factor that should not transfer destination information. It is an object to provide a destination transfer system, a destination transfer method, and a destination transfer program that do not automatically transfer.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the destination transfer system according to claim 1 transfers the destination to an external device that provides route guidance from the current location to the destination. A connection determination unit that determines whether or not the destination transfer system is connected to the external device; and the connection determination unit that determines that the destination transfer system is connected to the external device. The transfer necessity information for specifying the necessity of transfer of the destination is specified by the transfer necessity information stored in a predetermined storage means. A destination transfer means for transferring the destination to the external device.

  Further, the destination transfer system according to claim 2 is the destination transfer system according to claim 1, wherein the present time is a pre-departure notification for notifying the user that the current time is departing toward the destination. A notification time determination means for determining whether or not the time has arrived, and if the notification time determination means determines that the current time has reached the pre-departure notification time, specifies that transfer of the destination is necessary Information transfer means for storing the transfer necessity information to be stored in the storage means.

  Further, the destination transfer system according to claim 3 is the destination transfer system according to claim 2, wherein the current time is a time after a predetermined time has elapsed from a departure time departing from the destination. Elapsed time determination means for determining whether or not the time has come, and when the elapsed time determination means determines that the current time has reached the elapsed time, the information storage means needs to transfer the destination The transfer necessity information specifying that the information is erased from the storage means.

  The destination transfer method according to claim 4 is a method of transferring the destination via an destination transfer system to an external device that provides route guidance from the current location to the destination. A connection determination step for determining whether or not a transfer system is connected to the external device; and when it is determined in the connection determination step that the destination transfer system is connected to the external device, transfer of the destination Transfer necessity information for specifying necessity, and when the transfer necessity information stored in a predetermined storage means specifies that the destination needs to be transferred to the external device A destination transfer step of transferring the destination to the destination.

  A destination transfer program according to claim 5 is a destination transfer program for causing a computer to execute the method according to claim 4.

  According to the destination transfer system according to claim 1, the destination transfer method according to claim 4, and the destination transfer program according to claim 5, the destination transfer system is connected to the external device by the connection determination means. If it is determined that the destination has been transferred, the destination is transferred to the external device without manually operating the destination transfer system by the user, so the user manually transfers the destination. In addition, it is possible to save time, and since the destination is transferred only when the transfer of the destination is specified by the transfer necessity information, the destination information should not be transferred. In such a case, it is possible to prevent automatic transfer from being performed and to prevent useless transfer processing. And the processing load of the destination transfer system or an external device it is possible to prevent the increases in.

  According to the destination transfer system of the second aspect, when the current time becomes the pre-departure notification time, the transfer necessity information specifying that the transfer of the destination is necessary is stored in the storage means. This makes it possible to not transfer the destination until the current time reaches the pre-departure notification time, so when the departure time is not approaching yet (that is, when it is not necessary to transfer the destination) It is possible to prevent useless transfer processing such as transfer of the destination, and to prevent a situation where the processing load of the destination transfer system or the external device increases due to such useless transfer processing. It becomes possible to do.

  According to the destination transfer system of claim 3, when the current time is an elapsed time that is a time after a predetermined time has elapsed from the departure time, the transfer that specifies that the destination needs to be transferred. By deleting the necessity information from the storage means, when the predetermined time has elapsed from the current time because the user has no intention to leave (that is, when it is not necessary to transfer the destination) It is possible to prevent useless transfer processing such as transferring, and to prevent a situation in which the processing load of the destination transfer system or the external device increases due to such useless transfer processing. It becomes possible.

It is a block diagram which illustrates the smart phone concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a flowchart of guidance content acquisition processing. It is a flowchart of a destination transfer flag setting process. It is a flowchart of a destination transfer process.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a destination transfer system, a destination transfer method, and a destination transfer program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited by this embodiment.

  The destination transfer system according to the present embodiment is a destination transfer system that transfers a destination to an external device that provides route guidance from the current location to the destination. Here, in the present embodiment, a case where the smartphone functions as the destination transfer system by installing the destination transfer program on the smartphone will be described. A ground transfer system may be configured. Moreover, since the function as a smartphone in the destination transfer system can be obtained by the same configuration as a known smartphone, the description thereof will be omitted, and a configuration for achieving the destination transfer function will be described in particular. . The “external device” is a known in-vehicle navigation device (hereinafter referred to as “in-vehicle navigation”) mounted on the vehicle, but the external device may be configured by any device including a portable navigation device. . Hereinafter, a vehicle equipped with this in-vehicle navigation will be referred to as “own vehicle”. The “vehicle” includes a two-wheeled vehicle and a bicycle in addition to a four-wheeled vehicle.

(Constitution)
First, the configuration of the smartphone 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a smartphone 1 according to the embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the smartphone 1 schematically includes a speaker 2, a touch panel 3, a display 4, a communication unit 5, a current position detection unit 6, a control unit 7, and a data storage unit 8. Yes. The smartphone 1 is connected to the in-vehicle navigation 9 via the communication unit 5.

(Configuration-Speaker)
The speaker 2 is output means for outputting various sounds based on the control of the control unit 7. The specific form of the sound output from the speaker 2 is arbitrary, and it is possible to output a synthesized sound generated as necessary or a sound recorded in advance.

(Configuration-touch panel)
The touch panel 3 receives various manual inputs from the user when pressed by a user's finger or the like. The touch panel 3 is formed to be transparent or translucent, and is provided on the front surface of the display 4 so as to overlap the display surface of the display 4. As the touch panel 3, for example, a publicly known touch panel provided with operation position detecting means by a resistance film method or a capacitance method can be used.

(Configuration-Display)
The display 4 is a display unit that displays an image guided by the smartphone 1, and particularly a display unit that displays a map based on map information stored in a map DB 8a described later. The specific configuration of the display 4 is arbitrary, and a flat panel display such as a known liquid crystal display or organic EL display can be used.

(Configuration-Communication Department)
The communication unit 5 is a communication unit for communicating information about guidance contents and transfer necessity information with the communication unit 13 of the in-vehicle navigation 9 described later, and is a wireless communication technology such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). Can be configured.

(Configuration-Current position detector)
The current position detection unit 6 is current position detection means for detecting the current position of the host vehicle. For example, the current position detection unit 6 includes at least one of a GPS, a geomagnetic sensor, a distance sensor, and a gyro sensor (all of which are not shown), and the current position (coordinates) and direction of the smartphone 1 are known methods. To detect. In the present embodiment, the current position detection unit 6 is described as being a GPS.

(Configuration-control unit)
The control unit 7 is a control unit that controls the smartphone 1, and specifically, a CPU, various programs interpreted and executed on the CPU (a basic control program such as an OS, and a specific function activated on the OS. And an internal memory such as a RAM for storing programs and various data. In particular, the destination transfer program according to the present embodiment is substantially installed in the smartphone 1 via an arbitrary recording medium or network, thereby substantially configuring each unit of the control unit 7. In particular, the control unit 7 has a destination transfer application installed as application software for executing various processes (to be described later) according to the present embodiment. It is assumed that various processes can be executed by performing the above.

  The control unit 7 includes a connection determination unit 7a, a notification time determination unit 7b, an elapsed time determination unit 7c, an information storage unit 7d, and a destination transfer unit 7e in terms of functions. The connection determination unit 7 a is a connection determination unit that determines whether the smartphone 1 is connected to the in-vehicle navigation 9. The notification time determination unit 7b is notification time determination means for determining whether or not the current time has reached a pre-departure notification time for notifying the user that the vehicle is leaving for the destination. The elapsed time determination unit 7c is an elapsed time determination unit that determines whether or not the current time is an elapsed time that is a time after a predetermined time has elapsed from a departure time that departs toward the destination. The information storage unit 7d stores, in the data storage unit 8, transfer necessity information that specifies that transfer of the destination is necessary when the notification time determination unit 7b determines that the current time has reached the pre-departure notification time. Information storage means. The destination transfer unit 7e is transfer necessity information for specifying the necessity of transfer of the destination when the connection determination unit 7a determines that the smartphone 1 is connected to the in-vehicle navigation 9, and includes data storage The destination transfer means for transferring the destination to the in-vehicle navigation 9 when the transfer necessity information stored in the unit 8 specifies that the destination needs to be transferred. The pre-departure notification time and the transfer necessity information will be described later. Specific processing performed by each unit of the control unit 7 will be described later.

(Configuration-data storage unit)
The data storage unit 8 is a storage unit that stores a program and various data necessary for the operation of the smartphone 1, and is configured using, for example, a hard disk (not shown) as an external recording device. However, any other recording medium including a magnetic recording medium such as a magnetic disk or an optical recording medium such as a DVD or a Blu-ray disk can be used instead of or together with the hard disk.

  The data storage unit 8 includes a map database (hereinafter, the database is referred to as “DB”) 8a.

  The map DB 8a is map information storage means for storing map information. “Map information” includes, for example, road link data (road link number, connection node number, road coordinates, road type, number of lanes, travel regulation, etc.), node data (node number, coordinates), feature data (signals, Road signs, guardrails, buildings, etc.), target feature data (intersections, temporary stop lines, railroad crossings, curves, ETC toll gates, highway exits, etc.), facility data (location of each facility, type of each facility, etc.), topographic data The map display data for displaying the map on the display 4 is included.

(Configuration-Car navigation system)
The in-vehicle navigation 9 is route guidance means for performing route guidance from the current location to the destination. This in-vehicle navigation 9 can be configured with substantially the same configuration as a known car navigation system, and roughly includes a speaker 10, a touch panel 11, a display 12, a communication unit 13, a current position detection unit 14, and a control unit. 15 and a data storage unit 16, and the data storage unit 16 generally includes a map DB 16a. Each of these components may be configured in the same manner as the speaker 2, the touch panel 3, the display 4, the communication unit 5, the current position detection unit 6, the control unit 7, the data storage unit 8, and the map DB 8a of the smartphone 1. Since it is possible, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

(processing)
Next, a process executed by the smartphone 1 configured as described above will be described. The smartphone 1 generally executes guidance content acquisition processing, destination transfer flag setting processing, and destination transfer processing. Hereinafter, each of these processes will be described in detail.

(Processing-Guidance content acquisition process)
First, the guidance content acquisition process will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the guidance content acquisition process. The guidance content acquisition process is a process for acquiring content to be guided to the user, and is executed at a predetermined time interval (for example, every second) when the destination transfer application described above is activated, for example. Hereinafter, the guidance content acquisition process will be described in order with reference to FIG.

  First, the control unit 7 determines whether or not the guidance content is input by the user (SA1). Specific contents of the guidance contents include destination information, departure date information, and pre-departure notification time information. Here, the “destination information” is information relating to the destination, and includes, for example, the name, address, or telephone number of the destination. In this embodiment, the name of the destination is used as the destination information. Shall be entered.

  The “departure date / time information” is information related to the date and time when the user is scheduled to leave the current location, and can be set to any date and time desired by the user. Note that the timing specified by the date and time is simply referred to as “time” below for the sake of simplicity. Note that the user does not necessarily need to input the departure date and time information. For example, the user inputs information about the estimated arrival time instead of the departure date and time information as the guidance content, and the estimated arrival time and the assumption from the current location to the destination Based on the travel time, the control unit 7 may set the departure date and time information by calculating the departure date and time in SA3 to be described later.

  The “pre-departure notification time information” is information related to the pre-departure notification time, which is a time for performing a notification for prompting the user to depart, and sets an arbitrary time desired by the user. Is possible. It is not always necessary for the user to input the pre-departure notification time. For example, the user sets only the departure date and time, and in SA3 described later, the control unit 7 sets a predetermined time before the departure date and time set by the user (for example, 30 minutes). (Previous) may be automatically set as the pre-departure notification time.

  Here, the guidance content input method is arbitrary, and in the present embodiment, the guidance content is input by the user operating the touch panel 3 of the smartphone 1. Specifically, first, when the user activates a route guidance application or the like installed on the smartphone 1, the item “Destination Name”, the item “Departure Date”, and the item “Before Departure” are displayed on the display 4 of the smartphone 1. A display prompting entry of each item of “notification time” is performed. And a user inputs via these touch panels 3 with respect to each of these items. And after inputting each item, the travel destination to the destination and the destination are searched by pressing the icon displayed as “Search” displayed on the display 4 of the smartphone 1. Specifically, the name of the destination input by the user is compared with the map information stored in the map DB 8a, and the optimum travel route is searched for the point with the matching name. The same search is performed when the destination address, the destination telephone number, or the like is input as the destination information. Further, when there are a plurality of matching names, the user may be prompted to select one of them. When it is determined that the searched destination or travel route matches the destination or travel route desired by the user, the user is displayed as “input of guidance content” displayed on the display 4 of the smartphone 1. By pressing the icon, the guidance content input is completed.

  Then, the control unit 7 waits until it is determined that the guidance content is input (SA1, No), and when it is determined that the guidance content is input (SA1, Yes), the control unit 7 is input by the user. The acquired destination information is acquired (SA2), and the acquired destination information is stored in the data storage unit 8. Next, the control unit 7 acquires departure date information input by the user (SA3), and stores the acquired departure date information in the data storage unit 8. Finally, the control unit 7 acquires the pre-departure notification time information input by the user (SA4), and stores the acquired pre-departure notification time information in the data storage unit 8. When these destination information, departure date information, and pre-departure notification time information are stored in the data storage unit 8, they are stored in association with each other.

(Processing-Destination transfer flag setting processing)
Next, the destination transfer flag setting process will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the destination transfer flag setting process. This destination transfer flag setting process is a process for setting a destination transfer flag, and is executed at predetermined time intervals (for example, every second) after the above-described guidance content acquisition process is executed. Here, the “destination transfer flag” is transfer necessity information for specifying whether or not to transfer the destination to the in-vehicle navigation 9, and the transfer necessity information stored in the data storage unit 8. It is. Specifically, the destination transfer flag is set as either “ON” or “OFF”, and the destination transfer flag = “ON” specifies that the destination needs to be transferred. The destination transfer flag = “OFF” is transfer necessity information for specifying that the destination transfer is not necessary, and the transfer requirement for specifying that the destination transfer is required. This shows a state in which the refusal information (that is, the destination transfer flag = “ON”) is deleted from the data storage unit 8. Hereinafter, the destination transfer flag setting process will be described in order with reference to FIG.

  First, the notification time determination unit 7b determines whether or not the current time exceeds the pre-departure notification time (SB1). Specifically, the current time is compared with the pre-departure notification time stored in the storage unit. The current time can be acquired based on a clock function provided in the smartphone 1 (the same applies hereinafter). And it waits until it determines with the present time having exceeded the notification time before departure (SB1, No), and when it determines with having exceeded (SB1, Yes), the control part 7 will arrive at the notification time before departure with respect to a user. Is notified (SB2). Here, the specific content of the notification is arbitrary. For example, the notification may be made by displaying the destination and the departure time on the display 4 of the smartphone 1, or the alarm sound is emitted from the speaker of the smartphone 1. Notification may be performed by Finally, the information storage unit 7d sets the destination transfer flag of the data storage unit 8 to ON (SB3). This destination transfer flag is stored in association with destination information, departure date information, and pre-departure notification time information.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the destination transfer flag is set to ON only when the current time exceeds the pre-departure notification time (that is, when the departure time is approaching). This makes it possible to prevent useless transfer processing that transfers the destination when the departure time is not approaching yet (that is, when there is no need to transfer the destination). It is possible to prevent a situation in which the processing load on the smartphone 1 or the in-vehicle navigation 9 increases due to useless transfer processing.

(Processing-Destination transfer processing)
Finally, the destination transfer process will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the destination transfer process. This destination transfer process is a process of transferring a destination to the in-vehicle navigation 9 and is executed after the above-described destination transfer flag setting process. Hereinafter, the destination transfer process will be described in order with reference to FIG.

  First, the communication unit 5 of the smartphone 1 starts connection establishment with the communication unit 13 of the in-vehicle navigation 9 by a known procedure (SC1), and the connection determination unit 7a determines whether or not this connection has been established. (SC2). For example, when the user who possesses the smartphone 1 approaches the vehicle on which the in-vehicle navigation 9 is mounted and approaches the distance that the smartphone 1 and the in-vehicle navigation 9 can be wirelessly connected, this approach is communicated to the communication unit of the smartphone 1. 5 and the communication unit 13 of the in-vehicle navigation 9 automatically detect and establish a connection. And the connection determination part 7a waits until it determines with the communication part 5 of the smart phone 1 having connected with the communication part 13 of the vehicle-mounted navigation 9 (SC2, No), and when it determines with having connected (SC2, Yes), The elapsed time determination unit 7c determines whether or not the current time exceeds the elapsed time (SC3). Here, the “elapsed time” is a time used as a criterion for determining whether or not to transfer the destination even if the current time has elapsed from the departure time, and the predetermined time has elapsed since the departure time. It is stored in the data storage unit 8 as a later time. This elapsed time can be set by the user's desired time. For example, if it is desired not to transfer the destination when 30 minutes have elapsed from the departure time, the elapsed time is set as the departure time. Set as the time after 30 minutes. It is not always necessary for the user to input the elapsed time. For example, the elapsed time determination unit 7c may calculate a time after a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes) with respect to the departure date as the elapsed time. Here, the determination method as to whether or not the current time exceeds the elapsed time is specifically performed by comparing the current time with the elapsed time stored in the storage unit. If it is determined that the current time exceeds the elapsed time (SC3, Yes), the information storage unit 7d sets the destination transfer flag in the data storage unit 8 to OFF (SC4).

  That is, when the current time exceeds the elapsed time, it is determined that the user does not intend to leave, the destination transfer flag is set to OFF, and the destination is not transferred. This makes it unnecessary to transfer the destination when a predetermined time has elapsed from the current time because the user no longer intends to leave (that is, when there is no need to transfer the destination). It becomes possible to prevent the transfer process, and it is possible to prevent a situation in which the processing load of the smartphone 1 or the in-vehicle navigation 9 increases due to such a useless transfer process. If the current time does not exceed the elapsed time (SC3, No), the information storage unit 7d determines that the user is still willing to leave, and does not set the destination transfer flag to OFF. Move on to the step.

  Next, the destination transfer unit 7e refers to the destination transfer flag stored in the data storage unit 8 and determines whether or not the destination transfer flag is set to ON (SC5). If it is determined that the destination transfer flag is not set to ON (No in SC5), the destination transfer unit 7e determines that there is no need to transfer the destination and transfers the destination. End the destination transfer process. On the other hand, when it is determined that the destination transfer flag is set to ON (SC5, Yes), the destination transfer unit 7e activates the destination transfer application (SC6). Then, with this destination transfer application, the destination information is transferred from the communication unit 5 of the smartphone 1 to the communication unit 13 of the in-vehicle navigation 9 by wireless communication (SC7). In addition, since the method of transferring information by wireless communication is arbitrary, detailed description thereof is omitted. Here, the destination information transferred from the smartphone 1 in this way is stored in the data storage unit 16 of the in-vehicle navigation 9. And the control part 7 notifies that the transfer of the destination was completed (SC8). Here, the specific content of the notification is arbitrary. For example, even if a text indicating that the destination information has been transferred is displayed on the display 4 of the smartphone 1 such as “destination transfer complete”. Alternatively, a voice message such as “Destination transfer completed” may be output to the speaker of the smartphone 1. Thus, when the transfer of the destination information is completed, the destination transfer application activated in SC6 may be stopped.

  The in-vehicle navigation 9 to which the destination information is transferred in this way sets the destination related to the destination information stored in the data storage unit 16 of the in-vehicle navigation 9 as the destination, and the current position of the host vehicle (in-vehicle The travel route guidance from the current position detection unit 14 of the navigation 9 to the destination is started. Specifically, for map information around the current position of the host vehicle (obtained from the map DB 16a of the in-vehicle navigation 9), a position icon indicating the current position of the host vehicle, a travel route of the vehicle to the destination, etc. Is superimposed and displayed on the display 4 to guide the travel route of the host vehicle. In addition, since the guidance of such a driving | running route of the vehicle-mounted navigation 9 is known, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

(Effect of this embodiment)
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the connection determination unit 7a determines that the smartphone 1 is connected to the in-vehicle navigation 9, the user transfers the destination to the in-vehicle navigation 9, thereby allowing the user to select the smartphone 1. Since the destination is transferred without manual operation, it is possible to save the user from manually transferring the destination, and only when the destination transfer flag is set to ON. Therefore, when there is a predetermined factor that should not transfer the destination information, it is possible not to automatically transfer and to prevent useless transfer processing. It is possible to prevent a situation in which the processing load on the smartphone 1 or the in-vehicle navigation 9 increases due to such useless transfer processing.

  In addition, when the current time becomes the pre-departure notification time, the current time reaches the pre-departure notification time by storing in the data storage unit 8 the transfer necessity information specifying that the destination needs to be transferred. Since it is possible not to transfer the destination until the destination time is not approaching (that is, when it is not necessary to transfer the destination), the destination is transferred unnecessarily. It becomes possible to prevent processing, and it is possible to prevent a situation in which the processing load of the smartphone 1 or the in-vehicle navigation 9 increases due to such useless transfer processing.

  In addition, when the current time becomes an elapsed time that is a time after the elapse of a predetermined time from the departure time, by setting the destination transfer flag to OFF, the user has no intention of departure, and therefore the predetermined time from the current time It is possible to prevent useless transfer processing such as transferring the destination when it has passed (that is, when there is no need to transfer the destination). And it becomes possible to prevent the situation where the processing load of the smart phone 1 or the vehicle-mounted navigation 9 increases.

[Modifications to Embodiment]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the specific configuration and means of the present invention can be arbitrarily modified and improved within the scope of the technical idea of each invention described in the claims. Can do. Hereinafter, such a modification will be described.

(About problems to be solved and effects of the invention)
First, the problems to be solved by the invention and the effects of the invention are not limited to the above contents, and may vary depending on the implementation environment and details of the configuration of the invention. May be solved, or only some of the effects described above may be achieved. For example, even if the destination transfer cannot be performed completely accurately, the convenience of the destination transfer can be improved slightly compared to the conventional case, or the convenience of the destination transfer equivalent to the conventional case can be improved. In the case where it can be achieved by a technique different from the conventional technique, the problem of the present invention has been solved.

(About distribution and integration)
Further, each of the electrical components described above is functionally conceptual and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution and integration of each part is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed or integrated in arbitrary units according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be configured. For example, the constituent elements of the destination transfer system may be distributed and connected to each other via a network.

(About the Communication Department)
Although this Embodiment demonstrated as what transfers destination information by radio | wireless communication with respect to the communication part 13 of the vehicle-mounted navigation 9 from the communication part 5 of the smart phone 1, it is not limited to this. For example, the smartphone 1 and the in-vehicle navigation 9 may be connected by wire with a USB cable or the like, and the destination information may be transferred from the communication unit 5 of the smartphone 1 to the communication unit 13 of the in-vehicle navigation 9 by wired communication.

(About the notice time before departure)
In the present embodiment, the pre-departure notification time is a time for performing a notification for prompting the user to depart, but the pre-departure notification time may be the same as the departure time. Further, even when the current time exceeds the pre-departure notification time, the notification need not be performed.

(About elapsed time)
In the present embodiment, the elapsed time is the time after a predetermined time has elapsed from the departure time leaving for the destination, but the elapsed time is the same time as the departure time (that is, the predetermined time = 0). It is also good.

(Determining whether the current time exceeds the elapsed time)
It is not necessary to determine whether or not the current time exceeds the elapsed time. Even if the current time exceeds the elapsed time, the destination transfer flag does not have to be turned off.

(Guidance content acquisition process)
In the guidance content acquisition process, a plurality of guidance contents may be input. For example, after inputting the guidance content “The destination is A at 10 am tomorrow”, the guidance content “The destination is B at 5 PM tomorrow” may be input. . In such a case, the destination transfer flag is stored in the data storage unit 8 for each guidance content. In the case where a plurality of guidance contents are stored in the data storage unit 8, when the pre-departure notification time of the plurality of guidance contents is the same, the guidance contents input last is the user's It may be determined that the intention is most reflected, and guidance may be given with priority given to the guidance content input last.

  In the present embodiment, after searching for a destination and a travel route to the destination with the smartphone 1, when it is determined that the searched destination or the travel route matches the destination or the travel route desired by the user, However, the smartphone 1 does not have to search for the destination and the travel route to the destination. In that case, the in-vehicle navigation 9 to which the guidance content is transferred from the smartphone 1 receives the name of the destination input in the item “destination name” and the map information stored in the map DB 16a of the in-vehicle navigation 9. You may search by comparing.

(About how to enter guidance content)
Various methods for inputting guidance contents can be used. For example, a destination may be selected from the route guidance history and “name of destination” may be input. In addition to the “destination name”, “departure date / time”, and “pre-departure notification time”, for example, “destination address”, “destination phone number”, Alternatively, any content such as “whether or not an expressway is used” may be input.

(About transfer necessity information)
In the present embodiment, the transfer necessity information is a transfer flag. However, the information is not limited to the flag form as long as it is information for specifying the necessity of transfer of the destination.

  In this embodiment, the transfer flag is set to OFF when the current time exceeds the elapsed time. However, there is a reason that destination information should not be transferred even in cases other than this case. The transfer flag may be turned off. For example, the smartphone 1 includes a traffic information acquisition unit (not shown) that acquires traffic information provided from an information center such as VICS (registered trademark), the road congestion status acquired by the traffic information acquisition unit, and the current location Based on the distance traveled from the destination to the destination, if it is clear that the departure from the current time to the destination and it is not possible to arrive by the estimated arrival time, it is determined that there is no need to transfer The transfer flag may be turned off. In the above embodiment, in the destination transfer process, it is determined whether or not the current time exceeds the elapsed time, and the transfer flag is turned OFF when the current time exceeds the elapsed time. The OFF process may be performed independently of the destination transfer process.

(About transfer from in-vehicle navigation to smartphone)
After the guidance content is transferred from the smartphone 1 to the in-vehicle navigation 9, the guidance content may be transferred again from the in-vehicle navigation 9 to the smartphone 1. For example, when the destination is a point where vehicle traffic is prohibited, the user must move to a point near the destination by the vehicle, get off the vehicle at that point, and then head to the destination on foot. Requires continuous route guidance even after getting off the vehicle. Therefore, when getting off the vehicle, it is possible to output the guidance contents from the smartphone 1 possessed by the user by re-transferring the guidance contents from the in-vehicle navigation 9 to the smartphone 1, and after getting off the vehicle Even so, route guidance can be continued.

(Destination)
The destination is not limited to the final destination of the route guidance. For example, when performing route guidance of the travel route from the current location to the final destination via at least one or more waypoints, Assuming that the place is the destination, the smartphone 1 may transfer the travel route from the current location to the waypoint to the in-vehicle navigation 9.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Smart phone 2, 10 Speaker 3, 11 Touch panel 4, 12 Display 5, 13 Communication part 6, 14 Current position detection part 7, 15 Control part 7a Connection determination part 7b Notification time determination part 7c Elapsed time determination part 7d Information storage part 7e Destination transfer unit 8, 16 Data storage unit 8a, 16a Map DB
9 Car navigation

Claims (5)

A destination transfer system that transfers the destination to an external device that provides route guidance from the current location to the destination,
Connection determination means for determining whether or not the destination transfer system is connected to the external device;
Transfer necessary / unnecessary information for specifying the necessity of transfer of the destination when the connection determining means determines that the destination transfer system is connected to the external device, and is stored in a predetermined storage means. If the stored transfer necessity information specifies that the destination needs to be transferred, destination transfer means for transferring the destination to the external device;
Destination transfer system comprising. Notification time determination means for determining whether or not the current time is a pre-departure notification time for notifying the user that the vehicle is leaving for the destination;
An information storage for storing, in the storage means, the transfer necessity information specifying that the destination needs to be transferred when the notification time determination means determines that the current time is the pre-departure notification time. Means,
The destination transfer system according to claim 1. Elapsed time determination means for determining whether or not the current time has reached an elapsed time that is a time after a predetermined time has elapsed from a departure time that departs toward the destination,
When the elapsed time determination means determines that the current time has reached the elapsed time, the information storage means stores the transfer necessity information for specifying that the transfer of the destination is necessary from the storage means. to erase,
The destination transfer system according to claim 2. A method of transferring the destination via an destination transfer system to an external device that performs route guidance from the current location to the destination,
A connection determination step of determining whether or not the destination transfer system is connected to the external device;
In the connection determination step, when it is determined that the destination transfer system is connected to the external device, transfer necessity information for specifying the necessity of transfer of the destination, which is stored in a predetermined storage unit When the stored transfer necessity information specifies that the destination needs to be transferred, the destination transfer step of transferring the destination to the external device;
Including destination transfer method. A destination transfer program for causing a computer to execute the method according to claim 4.

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